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
	23	0300	Civilians came in during the night to report concentrations of enemy in the woods round the town. At 0300 an attack was launched against A & B Coy posns. With the assistance of the DF, the attack was repulsed with heavy casualties. We received information as to the future plan – that we would be relieved by a Bde of 3 British Div, and that 29 Armoured Bde Group would push through at first light, to capture DEURNEY. Our 3” mortars were continuously in action during the morning, but we had no trouble except for occasional shells. We received orders to clear an area S.E. of the town, which included a large wood where the presence of enemy was suspected.

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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