WO 171/1326 - 4 King's Shropshire Light Infantry - October 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 4 KSLI
Month and Year: October 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. M.R. Robinson

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	9	1900	onward. The patrol was carried out successfully. The route chosen was found to be covered by an MG post, accordingly an alternative route was taken across several hundred yards of open ground partly illuminated by a burning haystack. The patrol reached its F.U.P. for the assault & went in under cover of a concentration on the wood. They got into the enemy positions just after the concentration had finished. The Boche still had their heads down. The first two posts were dealt with by Stens & grenades. A prisoner was ‘persuaded’ out of one of the posts by main force, being dragged out by his [head?] & the […] of his [trousers?], aided by the skilful use of a bayonet. The patrol returned at best possible speed. Avoiding three enemy LMG posts on the way. These LMGs fired at them but without causing casualties.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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