| 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: HQ 185 Inf Bde | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. E.L. Bols |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOURGES | 6 | Bde HQ move to area just NORTH of FOURGES. 1 Norfolk moved up to SOURDIVAL to take over from 3 Mons by daylight. As the rd was under incessant observed HF they sustained hy cas and 3 Mons was unable to withdraw. In the event this proved providential for the combined str of the two bns barely equalled four coys. They came to be known as the “Normons”. All bns however were now under comd 159 Bde and this HQ remained a head without a body. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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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