| 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: 4th Bn the Wiltshire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. E.L. Luce, DSO, TD |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bde 'O' Gp does recce of LIEGE area (4729) with a view to holding the bridges if the enemy penetrated far enough to threaten them. During the course of the recce a large enemy shell fell in the town 200 yds from the 'O' Gp killing 4 Americans. Preparations made for the tps to have the usual Christmas dinner, commodities being 4 oz tinned turkey per man, Xmas pudding, one orange, two bottles of beer (one paid for), cigards, bar of chocolate and sweets. Weather remains frosty and sunny during the day. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Mia Litjens.
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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