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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: First Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer:
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
18   When it became light enough to see the Bn found itself approximately on the obj and this was of course a miracle, even so, coys had changed places in the dark, and left rear turned out to be in right fwds place.

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.