| 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: 4th Tk Bn Grenadier Guards | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.R.H. Davies |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nr GOSPORT | 15 | Bn arrives at marshalling area 7 miles N.W. of GOSPORT. Owing to break-downs, certain M.T. replacements were made. One half-track carrying ammn. caught fire and exploded during the journey, and was replaced. No reason for this outbreak of fire could be detected. One Mk. VII Churchill was exchanged vice one Mk. IV which developed minor trouble, but which could not be certain of being repaired before embarkation. All the special issues of food, cookers, water-sterilising units etc. were made by the Transit Camp permanent staff. |
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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