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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: 193 Field Ambulance R.A.M.C.
Month and Year: August 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. F.W.A. Warren
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
B.L.A. 1   ADS opened for local casualties. Fair amount of enemy air activity during night. Bombs dropped 1/4 mile radius. 'B' Coy location shelling from 0600 - 0700 hrs. Enemy mortaring & shelling intermittently throughout morning. At 1320 hrs local shelling. Two shells in camp area. Casualties in 'B' Coy 3 killed and 3 wounded. Coy moved out under shell fire at 1600 hrs to area 686546. Three S.B. squads sent from 'A' Coy as reinforcements for 'B' Coy.

Source: The War Diaries of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division June 1944 - May 1945.

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.