| 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: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.A. Hunter. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELGIUM | 3 | The anniversary of the outbreak of the war was a fitting day on which to cross into BELGIUM, and it was at 1100 hrs that H Coy with 23 H reported DOG (the frontier). Only traffic congestion held us up and we covered 85 miles in the day to reach by dark a point on level with BRUSSELS, which was the Guards Armd Div objective. Cas Lt. M.C. Anderson & 2 OR's killed. 5 OR's wounded. |
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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