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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: 4th Tk Bn Coldm Gds.
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. A.W.A. Smith
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
1   The whole Bn again moved at 1800 hrs, crossing the MAAS at GRAVE and the MAAS-WAAAL canal at HEUMEN (wheels). The tanks crossed the MAAS-WAAL canal on the main GRAVE - NIMEGEN road and had to go through NIMEGEN and turn South again in order to get to new area. The Bn harboured in woods a mile North of MOOK. The area is typical of Pirbright - heather, sand and pine trees.

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.