| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1700 | Enemy, including one officer in soft hat and with cane, were seen to move into house at 763662 opposite rt pl. of D Coy (Lt. McKinley). The 6 pdr. Atk gun with the pl. fired AP and HE into the house and fire was brought to bear from Bren guns. The 6 pdr. did not seem to damage the house particularly, but set fire to what must have been amn. or petrol in a house behind. This fire lasted 4-5 hours. In turn the enemy shelled our forward positions, but his fire was returned with interest by our Arty. and Mortars (4.2 & 3 in). |
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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