| 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 The Seaforth Highlanders | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.L.W. Andrews |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2130 | A and D Coys carried out a joint attack by fire on Red barn and buildings 372259 with 6-pdrs A tk guns, Brens and 2-in Mortar. 2-in Mor illuminating parachute flares were used to re-aim the A tk guns as it was too dark to see the tgt. This method was satisfactory. Raiding party to house 369254 (Appx 'A'). Recce patrol to area 365255 (Appx 'A'). |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.
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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