| 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: 6th Bn The Green Howards | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.F. Hutchinson, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1500 | A sec of C Coy was ordered over the rly embankment to advance SE to link up with a sec of 9 DLI at 707725. The sec came under intense enemy MG fire and was forced to withdraw back over the rly embankment suffering 50% casualties. It was later sent out again and succeeded in linking up with the sec of 9 DLI. |
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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