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Sunday 22 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: A peaceful day. A Sunday Service for C of E and Pres was held in the local church at 1030 hrs. The Pipe Band beat "Retreat" at 1730 hrs. The guests included the Div Comdr GEN L.G. WHISTLER C.B. D.S.O. and the Bde Comdr BRIG KEMPSTER and other friends of the Bn. D-Day+ 320 22 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 22 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Sunday 20 May 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Voluntary Church Service for Church of Scotland Church of England in the Protestant Church, IBBENBUREN. In the evening the Bn football team played 299 Coy, RASC, winning 3 - 2. D-Day+ 348 20 May 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 20 May 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Wednesday 7 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: All day was spent in cleaning up kit and equipment and settling into billets. Everyone appreciated very much the welcome given us by the inhabitants and the comfort and luxury of the billets. D-Day+ 246 7 February 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 7 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

ST HUBERT Tuesday 10 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: ST HUBERT End Location: ST HUBERT Preparations were made for moving on Oct 11th. The Bn recce party left at 1330 hrs. The move was postponed for 24 hrs. The recce party returned. A film show was held in S Coy office at 1500 hrs. Inter-coy contact ST HUBERT patrols at 2300 hrs and 0300 hrs. D-Day+ 126 10 October 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 10 October 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Saturday 24 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: In the early morning there was considerable mortar and spandau fire in the area 0751 and two bombs were dropped in that area by enemy aircraft at 0600 hrs. The glider-borne troops passed over the Bn area shortly after 1015 hrs. During the day there was occasional shelling in the Ferry House area. Owing to an enemy strong point holding out in the WESTERN end of REES a bridge could not be built from the Ferry House to the town, but one Cl D-Day+ 291 24 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 24 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Friday 1 December 1944 Next Next Start Location: End Location: At 0100 hrs the WANSSUM - HELLING pocket was again stonked and the RUR again tried to assault from the South, but again they were heavily shelled and mortared and held up by MG fire. At 2130 hrs orders were given for the move the next day to the TIENRAY area (8523), in preparation for an attack with the RUR and a Bn of Churchill Tanks on the WANSSUM - HELLING pocket. D-Day+ 178 1 December 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Friday 1 December 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Monday 16 April 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Another peaceful day, preparations for the move. D-Day+ 314 16 April 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Monday 16 April 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Tuesday 20 February 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Coy training as usual. A dance was held by "A" & "B" Coys in the local hall. A Bde Int Day was held for 'I' personnel in the Bde at Bde HQ. D-Day+ 259 20 February 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Tuesday 20 February 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Wednesday 28 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Preparation for the attack on HALDERN. Patrols were sent out at midday and found HALDERN unoccupied. The Bn moved at 1600 hrs and was settled in the "F" Echelon transport by 1900 hrs. The 2 LINCOLNS passed through. Orders were given at 2100 hrs for the move forward to capture WERTH 1558. D-Day+ 295 28 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 28 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

ST ANTONIS Thursday 9 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: ST ANTONIS End Location: OVERLOON Bn moved to OVERLOON area and was settled in by 1200 hrs. The Bn had tactical posns and in most cases a separate billetting area. Locations were as follows:- Tactical alarm posns Bn HQ 771324. A Coy 772325. B Coy 776328. C Coy 770328. D Coy 777334. Billetting area as follows:- Bn HQ same. A Coy 767329. B Coy 763333. C Coy same. D Coy 765334. S Coy from 756334 to 762334. One Pl of C Coy went out as protection and linkbetween C Sqn 3 Recce Regt and the Bn. They had a quiet night except for an occasional enemy MG firing at random in various different directions from the area of the tall poplars South East of theMOLENBEEK, and just North of the Steel Factory. The Padre, Rev W.I.G. Wilson was posted away pending a staff appointment after having been with the Bn for over four years. The new Padre is the Rev E.S. Eastman . D-Day+ 156 9 November 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 9 November 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

SMAKT Saturday 21 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: SMAKT End Location: SMAKT Less shelling and mortaring than on any previous day here. The OP established that the enemy were still holding their forward positions to the East of the railway. There was little movement seen, probably owing to our recent policy of putting down Artillery wherever enemy movement was seen. The enemy obviously did not like this. The enemy were shelled and mortared several times on this programme. A, B and C Coys' patrols went out to find out if the enemy were still holding their forward positions to the East of the railway. With few exceptions he was holding them. A fighting patrol from D Coy under Lt AJM Brown went to investigate along the railway between 799312 and 800305. The outward route, two members of the patrol were wounded by a Schu mine on the road at 794312. After the explosion the patrol made a noise but they were not fired on. The patrol then withdrew owing to the mines. Ten minutes later the enemy put down heavy mortar fire on both the place where the mine had blown up and also on the objective along the railway line. From this it was deduced that there were mines but no enemy in both places. D-Day+ 137 21 October 1944 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 21 October 1944 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =

Thursday 8 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: End Location: Conference at Bde HQ on lessons learned from operation "HEATHER." D-Day+ 275 8 March 1945 Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 8 March 1945 Previous Next 0 Wounded on this day =