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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 Manchester Regt
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. P.H. Earle
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
24   During the day members of D Coy visited areas which had been engaged by their 4.2 mors and found conclusive evidence of accuracy and effectiveness of their fire. In one case four dead Germans were found in a split trench which had received a direct hit from a 4.2” Mor. bomb.

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.