| 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 The Royal Warwickshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt-Col. D.L.A. Gibbs, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | This attack was carried out by 'B' Coy supported by fire of 23 H Tks and some artillery of 29 Armd Bde. It was successful, although one Pl, which exploited a little too far, were counter-attacked and suffered some casualties. The Bn was now situated with two Coys, ‘A’and ‘D’, both very weak, on the high feature for local protection of 23 H, and two Coys, 'C' and ‘B’, forward of the feature in the area of the Orchards and Houses of BAS LE PERRIER overlooked by the ridge immediately above it. |
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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