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 153 Inf Bde | ||
Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig J.R. Sinclair, DSO |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
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19 | During the night an enemy patrol crossed the river MAAS on the 7 BW front and burnt down three houses which might have been of use to us as OPs. Adv parties of 7 RWF arrived at Bde HQ at 1400 hrs with orders to recce the 7 BW area with a view to taking it over on 20 Nov. 7 A&SH of 154 Bde moved down through the woods and occupied the area KESSEL KERSELHOCK SPURK. A patrol from 7 BW moved up the rd to the blown br just South of KERSELHOCK and reported the area South of this br clear of the enemy. Bde Comd’s message to Bde Gp att as Appx ‘L’. | Bde Comd’s message to Bde Gp att as Appx ‘L’ |
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.