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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: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.D. Griffiths, DSO, MC.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
30 1630 CO addressed the whole Bn formed up outside Bn HQ. He said that the Bn had finished its fighting career - an unbroken record of victories in spite of hard knocks at various times. He bade farewell to those who would not be able to accompany the Bn home to England. The Bn stood with bared heads for one minute in honour of those of its ranks who had fallen in the present campaign.

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.