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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: 3 MON
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. R.C. Stockley
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
17 0530 Bn moves off to commence ops. Object to clear woods at 735847. Opposition fairly stiff, but by nightfall coys had cleared wood and firmly established. Roads and tracks very thickly mudded and cooks trucks taking food to Rifle Coys needed assistance of bulldozer, and return journey had to be made in the light.

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.