| 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: 6 Green Howards | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.F. Hutchinson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1430 | Bn moved, still in MT, through BOVES 1552 to an area 2½ miles West of VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, at 2154. B Coy continues fwd to hold the bridge over river SOMME at CORBIE 2558, and C Coy was similarly sent on to the bridge at DAOURS 2158. One Pl of B Coy was detached and sent out to the railway bridge at 257607. The Bn had settled in and fwd coys taken over from Pl of Gds Armd Div, by about 1700 hrs. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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