| 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: H.Q. 154 Infantry Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. J.A. Oliver, D.S.O., M.B.E. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | During a recce of the canal area about 1300 hours 7 A. & S.H. suffered one fatal O.R. casualty from a burst of Spandau fire. At about 1630 hours 20 enemy mortar bombs landed in "B" Coy area 7 Black Watch. Later at approximately 1820 hours several rounds from a 155 mm landed in "A" Coy 1 Black Watch area. Otherwise there was no enemy activity. The night 14/15th October was quiet. |
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.
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