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GRUBBENVORST Wednesday 10 January 1945 Next Next Start Location: GRUBBENVORST End Location: GRUBBENVORST D-Day+ 218 10 January 1945 During the very early morning, the 15(Sc) Div on our right reported two boats floating down the river towards GRUBBENVORST. Shortly before 0300 the standing patrol at Ferry 902147 heard sounds of boats and withdrew. The ferry area was engaged by 3" mortar and RA between 0310 and 0330. A "D" Coy patrol engaged a small party of enemy at 896164, two of whom ran away leaving a white sheet and two Schmeissers at about 0345 hrs. At 0930 "D" Coy in GRUBBENVORST had sent out a patrol to find and destroy the enemy boats, but without success. No further trace was seen of the enemy. "D" Coy suffered two casualties (1 killed and 1 wounded). Tracked vehicles were heard during the night moving Northwards. During the day OPs saw little movement but observed footprints in the snow from two barges 903159 to a dugout at 905159, but no footprints were seen leading down to the river itself. 3" Mortars engaged LOMM 9117, house at 916183 and road junction at 91174 during the day. In the afternoon one saloon car was seen moving South in area 908147. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 10 January 1945 Private JOHN HENRY WHITE 14518757 10/01/1945 21 VENRAY 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 Thursday 26 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: SMAKT End Location: SMAKT D-Day+ 142 26 October 1944 Little shelling and mortaring during the day. What there were was of a large calibre. A Coy standing patrol reported an enemy patrol of six men coming up the railway. Except for this little enemy movement was seen during the day. Patrols as usual reported nothing unusual except two houses on fire on D Coy's right flank in area 793312, which lit up the surrounding country side. A nebelwerfer fired one charge from the East side of the railway at the 3-inch mortars. One man was shaken and subsequently evacuated. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Thursday 26 October 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

SMAKT Wednesday 15 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: SMAKT End Location: SMAKT D-Day+ 162 15 November 1944 A little shelling and mortaring. D Coy standing patrol at 1000 hrs heard movement of track vehicles moving some distance East of village at 799321 - then a gun fired SW from the area of the movement, shortly afterwards the firing stopped and there was renewed track vehicle movement from the same area, followed by the sound of a M/C. During the day there was intermittent H.F. by enemy mortars and 88s. D Coy standing patrols as usual. It was decided to occupy the farm at 794328. C Coy sent out a Recce patrol to the farm at 2330 hrs which reported the sound of muffled voices from the buildings. A fighting patrol went out and the farm was stonked at 0300 hrs. The fighting patrol found no enemy in the buildings and stayed there till first light. A Coy sent out a combined recce and fighting patrol at 0300 hrs. The Recce patrol reported at 0345 hrs that the house at 798319 was occupied by the enemy. The fighting patrol then went in and engaged the enemy as soon as they opened fire with brens, stens and grenades. They also threw grenades at the enemy sentries in the orchard before withdrawing. Unfortunately it was impossible to estimate enemy casualties. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 15 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

GOCH Friday 2 March 1945 Next Next Start Location: GOCH End Location: WINNEKENDONK D-Day+ 269 2 March 1945 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. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 2 Friday 2 March 1945 Lance Corporal ROBERT ALEXANDER BELL 3191570 02/03/1945 26 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY Serjeant DAVID SAMUEL PHILLIPS 4199489 02/03/1945 28 REICHSWALD FOREST 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

VENRAIJ Wednesday 22 November 1944 Next Next Start Location: VENRAIJ End Location: VENRAIJ D-Day+ 169 22 November 1944 Recce for Coy and Pl Comds of area South of VEULEN for the attack. Preparations made for the attack in which 2 LINCS were also to participate, pushing forward due East of their posns in VEULEN supported by Churchill tanks. During the hours of darkness the VEULEN area was heavily shelled by enemy guns, some of them firing from a considerable distance away. Patrols of 2 LINCS reported enemy still in posn up till 2000 hrs, but at 2400 hrs reported no sign of enemy. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Wednesday 22 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

BUDEL Sunday 24 September 1944 Next Next Start Location: BUDEL "Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of… Show More End Location: LIESEL D-Day+ 110 24 September 1944 The recce party left again in the morning while the Bn stood by to move. The Bn left in TCVs at 1730 hrs and arrived in the area LIESEL 666145 at about 2000 hrs. Considering the bad conditions with rain and darkness, the move went well. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Sunday 24 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

ST HUBERT Saturday 7 October 1944 Next Next Start Location: ST HUBERT End Location: ST HUBERT D-Day+ 123 7 October 1944 Bn 'O' Gp Conference and Discussion on Op 'FRATERNISE' with cloth model. Detailed notes will be found at Appendix 'D'. Inter-coy patrols as usual. Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts) Died on this day = 0 Saturday 7 October 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

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