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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: 1 E. Lan. R.
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer:
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
5   In order that some men should be allowed to go to the cinema in the afternoon, 20 men of the Brigade Defence platoon were sent up and took over the position thus vacated. They had a novel if quiet time. 'C' Coys mine lay-out was completed in the evening and their defences now included an almost complete ring of A.P. Mines and booby traps. Contact was made with 1/5 Welch on the left and MMG and Arty harassing shoots were fired during the night.

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.