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Gunner Arthur Moore
October 1944 battle for Holland
97 Anti Tank Regiment
Royal Artillery
1st October 1944
A troup taking prisoners. 161st Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA receiving mortar fire and machine gun fire over night, No casualties
2nd October 1944
346th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA moved to Grid ref 609286
3rd October 1944
286th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA withdraws to Grid ref 571298. Self Propelled troop given job of knocking down two factory chimneys. (to stop enemy observation of troop movement)
4th October 1944
RHQ now at Grid ref 591294 Gemert north west of Eindhoven in Holland
14th October 1944
46th Highland Infantry Brigade to force bridgehead over the canal east of Weert south east of Eindhoven.
19th October 1944
286th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA moves to Best with 227th Highland Infantry Brigade. G and I troops deployed Boschkant and Donderdonk. G troop in support of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders. I troop in support of 10th H L I
24th October 1944
Operation Eric II. 159th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA moves to Steenweg Grid ref 3827. 161st Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA moves to Aacht Grid ref 3724. 346th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA moves to Grid ref 466514. RHQ moves to Grid ref 465515
25th October 1944
346th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA and RHQ move to the start point cross roads in Best Grid ref 3726 1730hrs. 46th Highland Infantry Brigade and 161st Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA advance with little opposition. 227th Highland Infantry Brigade and 286th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA move up short of Oirschot which is a few miles north west of Eindhoven Grid ref 3125
26th October 1944
161st Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA and 46th Highland Infantry Brigade move to Oirschot which is a few miles north west of Eindhoven Grid ref 3125 then Moergestel a village south east of Tilburg Grid ref 2330. 286th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA harboured in Moergestel. 159th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA harboured in Houtakker area Grid ref 2126 just to the south of Moergestel near Tilburg.
27th October 1944
161st Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA in support of 6th Brigade. 159th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA in support of 44th Lowland Infantry Brigade Assault of Tilburg. 286th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA harboured in Hilvarenbeek area Grid ref 2126 South west of Tilburg south of Houtakker.
28th October 1944
346th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA and RHQ move to the area of laagspel. 227th Highland Infantry Brigade moved to Asten west of Eindhoven. Regiment moved to Geldrop area nearer to Eindhoven still to the south west of the city.
29th October 1944
161st Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA in support of 46th Highland Infantry Brigade moved to Dourne. 159th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA in support of 44th Lowland Infantry Brigade moved to Asten. 286th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA and 346th Battery, 97 ATK Regt RA moved to Asten. RHQ move to Helmond which is to the east of Eindhoven north west of Asten Grid ref 567234.
30th October 1944
Whole regiment deployed. RHQ moved to Grid ref 59123 near Someren near Asten where HQRA and HQ 15th Division are now located. 146 Self Propelled battery in support of the Coldsream Guards, one troop in support of Genedier Guards. I troop in support of the Scotsguards. 7th US armourd Div at Weert south east of Eindhoven on our right. Problems with communications cleared up.
31st October 1944
Quads and Carden Loyd Carriers damaged in shell fire.
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