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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
13   During the night 12/13 Oct, STAAKHEUVEL was reported clear. An enemy patrol was observed at 996156 however. During the day, snipers were posted in HEIKANT. They reported that the village was unoccupied. The village of STRIKKEN was also reported clear during the night. It appeared, therefore that the enemy had drawn well bank from the bn area leaving a wide "no-mans" land.

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.