| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1000 | (onwards) Sporadic shelling of the rd at 447340 by airburst shells from enemy SP gun. Several of the shells burst over Bn HQ. Pte. Matthews Assault Pioneer Pl was killed by a shell splinter during one of the periods of shelling. By sound bearings the enemy gun was plotted as being roughly in the area 424366. However it remained unlocated throughout the day and continued shelling at approx hourly intervals in spite of counter bty fire. During the day there was some shelling of the rd between 457350 and 443336 by 10.5 cm guns. No damage to vehs. |
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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