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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: 1st Bn The HLI
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. MacLeod
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
3 1600 Bn. ordered to adv. and hold line of WILHELMINA CANAL from stream at 280252 to 244252. Further carrier patrol sent to LAGHAGHORST which was free of enemy but mined. Bn layout as follows:- B Coy left at LAGHAGHORST, C Coy right at BAAST, A Coy & D Coy centre in square 2623.

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.