| 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: 4 KSLI | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.L. Reeves |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERS-SUR-SELLES | 31 | 1230 | Just South of AMIENS at VERS-SUR-SELLES there was a slight check and we had an unpleasant surprise. An enemy tank with two soft vehicles suddenly appeared from a side road in the middle of the column. B Company did the quickest detour on record as their four T.C.V.’s were knocked out in quick succession and went up in flames. Their casualties were only two men wounded – this being due to one of the enemy soft vehicles, obviously loaded with petrol, which, when hit, gave an excellent impromptu smoke screen. The tank withdrew before it could be engaged effectively. |
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.
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