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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: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
24   By now a bridge had been constructed at 847086 and flails were got into the wood to get "A" Coy into posn. They made triumphal progress down the track to the accompaniment of loud explosions as the mines were exploded. This unfortunately drew fire and the wools were being shelled. This shelling continued throughout the operation but "A" Coy got into posn. Mine clearance continued and further cas were caused.

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.