| 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 Manchester Regt | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. P.H. Earle |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1000 | I.O. visited all Coys in new locations. C Coy still providing right flank protection to 2 Mon. along Cup route. No. 10 Pl. engaged small group of enemy. Killed two and took one PW (R.S.M.). B and D Coys continued to move fwd. with inf as they secure successive bounds. D Coy operated in two sections of 2 Pls. in sp. of each of the forward Bdes. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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