| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.-Col. C.G. Millett OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | The Bn was ordered to move forward with object of establishing whether the enemy had any troops West of a line from WANSSUM to MEERLE. The plan was to send out strong fighting patrols to ascertain whether the enemy held any one position in any strength, and on receipt of their report to move forward a Company as a reinforcement. A further patrol then being sent through that Company to be joined later by another Coy. Weather conditions were very bad. Heavy rain fell all day and the ground was soft and muddy. |
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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