| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | The Bde advance towards TINCHEBRAY continued at 0800 hours with the Bn leading and ‘D’ Coy reached the area of cross-tracks (a mile South East of Pt 312) with no opposition and ‘C’ Coy following up. Both ‘D’ and ‘C’ Coys had a number of casualties from mines and booby-traps. The Bn was now ordered to take up a position around the cross-tracks, sending forward patrols to the line of the River South of CREULEY, about 2000 yards to the South East. |
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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