| 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: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.D. Griffiths, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 0912 | The enemy mortared the South end of the KASTEEL. "C" Coy were engaged in mopping up operations in the area of the woods at 169393. "C" Coy by this time had reached a communication trench system which started from this area and in a rough semi circle went West and North to the KASTEEL. One pl charged in at the double and got into the trenches. Close quarter fighting began with the enemy occupying one part of the system and ourselves the other. The enemy were eventually thrown out by the energetic use of hand grenades and 10 PW were taken. |
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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