| 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. Yorkshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1800 | Orders received that 8 Br Inf Bde would attack ridge of high ground and the road fwd of rd junc that evening, in order not to lose contact with a withdrawing enemy. 1 Suffolk to clear opposition and proceed to CHURCH 701263, 2 E Yorks to take and hold high ground area track going East-NE from 698275, and push as far as possible whilst light remained. One sqn 4 Coldm Gds in sp. – this was 15 mins late over SL as it had not been possible to get orders to them early enough. |
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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