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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: 4 KSLI
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.L. Reeves
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
7 1300 At 1300 hrs we got orders to prepare to withdraw at 1530 under a heavy arty. support programme. The men were detailed off in boat loads and everything was got ready. The withdrawal took place almost without casualties and the RE’s under CRE were magnificent. Ambulances were awaiting the casualties, and TCV’s the remainder.

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.