| 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: 1st Bn The Herefordshire Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: Febuary 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.B. Churcher |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0830 | Ex “Stanford” Bn. moved by road to Bivouac area – Elton Park – ref. 5412. Sheet 74. | ||
| 6 | 0830 | Bn prodeeded to Dukes Ride Camp (ref 2796. Sheet 76) for training in Battle Area. | ||
| 7 | Ex “Stanford” 'East'. Object to practice Bn in attack with supporting arms. | |||
| 8 | Ex “Stanford” 'West' Object to practice deployment of the Bn on first contact. | |||
| 9 | 0830 | Bn moved to Staging Camp DONCASTER. | ||
| 10 | Bn returned to Station. | |||
| 13 | 1225 | Ex “Eagle” o Corps Exercise. designed to exercise 8 Corps over a protracted period. | ||
| 24 | 1600 | Ex “Eagle” ended. Bn. returned to Station via Night Drive | ||
| 28 | Commencement of 10 days easy period by order of 8 Corps Comd. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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