| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages
will be prepared in manuscript. |
WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 2nd Bn. E. Yorks Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | A & B Coys relieved C & D Coys throughout day, section by section. Little shelling except for sharp bout at 1220 hrs. Nearly all shelling of ST. SERVATIUS carried out by 105 mm and 150 mm guns. Night again quiet. Contact patrols maintained during hours of darkness. 1 NCO & 4 went on recce patrol to houses 795271 during the afternoon, and by nightfall had not returned. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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