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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| B Sqn. | |||
| 1st Sept. | Sqn crossed R. SOME at AMIENS and moved N. to HABANEG West | ||
| of ARRAS. Standing patrols operated in the evening areas E. | |||
| of ST POLS and S. of HAUDEN. Enemy movements which took | |||
| place during the night did not result in any attack. | |||
| 2nd Sept. | Sqn moved to DOUNGES E. of LENS. | ||
| 3rd Sept. | Sqn advanced towards ANTWERP via LENS. Patrols sent to | ||
| GHENT and TERMONDE; last named town clear at 0100 hrs, but | |||
| the patrol to GHENT found the road into the town blocked and | |||
| covered by fire. Sqn harboured at AYGEM. | |||
| 4th Sept. | Sqn moved to area ESSCHENE. | ||
| 5th Sept. | Standing patrols employed on four bridges E. of ANTWERP at | ||
| 7696, 8392, 8391 and 7986. Enemy mortaring and shelling from | |||
| N. bank of Canal on to the area of the first two bridges. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recce carried out of all bridges between ANTWERP and | |||
| HERRENTHALS. Every bridge found to be blown and enemy | |||
| activity on the N. bank of the Canal was considerable. South | |||
| of the Canal in the area NORDERWYCH (9886) two troops came | |||
| under A/TK fire. | |||
| 6/7th Sept. | Sqn rested at 6890. | ||
| 8th Sept. | Relieved D Sqn with standing patrols on ALBERT CANAL between | ||
| WYNEGHE and BROECHEM. Contact made with 50 Div on East in | |||
| area 0286. | |||
| 9th Sept. | Sqn moved to area West of HASSELT (3162) via MECHLIN - | ||
| LOUVAIN - HAELEN. | |||
| 10th Sept. | Canal crossed at BEERINGEM with orders to recce following | ||
| routes:- | |||
| (1) Rd june 2772 - rd junc 3367 - rd junc 3263 - ASCH 4970. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Rd junc 2772 - HELCHTEREN 3576 Side Rd june 5082. | |||
| (3) HELCHTEREN - HECHTEL 3483 - BREE 5085. | |||
| Heavy opposition encountered. HELCHTEREN mortared and | |||
| shelled continously throughout day, and limit of progress on | |||
| the three routes were (1) 3265 (2) 3676 (3) 3482. | |||
| 11/12th Sep. | Moving patrol ordered once every three hours between PAEL - | ||
| TESSENDERLOO - VORST - EYNTHOUT - WESTERLOO and VEERLE. | |||
| Nothing to report. | |||
| 13th Sept. | Numerous rumours of enemy movements investigated and proved | ||
| groundless. Enemy bombed area of bridge at 1880. | |||
| 14th Sept. | Contact maintained with 50 Div. | ||
| 15th Sept. | Sqn moved at 0830 hrs to area PEERS. | ||
| 16th Sept. | Sqn resting. | ||
| 17th Sept. | Sqn visited by Major General Roberts (G.O.C. 11 Armd Div.) |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19th Sep. | Standing patrols on Canal to East and South-East. Enemy | ||
| counter attack at night on LILLE ST HUBERT Bridge (427947) | |||
| was repulsed. | |||
| 20/21st Sep. | Sqn ordered to protect Echelons on move across LITLE-ST | ||
| HUBERT Bridge. Left Echelons at 1300 hrs and moved to VERS. | |||
| W. of LEENDE. | |||
| 22nd Sept. | Sqn under cmd 159 Bde and ordered to cross Bridge at | ||
| ZOMEREN after K.S.L.I. and Fife and Forfar Yeomanry had | |||
| captured village of ASTEN. Three patrols crossed at 1000 hrs | |||
| when ASTEN was clear. Opposition round ASCHEN fairly strong. | |||
| 23rd Sept. | Recce as on previous day. | ||
| 24/25th Sep. | Sqn not operating. Moved to 579105. | ||
| 26th Sept. | San ordered to recce towards R. MAAS area CUYLE (7149) - | ||
| OVERLOON (7531). No.5 Tp under Lt. Thomas ordered to proceed |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| via MILL - ST HUBERT and HAPS and recce bridge at 7746. | |||
| Civilians reported that the bridge in question was a ferry | |||
| and that the bridge South of it had been blown. Lt. Thomas | |||
| recc'd the bridge above on foot and produced a detailed report | |||
| as follows:- | |||
| River 100 metres wide: Bridge 16' above level of water. | |||
| Three supports for bridge (2 on land, 1 in water). Bridge | |||
| blown in 4 places. Average gaps 50ft. Bridge rade of iron | |||
| and impossible to repair. | |||
| Sqn harboured area 671344. | |||
| 27/29 Sep. | Sqn resting. | ||
| 30th Sept. | Four patrols employed in area OEFFELT, BENGEN, BONMEER, and | ||
| SAMBEEK. A force of 50 enemy infantry were reported to have | |||
| crossed the Canal East of BONMEER and to be advancing on the |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town. Contact was made and the enemy dispersed. Two troops | |||
| sent as liaison with 7th U.S. Armd Div whose task | |||
| was to clear the whole of the West bank of R. MAAS South | |||
| from BONMEER. By the end of the day this force had reached | |||
| the approximate line SAMBEEK - 777370 - 735360. |
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