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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: 151st (A.Y.) Field Regiment, R.A.
Month and Year: July 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.C. Phillips, R.A.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
31   Regt arrived new gun area approx 0100 hrs and ready on unit grid approx 0300 hrs. Night quiet. O.Ps reported 159 Bde moving on the line West of ST. MARTIN DES BESAGES. Approx 1030 hrs. recce parties ordered to area 1000 yds north of ST. MARTIN DES BESAGES. Confused fighting still going on in area and gun posn chosen area 3000 yds NW of ST. MARTIN DES BESAGES at

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.