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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 East Yorks R.
Month and Year: March 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.F. Hutchinson
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
27-31   Ex Leapyear set by 3 Br Inf Div. Object (i) To Practice R.N. and an assault Div in its roll under as realistic conditions as possible (ii) To practice Div Gp in the rapid capture and consolidation of a bridge head (iii) To practice No 6 Beach Gp in the preparation of a Beach Maintenance Area.

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.