| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Plans made for fighting patrol to raid house occupied by enemy yesterday. The plan was for all possible fire from Arty, Mortars and MMG’s to be brought down on enemy positions, including those interpreted by APIS, in the particular locality. After a lull the same fire was to be sent down while one force under Lt Maclean advanced and formed firm base in house 764664. Meanwhile the fighting patrol was to advance to the occupied house, clear it and take a prisoner. This patrol was comd. by Lt McKinley. |
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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