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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: 2nd Bn The Royal Ulster Rifles
Month and Year: July 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
ST AUBIN (France) 6   The Bn arrived in the new location at 0300 hrs. The purpose of this move was to give the Bn a rest after exactly one month in direct contact with the enemy; once dug in, everybody put this opportunity to good use. Every man had a bath, provision for which was made by the Mobile Bath Unit, and a prolonged sleep which slight enemy shelling did not disturb.

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.