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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: 7th Bn. The Hampshire Regt.
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
23   Another Bde O Gp was called at 0030 hrs and Bde Comd gave infm concerning 129 Bde. They had met stiff opposition and had two Bns in the area 7067 while 214 Bde had broken through at OOSTERHOUT after a hard fight. 5 DCLI had tps in DRIEL with sups for the Airborne on the other side of the River and 1 Worcs Regt were in VALBURG.

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.