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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: 1/7th Bn The Queen's Royal Regt.
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.D. Griffiths, MC.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
25 1030 1 Sec Carriers patrolled from rd and tr junc 437328 to tr junc 468327. When they reached 462337 an outpost of DLI was contacted. The patrol continued on to tr junc 467348 - X-tks 461346. At this point the patrol dismounted as they were coming under indirect MG fire from area 455348. It was then ordered to contact 506 US Paratroop Bn who were attacking on the right.

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.