| 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: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.E. Swetenham |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | The adv continued, crossing the R.SOMME one mile WEST of AMIENS 1058. The regt gp being in res. Reached X-rds 1406 three miles SOUTH of ST. POL at 1945 hrs. The regt was then ordered to move round the EAST flank of ST. POL to cut the rd ST. POL – BRYAS 2215. This was acheived by 2315 hrs by 'B' Sqn. Enemy horse-drawn tpt shot up moving out of ST. POL. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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