| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1830 | Runner from B Coy reports A Coy within the vicinity of their objective - exact posn Not certain owing to failing light preventing accurate map reading. Pioneer pl report Rd from S.L. to 173400 clear of mines. Verges have Not been cleared. It is decided that owing to darkness, it is Not possible to continue with the clearing of the verges, and that vehs coming fwd to the Bn will use a cross country route East of the rd, S.L. to 173400. This route is marked with green lamps by an L.O. from 152 Inf Bde. |
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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