15th/19th Hussars Lt Peter James Ireland

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  1. faubourg

    faubourg Junior Member

    I have the usual stuff from CWGC, but since 271889, Lieutenant, Peter James IRELAND was initially buried in Maeseyck and re-interred in Mierlo, trying to work out where they were on 29th September 1944. Thanks in advance for any help
    Tony
     
  2. Tom OBrien

    Tom OBrien Senior Member

    Hi Tony,

    This is from the 15/19th Hussars war diary for 24 September (WO171/846);

    24 September Maps Belgium and N.E. France 1/100000 Sheet 4. Holland 1/100000 Sheet 5.
    Dull and showery most of the day. About 0900hrs Regt moved Eastwards over the bridge with orders to take up posns in area LIESEL 6614 to protect South East flank of Div. ‘A’ Sqn were ordered to take up posns on road running South East from LIESEL with their leading elements if possible as far fwd as rd junc 682119. ‘B’ Sqn to face East covering out Eastwards from the village and ‘C’ Sqn in reserve with Tps on the roads running North West and West from the village. ‘A’ Sqn met considerable opposition on the main road just South East of the village about 671140 and Southwards from there and were engaged in this area for most of the rest of the day. The enemy had a number of 88mm guns and smaller calibre guns sited to cover this road and the flanks of it and the Sqn was hampered in its manoeuvre by a stream running parallel with the road on the West of it and generally by the close wooded nature of country. 3rd Tp under Lt.C.C. Egerton which was in front once again fought extremely well and skilfully and knocked out at least 3 enemy 88mm guns. In the course of the day Lt.P.J.Ireland Comd 4th Tp was killed by a shot which hit him in the head from some fairly large calibre weapon. His tk and the rest of his crew were undamaged.

    Regards

    Tom
     
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