War Diary: Inns of Court Regiment

Month and year: November 1944

The Inns of Court Regiment November 1944 HQ war diary details the locations of units throughout the month as well as details of casualties and reinforcements

National Archive Reference: WO 171/854

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Page 1 of 10

Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
Field	1	'A' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		B' Sqn area VORTUM - BOXMEER holding West bank of R.MAAS.
		'C' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
	2	'A' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'C' Sqn area VORTUM-BOXMEER holding west bank of R. MAAS
		'B' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
	3	'D' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'B' Sqn area VORTUM-BOXMEER holding west bank of R.MAAS.
		'A' & 'C' Sqns in reserve.
	4	'D' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'A' Sqn in reserve.
		'B' Sqn moved to GEMERT E.5730.
		'C' Sqn moved to BEEK E.5427.
	5	'A' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'B', 'C' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.

Page 2 of 10

Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
Field	6	A' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'B', 'C' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
	7	'D' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'A' 'B' & 'C' Sqns in reserve.
	8	'D' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'A' 'B' & 'C' Sqns in reserve.
	9	'C' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'B' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
		'A' Sqn moved to DEURNE
	10	'B' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'A','C' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
	11	'A' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'B', 'C' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
	12	'A' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'C' Sqn took over area CUIJK-OEFFELT holding W bank of
		R.MAAS

Page 3 of 10

Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
Field	12	R.MAAS.
		'B' Sqn moved to area HAPS E. 5145
		'D' Sqn in reserve.
	13	'C' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'A' & 'B' Sqns in reserve.
	14	'B' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'A' & 'C' Sqns in reserve.
	15	'A' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'B' Sqn area CUIJK+ OEFFELT.
		'C' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
	16	'A' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		C Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'B' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.

Page 4 of 10

Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
Field	16	'B' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
	17	'C' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'A' & 'B' Sqns in reserve.
	18	'B' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn holding line VELLUM area.
		'A' & 'C' Sqns in reserve.
	19	'B' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'A' Sqn holding line VELLUM area
		'C' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
	20	'A' Sqn took over line at E.772229
		'C' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.HWBORM. -
		'B' Sqn in reserve.
		'D' Sqn moved to RIJKEVOORT 7241. and took over line
		between BEUGEN-BOXMEER.

Page 5 of 10

Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
Field	21	'A' Sqn holding line at E.772229.
		'C' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT and 'D' Sqn area BEUGEN-
		BOXMEER holding west bank of R.MAAS.
		'B' Sqn in reserve.
	22	'A' Sqn holding line at E.772229.
		'B' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn area BEUGEN-BOXMEER.
		'C' Sqn in reserve.
	23	'B' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn area BEUGEN-BOXMEER.
		'A' Sqn returned to DEURNE.
		'C' Sqn in reserve.
	24	'C' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn area BEUGEN-BOXMEER.
		'B' Sqn in reserve.

Page 6 of 10

Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
Field	24	'A' Sqn moved to GEMERT to rest.
	25	'C' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn area BEUGEN-BOXMEER.
		'A' & 'B' sqns in reserve.
	26	'B' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn area BEUGEN-BOXMEER.
		'A' & 'C' Sqns in reserve.
	27	'B' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'D' Sqn area BEUGEN-BOXMEER.
		'A' Sqn moved to WANROIJ.
		'C' Sqn in reserve.
	28	'A' Sqn area BEUGEN-BOXMEER.
		'C' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'B' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.

Page 7 of 10

Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
Field	29	'A' Sqn area BEUGEN-BOXMEER.
		'B' Sqn area CUIJK-OEFFELT.
		'C' & 'D' Sqns in reserve.
	30	'A' Sqn relieved by 2 KSLI moved to VENHORST.
		'B' Sqn relieved by 1 R.Norfolks moved to METERIK.
		'C' Sqn moved to BEEK.
		'D' Sqn moved to DE RIPS.

		For the first half of November the Regiment was
		holding the line on two separate fronts. 'B' & 'C' Sqns
		held the west bank of the R. MAAS in BOXMEER-VORTUM area
		while 'A' & 'D' Sqns took turn and turn about on the
		DEURNE front. Again apart from sporadic shelling and
		sniping nothing of moment occurred.

Page 8 of 10

Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information
Field			Except that on the 13th one of our patrols moving out at
			first light to take over an OP was ambushed, the troop
			leader and troop sergeant were taken prisoner and their
			drivers were killed. From 20th - 22 nd of the month
			'A' Sqn came under command of 3 British Div and maintained
			a 'stop' post in a very exposed position which
			was mortared and sniped continuoslyy On the 22nd the
			Regiment's area of responsibility on the R. MAAS was
			increased and was held by two sqns in rotation with the
			remaining two in reserve. Again there was little or
			no activity until the night of the 25th when 'C' Sqn
			Blitz Troop posn was attacked by an enemy patrol and
			3 troopers were taken prisoner and one wounded. No
			casualties were inflicted on the enemy

Page 9 of 10

Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information
Field			on the 30th Lt. Gen. R.N. O'CONNOR, KCB, DSO, MC
			relinquished command of 8 Corps and his place was taken
			by Lt.Gen. E.H. BARKER, CB, CBE, DSO, MC (see Appx 'A').
			CASUALTIES.
			During the month the following casualties
			were suffered:-
			KILLED 6352456 Tpr. WILLOWS, S.
			4344265 19 LOFT, F.
			7959506 " SALT, D.
			MISSING 2/Lieut. C. WEBSTER.
			3860886 Cpl. DEAN, C. 14670763 Tpr. CULYER, R.
			14437029 Tpr. MITCHELL, D. 14408651 " WRIGHT, C.

Page 10 of 10

Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information
Field			WOUNDED 2/Lieut. D.H. BARNES
			7955799 Tpr. MATTHISON, A. 6983990 Tpr. MATTHEWS, A.
			7907221 " JONES, G.14438096 " PARR, J.

			REINFORCEMENTS
			During the month the following officers
			joined the Regiment:-
			Lieut. A.F HUNTON. Lieut. L.M. PRIMROSE-WELLS.
			Lieut. J.T. BROCKBANK. Lieut. E.C. PARSONS.
			Lieut. C.S. TAYLOR. 2/Lieut. M.M. ANDERSON.
			Lieut. J.C. GRAHAM. 2/Lieut. D.L. SEWELL.

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