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Sunday 3 December 1944 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Quiet night. At 0900 hrs B Coy Comd and Pl Comds went to the GEIJSTEREN area to recce their new positions in that area. At 1100 hrs B Coy moved off to the GEIJSTEREN area and by 1400 hrs the take over was complete. An OP party from B Coy had relieved a Pl of 2 Lincolns in the KASTEEL before first light, however, by last light they had nothing to report. During the hours of darkness Capt Sturgeon and 1 OR of 2 RUR were removed from a house in WANSSUM by an enemy patrol. It is presumed that they are prisoners. D-Day+ 180 3 December 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 3 December 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Tuesday 20 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Visibility was restricted owing to slight fog and smoke drifting from some distance away to the NW. However, enemy movement was seen at 069521, 072521, 070524, mostly being odd soldiers walking about. At night vehicle movement was heard in REES from 2000 hrs to 0430 hrs. During the night the 2 LINCOLNS captured 11 Prisoners, whose identification confirmed the presence of 7 Para Div in the area. D-Day+ 287 20 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 20 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Saturday 10 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Instruction on training areas and Range will be found under Coy training as per programme. Entertainments in DIEST and LOUVAIN. D-Day+ 249 10 February 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 10 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Tuesday 6 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: 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, and 'A' and 'B' Echelons at 818637. The whole Bn was in civilian billets. D-Day+ 245 6 February 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 6 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Saturday 28 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Patrols during darkness found HORST 592995 clear of enemy. Otherwise a quiet day. D-Day+ 326 28 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 28 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Sunday 27 May 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: The second in command Major H.S. GILLIES and representatives from each Coy left for the new Bn area near DORTMUND, where the Bn is to take over from the Americans on the 30th. In the evening a football match between the Bn and HQ 9th Brit Infantry Brigade ended in a win for the Bn 7 - 1. D-Day+ 355 27 May 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 27 May 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Thursday 15 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Ex 'Bagpipe' performed by "A" & "B" Coys in the HAECHT area at 8269. D-Day+ 254 15 February 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 15 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Thursday 23 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: End Location: At 0300 hrs the Bn marching personnel started moving from the WEVERSLO area to the assembly area just to the West of VEULEN, arriving at about 0415 hrs. The Bn was formed up in the order B Coy, A Coy, D Coy with Tac Bn HQ and one sec of Pnrs in the rear. At 0445 hrs this party moved due South along a taped route to the Start Line, which was also taped, across muddy ground with numerous ditches full of water. At 0600 hrs, Zero hour, the Bn crossed the start line, ploughed through bogs towards the first objectives which were as follows:- B Coy Orchard at 775214, A and D Coys wood at 783217 and 782219. By 0815 hrs all Coys had reached their first objectives and reported no sign of the enemy. After this Coys leapfrogged forward till they reached the wood at 800226. Then shortly after 1600 hrs patrols forward on the main VENRAIJ - VENLO Rd made contact with 2 LINCS at 795235. After this the Bn moved into area of 800223 and into the houses round about. At this point the enemy had blown down a number of trees across the road, and had planted mines and booby traps round them. One man was wounded by these contrivances and the remainder were cleared away by the RE by last light. Locations of the Bn were as follows:- HQ at 800233, A Coy at 798233, B Coy at 799239, D Coy at 805232, S Coy in wood at 798229. S Coy were in enemy dugouts, and the remainder were in billets. It rained solidly all afternoon, as well as intermittently during the morning, so everyone was soaked through. Although everyone was under cover there was little chance of drying clothing during the night. The 15(S) Div were in occupation of HORST and the enemy were all East of the MOLENBEEK. We spent a quiet night. D-Day+ 170 23 November 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 23 November 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Friday 13 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: During the morning there was intermittent shelling of the town and several O.Rs were wounded. At 1020 hrs the enemy launched a counter attack down the line of the rly from 472793 and from 467784 simultaneously on "D" Coy in posn in the sta area. Fd Arty followed by Med Arty dispersed the attack from the WEST before it had time to form up properly. The attack down the rly was shelled by Fd Arty and smoke was fired at fairly close range. 3 P.W. captured came from 7/2/115 P.G.R. and from their statements, enemy casualties were at least 1 Offr ORs killed and 3 wounded. The remainder of the enemy withdrew in some confusion and at great speed, harassed by Fd and Med Arty fire. During the afternoon the town was bombed by Spitfires as far as we could see, killing 1 and wounding 4 ORs and writing off 1 Carrier. During the afternoon "C" Coy cleared the houses in the area 480788, inflicting several casualties on the enemy. D-Day+ 311 13 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Friday 13 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Monday 2 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: During the morning preparations were made for the move in our role as L of C protection for 30 Corps. At 1400 hrs advance parties left for GROENLO in HOLLAND. The Bn left with the Bde convoy at 2100 hrs arriving some two hours later. The Bn task was to protect the exits from GROENLO to the NORTH which was done with three companies forward and one company in reserve. It was a peaceful though damp night. D-Day+ 300 2 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 2 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Thursday 24 May 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: A recce party was warned to stand by to move within the next few days to an area in the North of the RUHR. D-Day+ 352 24 May 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 24 May 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Friday 2 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: In the morning 9 Bde started an attack from the area 975386 with WINNEKENDONK as the final objective. The Bn crossed the start line - the road SOUTH WEST from RENNINGSHOF 978387 - at 0715 and by 1000 hrs the leading coys were on the final objective - on the Right A Coy in area of REYSHOF 979371, and on the Left B Coy at 984379. Shortly afterwards 2 RUR passed through and by 1400 hrs had secured their objective of the main road running NORTH-SOUTH in the area 993364. At about 1600 hrs the Bn passed through 2 RUR in Kangaroos and had cleared the wood up to the Southernmost edge at 002354 by 1700 hrs with no opposition except for a certain amount of mortar and shell fire. The Comd Offr went forward to plan for the attack on BRUCH and RAHMEHOF in area 3360. The attack was laid on for 1830 hrs with one Sqn of Churchill tanks, but had to be postponed as 2 LINCOLNS had arranged all the arty support for their attack on WINNEKENDONK. The enemy must have seen some of the forward troops on the edge of the wood and heard the tanks as he shelled and mortared the SOUTHERN half of the wood fairly heavily till dusk. The tanks and Kangaroos withdrew to the NORTH of the wood. At 2115 a concentration was laid on BRUCH and RAHMEHOF, and A and B Coys moved up to the forward edge of the wood taking over C and D Coys positions. At 2130 C and D Coys attacked RAHMEHOF and BRUCH respectively and in silence. Both coys achieved total surprise and captured several prisoners. In the morning the positions were visited by several enemy who were unaware of the situation. The 2 LINCOLNS having captured and consolidated WINNEKENDONK during the night, an armoured div was due to pass through and break through to the RHINE. At about 1000 hrs the Bn changed dispositions, which were then as follows:- HQ 001367, A Coy 008362, B Coy 007359, C Coy 004351, D Coy 002350 and the RAP remained where it had been throughout the battle, at 991367. Civilians encountered were all farmer type and interested in nothing much else. During the morning the RUR passed through WINNEKENDONK and took up position in the woods to the SOUTH. D-Day+ 269 2 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Friday 2 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =