| 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: 2nd Bn. The Royal Ulster Rifles | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784321 | 5 | Another quiet night. CO held conference 900 hrs. Brigadier visited Bn HQ 930 hrs & made a tour of the Coy posns. Baths were arranged for the Bn&MO held foot inspection. Enemy shells & mortar fell in Bn area at interval throughout the day, CM OP obtaining 10 shells & 8 mortars reps. 3 standing & 1 recce patrol were out during night 4/5 but revealed nothing of importance. Patrols did observe two green verey lights fired by enemy which may have indicated his shells were falling short. Weather during day cold & dull. A party left Bn HQ for 48 hrs in BRUSSELS. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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