| 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. East Yorkshire Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.F. Hutchinson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Posn still held and first night recce patrol led by Lt Rutherford was sent out to discover strength of enemy in CHATEAU DE LA LANDE. Some posns were identified but were obviously alternate posns and any effort on our part to discover infm were treated with heavy SA fire from all sides and heavy shell fire. Cas sustained:- 2 O.Rs wounded. |
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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