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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: The Hallamshire Bn. The York & Lancaster Regiment
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
9   The Div Comd issued an ultimatum to the Garrison which was refused. 15 Kangaroos were att to the Bn. The Kangaroo is an improvised armd veh for carrying inf into battle. Sherman SP mountings for fd arty which were used in the initial landing operations are used for this purpose. They ensure that the inf advance across the Start Line without being held up by small arms fire. Appx. “A”

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.