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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: 8th Bn. The Rifle Brigade
Month and Year: August 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.A. Hunter.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
17   NOTRE DAME du ROCHER provided some inf opposition but by last light the position was cleared up. We now began to get into the area were the RAF had been strafing enemy vehicles and from then till our nex rest there was an average of one wrecked enemy veh every 100x of road. : Cas. 1 O.R. killed, 7 O.R's wounded.

Source: 11th Armoured Division.

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