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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: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. H.G. Veasey, DSO
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
14 0630 The journey to the port of OSTEND commenced and by 1100 hrs everybody had detrained there. The troops were compelled to wait on the platform for some considerable time owing to very thick fog delaying the boat.

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.