| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | As a result of the previous night's recce patrol B Coy sent out a fighting patrol from the firm base on the sand dunes to 'scupper' these posns. The patrol suddenly saw enemy ahead coming out of the wood, and 'froze'. The next thing they knew was a shower of hand grenades exploding amongst them, as a result of which two men were seriously wounded and five were slightly wounded. The total strength of the enemy was estimated to be about 30 strong. Arty fire was brought down on their area. The one missing casualty from the patrol came in at 0109 hrs and was brought in from the sand-dunes by stretcher bearers. Trip flares went up 1237 hrs and coughing was heard at 0127 hrs. Both areas were shelled. |
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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