| 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: 5 Royal Tank Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.A. Holliman |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOISBERGUES | 3 | 0800 | Orders received to move to area 1396 via GANDAS 0881 and DOULLENS 1586. The move was continued to main rd ST POL - ARRAS at 240090 via FREVENT 1200 - X rds 146068 - BONEVILLE 1705 - TERNAS 2007. The 5 DGs had already passed Pt 240090 and the Regt caught up the rear of the column at MAZINGARBE 4319 having taken the following route Main Rd 24090 - AUBIGNY 3207 - HERSIN 3917 and leagured at MAZINGARBE. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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