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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   Eventually it was decided that the NIEUWKERK area should be abandoned, the bridge there not being of vital importance. Major Newton was despatched to carry out recces of the new area. Advance parties of Glos arrived to take over in AERLE; "A" Coy were placed under command Glosters, and were to remain in that area until the Glosters had arrived to relieve them. They were then to return to MAERLE.

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.