| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.D. Griffiths, DSO, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | The left platoon made good progress and reached its objective with only one casualty, Mr Burrell, the platoon commander who was wounded by a sniper. The right platoon ran into heavy shelling and mortar fire coupled with MG fire from an unneutralised position at M. The platoon suffered heavy casualties including the platoon commander, Lt. McArthur who was wounded. The pl was pinned down 200 yds SW of M. During the assault Maj. D.C. Slemeck was wounded and Capt J.B.L. Ainsworth was sent forward to take over, but he was also badly wounded on the way to the objective. |
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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