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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
8   By night a strong patrol of "B" Company, under Major J.W. Hyde, and two troops of tanks from 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry attempted to move down into CAEN. Progress was seen obstructed by the ruin and havoc wrought in the town and its approaches by RAF bombing. Some mines were encountered, and, once it was felt that an advance in daylight would save casualties, the march in was postponed until the following day.

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.