| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. A.W.A. Smith |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1635 | Recce report being fired on from bend in road 6911. Under cover of smoke two sub units were with drawn and all personnel. The third sub unit was recovered the followng day. Infantry ordered to consolidate. No further advance. C.O. directing medium fire on enemy gun position. Bn. with drawn for night to area of previous night. Promise of 3 days rest for maintenance of tanks and personnel. Increased enemy artillery and accuracy may be noted past two days. Capt Scott, I.O. wounded during afternoon. (At the same time the Adjutant was caught with his trousers down but suffered no injury.) |
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.
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