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HEGELSOM Tuesday 30 January 1945 Next Next Start Location: HEGELSOM End Location: HEGELSOM D-Day+ 238 30 January 1945 Entertainments as usual. Training by Coys as usual. "C" Coy held a Dance. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 30 January 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

HEGELSOM Tuesday 6 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: HEGELSOM End Location: LOUVAIN D-Day+ 245 6 February 1945 The Bn moved in MT to the LOUVAIN area, starting at 0600 hrs. The Route was as follows:- HORST - VENRAY - DEURNE - HELMOND - EINDHOVEN - HECHTEL - BOURG LEOPOLD - DIEST - LOUVAIN. The Bn area was in HERENT just NORTH of LOUVAIN. The wheeled vehicles arrived at about 1600 hrs and the tracked vehicles from 2000 hrs onwards. Locations were as follows: Bn HQ 848606 "A" Coy 845608 "B" Coy 843610 "C" Coy 849610 D" Coy 839610 'A' and 'B' Echelons at 818637 The whole Bn was in civilian billets. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 6 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

PEELKANT Monday 16 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: PEELKANT End Location: SMAKT D-Day+ 132 16 October 1944 At 0800 hrs in the morning B and C Coys started to move through the LAAG HEIDE. C Coy forward objectives being the X tracks at 739283. B Coy first objective being track junction at 731285. Two routes were cleared by Sappers and pioneers. C Coy route being the track running South from 739298 to their first objective. Following C Coy were A Coy and main Bn HQ. B Coy route, the right hand one, was track from 736298 South to 737291 from there West to 732289 and then due South to B Coy first objective. The Bn HQ and D Coy also followed this route. There was no sign of the enemy in the wood but there was spasmodic and unaimed Mortar and Nebelwerfer fire some of which fell fairly near C Coy. Sappers and the Bn Pioneers preceded the two forward Coys and cleared a large number of mines from the tracks. When the first objective had been taken at 0930 hrs. A and D Coys pushed forward and took up position in the area of DALLAND WOOD 733280. At 1000 hrs a message came through stating that the 11th Armd Division on our right were doing well and that we should soon be able to link up with them. Soon after this B, C and D Coys pushed forward leaving C Coy to protect the left flank. At this juncture at 1135 hrs the Bn was ordered to form up where it was. At 1245 hrs positions were HQ 734279, A Coy 733278, B Coy 733274, C Coy 738282, D Coy 737277. The 'F' Echelon was moving up and we were prepared to remain static for the night, when the Bn was ordered to take over the positions of the 4th KSLI EAST of OVERLOON in the SMAKT area. The marching troops left with the transport soon after 1615 hrs and arrived in area 783323 at about 1830 hrs. The Recce party had hardly had time to see their positions before dark, and it was raining hard. The Bn finally took over at about 1930 hrs in the following positions:- Bn HQ 785321, A Coy 795348, B Coy 794316, C Coy 794324, D Coy 787318. During the take over the Nebelwerfers were busy and S Coy suffered 4 casualties (1 killed 3 wounded). Contact was attempted with the NORFOLKS on the right and with B Sqn 3 Recce Regt on the left by patrol at 0200 hrs, but owing to the darkness both parties went slightly astray and contact was not finally established until day light. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 1 Monday 16 October 1944 Private JAMES JOSEPH McCARTHY 3189300 16/10/1944 24 OVERLOON WAR CEMETERY Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

WINNEKENDONK Tuesday 6 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: WINNEKENDONK End Location: WINNEKENDONK D-Day+ 273 6 March 1945 Another quiet day much appreciated. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 6 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

GEIJSTEREN Wednesday 13 December 1944 Next Next Start Location: GEIJSTEREN End Location: GEIJSTEREN D-Day+ 190 13 December 1944 A quiet day. Civilians proved to be something of a problem, flocking back into WANSSUM. Some with and some without passes. Visibility bad in the middle of the day. OPs had nothing of interest to report. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 13 December 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

BUDEL Friday 22 September 1944 Next Next Start Location: BUDEL "Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of… Show More End Location: BUDEL D-Day+ 108 22 September 1944 Patrols were sent out by B and C Coys, the former with nothing to report. C Coy brought back one prisoner. The Pipe Band played in BUDEL in the evening. Later preparations were made for a move the following day. Patrols were sent out at night. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Friday 22 September 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

Thursday 19 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: MITTELSHUCHTING, Germany D-Day+ 317 19 April 1945 The 2/R.U.R. passed through 2/LINCS and attacked at 0600 hr eventually securing their objectives at 6692 by 1200 hrs. At mid-day the Bn moved up to the R.U.R. area, and at 16 0 hrs the attack started with "C" Coy and 1 Tp of Tanks from 661943 to 6 8946 then NORTH EAST into MITTELSHUCHTING 6695. "A" Coy and 1 Tp of Tanks followed "C" Coy intending to follow a parallel route from 655949 to 659959, but owing to the enemy disposns along the line of the stream, the Coy followed the track up the side of the stream. The enemy were not numerous but house and garden had to be searched and cleared, which proved to be slow work. There was intermittent shelling by enemy guns. Shortly after 2000 hrs. "C" Coy reached their final objective at 665964 and "D" Coy following "C" Coy route occupied the rd jct at 661959. Meanwhile "A" Coy after some slow but productive work on the left reached 653959 by last light and formed up there for the night. Bn H.Q. and "B" Coy then moved to the area 661953. The total of P.W.s till last light was 3 Offrs and 70 O.R.s. During the night a further 30 P.W.s were brought in. "A" Coy patrol had a lively time during the night disturbing the enemy with grenades. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 19 April 1945 Private ROBERT LEIGH STENHOUSE 3597336 19/04/1945 30 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Corporal HARRY PARSONS WATKISS 1630320 19/04/1945 24 BECKLINGEN WAR CEMETERY Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

SMAKT Sunday 22 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: SMAKT End Location: SMAKT D-Day+ 138 22 October 1944 There was some shelling and mortaring during the early hours of the morning. Very little enemy movement was seen. A patrol of A Coy reported at mid-day that the enemy had withdrawn his outposts just East of the railway line to the South of the village at the level crossing. During this time five 3-inch Mortars were shooting at targets selected by C Coy on their front. At 1400 hrs a platoon of A Coy tried to penetrate over the level crossing to the village, but were held up by Schu mines at the crossing. B Coy sent out 12 platoon under command of Capt TJ Young , who were to find out if the enemy had withdrawn from the houses in SMAKT. They penetrated into SMAKT without first clearing the houses, and were surprised by enemy MGs well concealed in the houses. Three men only managed to escape, and two more came back an hour or two later. The remainder (1 officer and 19 ORs) are presumed killed or prisoners. This confirmed that the enemy had not withdrawn. No patrols were carried out by us during the night. We were prepared to give the enemy a very bloody nose if he attempted a patrol. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 6 Sunday 22 October 1944 Private WILLIAM JOHN CLARK 3193825 22/10/1944 28 GROESBEEK MEMORIAL Private NORMAN HENRY DELVES 11265619 22/10/1944 22 GROESBEEK MEMORIAL Corporal ROBERT GEORGE ROBERTSON 14405197 22/10/1944 20 GROESBEEK MEMORIAL Private GEORGE THOMPSON 4350938 22/10/1944 22 GROESBEEK MEMORIAL Corporal JAMES WALSH 3186506 22/10/1944 33 JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY Lance Corporal JOHN WOOD 3189456 22/10/1944 24 JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

WINNEKENDONK Monday 12 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: WINNEKENDONK Winnenkendonk to Appeldoorn (click to enlarge) https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/europe_allied_forces/txu-pclmaps-oclc-6475488-the-low-countries-1.jpg End Location: APPELDORN D-Day+ 279 12 March 1945 The Bn arrived shortly aver 0830 hrs and by 1030 hrs was completely established in positions as follows:- Bn HQ at 059491, A Coy HUSEN 086501, B Coy 072505, C Coy 075503, D Coy in reserve at 065487. One platoon from B Coy was in position at REESERSCHANZ 074513 during the day and the position was occupied by the whole Coy at night. OPs were established at various points covering the whole front. During the afternoon enemy movement was seen in the area of van WILLICHSHOF 095511. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 12 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

LOUVAIN Friday 9 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: LOUVAIN End Location: LOUVAIN D-Day+ 248 9 February 1945 Coy training started with individual and later section training. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Friday 9 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

DELMENHORST Sunday 29 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: DELMENHORST End Location: DELMENHORST D-Day+ 327 29 April 1945 A combined Bde Church Service was held in DELMENHORST PROTESTANT CHURCH at 1100 hrs. There was a march past afterwards and Brigadier Kempster took the salute. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 29 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts

OVERLOON Sunday 12 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: OVERLOON End Location: OVERLOON D-Day+ 159 12 November 1944 Quiet and uneventful. An enemy foraging party of 2 offrs and 30 ORs entered VIERLINGSBEEK 805346 and went back to the South of the MOLENBEEK laden with sacks. 3 Recce Regt had no one in VIERLINGSBEEK at the time. A plot however was hatched for the next day. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 12 November 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day = Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts