| 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: 2 Warwick | ||
| Month and Year: May 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt-Col H.O.S. Herdon |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINGFIELD | 1-2 | In marshalling area for Ex Fabius. | ||
| 3 | Bn. embarked for Ex 'Fabius'. | |||
| 4 | 'D' Day | |||
| 5 | Ex Fabius ended. Bn marched 19 miles towards billets. | |||
| 7 | Bn. granted 24-hour passes. | |||
| 8 | Bn loading trials. | |||
| 9 | Gen. Nye visited the Bn. | |||
| 11-12 | Range driving by all Coys. | |||
| 13 | Brigadier K.P. Smith lectured to Bn. 100 men took part in a paraded for S.C.I.C. Allied Forces. |
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| 17-18 | Coys with Supporting weapons practiced street fighting at […]. | |||
| LINGFIELD | 17 | Bn Soccer Team defeated 3-2 (after extra time) in […] final at PORTSMOUTH. | ||
| 19 | Party visited School of Tank Technology to inspect enemy equipment. | |||
| 20 | Residue of Bw Tpt proceeded to ALDERSHOT. | |||
| 22 | H.M. King George VI visited the Bde. | |||
| 26 | Bn confined to camp W.E.F. 0001 hrs. Coy Cmdrs Briefed at Bde HQ. |
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| 27-29 | Bn Briefed. | |||
| 30 | […] observed by Bn. Bn Cmdr. addressed troops. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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