| 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: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | During the night a patrol went out to recce Panhandle Wood 853677 [which?] journey was made without incident & no enemy were located in the area. On returning the patrol ran into a field of S mines & five members of the patrol were killed. Four including the Patrol Leader (Sgt Cozens MM) were wounded & one man escaped without injury. The wounded were recovered & evacuated but it was to be impossible to recover the bodies of those killed. |
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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