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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: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. T. Hart Dyke
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
29   At 2150 hrs another mine exploded in front of "D" Coy, and a patrol was sent out to investigate. The other patrol of "D" Coy reached a pt about 50 yds short of the br and reported that although the houses on our side of the dyke were unoccupied, there was considerable activity on the far side. Men could be heard working and a block and pulley was being used. This area was heavily mortared and machine gunned.

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.