| 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: First Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0800 | 10 × 3 tonners and 20 × 15 cwts were despatched to the two other bns in the bde to move them NE of ARMENTIERS. Owing to traffic delays in ARMENTIERS crossing a blown bridge, tpt had not arrived back until 1900 hrs, and the Bn was only able to move from 2030 hrs arriving at 2230 hrs at COMMINES where it took up defensive posns facing NW for the night. As it was feared that enemy from the direction of YPRES, should they not decide to surrender, might decide to break out to the SE. The night was uneventful however. |
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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