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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: 2nd Bn. E. Yorks Regt.
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
12 1520 1 Suffolks leading coys 751318, 758320 – coming under fire from snipers. B Coy at this time pushing through D Coy, in order to gain latter’s objective. B Coy had reached 760322 – OVERLOON by 1630 and were heavily engaged, but by 1700 hrs had reached the line of the rd.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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.