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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
11   The Bn 'Stood To' again at 0500 hrs, but owing to the continued success of 147 and 56 Bdes it did not seem as if the Bn would be used, and it was with disappointment that the Hallamshires noticed that one of their roles, i.e., that of passing through 147 Bde was assigned to the D.W.R. Late in the evening orders were received for the Bn to pass through 4 Lincolns who had reached HARFLEUR and to clear the South side of the town. O.Os at … Appx “C” and “D”

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.