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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 E. Yorkshire Regt
Month and Year: August 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
18   Bn in state of readiness from previous evening until first light, as certain enemy activity reported in FORET DE HALOUZE. Stand-easy order given after breakfast. Capt Short and Lieut Pemberton brought in 4 PW who had been handed to them by civilians whilst they were out in their ‘jeep’.

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.