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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: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards.
Month and Year: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.K. Barker
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
2   The Commanding Officer and Adjutant visited Sqns. in their new areas and called at 50 Div. and 101 U.S. Airborne Div. H.Qs. In the afternoon the Commanding Officer went to "B” Echelon and organized the classes which were to be run in the Echelon to train tradesmen and tank comds: 2 gunnery, 2 D.&M. and 1 wireless and 1 crew comds class were started. Capt. E.H. Frank was made supervisor of the schools. The Commanding Officer visited HQ 8 Armd Bde in the evening.

Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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