| 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: 612 Field Squadron R.E. | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major C.J.C. Bowen |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE MESNIL-PATRY | 28 | 1040 | Enemy shelling East of harbour. One large (approx 5” calibre) shell landed inside harbour fortunately failing to explode. Not considered dangerous unless disturbed, so marked with notices “Unexploded shell” and left for destruction later when no vehicles near. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
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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