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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: Civil Affairs Staff, HQ 8 Corps
Month and Year: June 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Col. G.H. Phipps-Hornby
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
30 1500 SO1 Adm visited 202 Det at BAYEUX and in consultation with Major Luis (OC Det) and Major Gerry (OC 957 Adm Unit Civil Labour) it was decided to cancel the arrangements for the supply of 25 civilians to bury cattle in view of the battle situation at CHEUX. In future all labour requirements can be asked for direct from 957 Adm Unit Civil Labour and authority for employing Civil Labour and rations required must accompany demand.

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.