| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Orders were received during the morning for the Bn to move to a Rest Area about five miles South of BENNY BOCAGE. The Bn moved in MT and concentrated in this Rest Area at 1600 hours. During the evening the Bn came back under command of 3 Br Inf Div and received orders for a move the next day to a Forward Concentration Area prior to the advance on TINCHEBRAY. The short time available was spent in re-organising and the Bn was re-organised with three Rifle Coys - 'A', 'C' and 'D' - each about eighty strong, and with only three Mortar Detachments. |
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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