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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   A large enemy force was found forming up for an attack on the right flank of the KOYLI. Had this attack developed, it would undoubtedly have had repercussions on ourselves. This concentration was dealt with effectively by 48 Spitfires who strafed the area for 20 minutes. There was no more activity in this sector. Some shelling of the area took place. It was quite ineffective, just missing our posns.

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.