| 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 K.S.L.I. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.-Col. C.G. Millett OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1200 | Advance began Z coy on right W on left with Y to carry out left flank protection behind W, X in res. Advance supported by linear arty concs on call. Thichness of wood and lack of time prevented tks really supporting fwd coys. Wood cleared and three fwd coys established almost fwd edge jsut as darkness fell. Enemy however came to life in wood and X coy had to clear comns to fwd coys. Lt. Bellamy and Sgt Ruff killed and bn suffered about 17 other casualties during the day. |
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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