| 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 Seaforth Highlanders | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.L.W. Andrews |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2235 | C Coy report on objective. B Coy pass through C Coy towars their objective. Bn Hq moves fwd from D Coy area to C and find C Not on objective. On investigation, it is found that No Coy is on its proper objective for Phase One, all being some 500 - 700 yds short - owing to bad weather, inaccurate maps and general lack of visibility. Co orders C Coy to move fwd through B Coy to their original objective Phase One. D and A Coys, who were following up Tac Bn Hq, ordered to halt. Spasmodic enemy shelling. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.
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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