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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
20 1500 The leading vehicle – a carrier – containing Capt Bourdillon, went over a mine. Capt Bourdillon and his driver were killed, and the Sig. Sjt. and operator, badly wounded. A nuisance mine on a barely discernable track, was the worst possible luck.

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.