| 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 Royal Warwickshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Little activity during the day. Church tower at HEIKANT which was thought to be used as an OP by the enemy, was taken on by SP guns and two direct hits were scored on it. During the night Lt Mavin and LSjt French returned from their patrol with the information required. A magnificent effort of which they were both rewarded with the Divisional Commander's Commendation Cards. 'B'company again had a small brush with the enemy, who tried to rush their forward positions. One other rank re-inforcement arrived. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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