WO 171/1326 - 4 King's Shropshire Light Infantry - September 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 4 KSLI
Month and Year: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.L. Reeves

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	14		A cadre was started for the last draft, and was run in the buildings of a German Naval training establishment at HECHTEREN. The Corps Commander came to speak to the Bde, as 11 Arm Div is now leaving 30 Corps for 8 Corps. Gen Horrocks said that 11 Armoured Div was the best Arm Div that he had ever had under command, and that he felt that this excellence was mainly due to the fact that it had a first class Infantry Brigade. We felt that this was rather gratifying. Lieuts Bourdillon and Matthewman were promoted Captain.	App C3

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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