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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
7   By this time, Capt. McKillop had organised a counter attack with a platoon at 124243 to restore the situation on his front, where Lieut. Hardy's platoon had been driven from their position. This was carried out, and the tanks shot up all the hedgerows and corn in the area West of "C" Coy.

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.