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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: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
5   At the conclusion of this operation, the Coy was withdrawn to POPPEL to rejoin the bn. Once they had arrived in POPPEL, the Commanding Officer was able to send the remaining Coy, "C" Coy, forward to AERLE to assist "A" Coy in the defence of that place. This detachment was placed under command of the 2 ic. A quiet night was spent by the bn.

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.