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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: 4th Bn The Dorsetshire Regt.
Month and Year: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.Q. Roberts
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
26 1600 Attack put in on our right by 5 Wilts to clear North tip of TRIPSRATH 8668. With the fire sp and smoke the enemy must have thought the attack was coming in from our direction, with the result that for two hrs the Bn received its heaviest shelling ever. 8 casualties reported.

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.