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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
VENRAY 17   No 1 Sqn supporting 2 Warwicks continued attack on BRABANDER which was captured after hard fighting. No 3 supporting K.S.L.I. attacked across the north of VENRAY to area of wood and reservoir …………… also after fairly stiff opposition. Typhoons gave excellent support in poor weather in attacks on targets in VENRAY especially the Church Tower which was thought to be used as O.P. for shell and mortar fire which all along had been fairly heavy. The Infantry entered VENRAY during the night.

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.