| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1700 | A Coy moved fwd upon orders from Bde Comd, to position at 674177, in order to dominate X-tr 674172, where they were to maintain a standing patrol. Contact patrols to 1 Herefords, 7117 and to 9 Cameronians SE of DEURNE, during night. Recce patrols als to areas 6818, 6816, 6719, 6716, 6916. All NTR except Standing Patrol of A coy, X tr 674172, who reported that 2 light tks apprached them at about 0400 hrs. 4 men left tks and walked fwd several yds, returning after a few minutes, when tks withdrew. |
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.
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