| 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: HQ, 9 Brit Inf Bde. | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1700 | 2 Lincolns sent out a patrol to the wood 657303 and encountered strong resistance. They were unable to proceed into wood owing to hy MG fire from hedgerows at 653304, 653303, 654304 and 654301. The patrol heavily engaged the enemy, but could not adv further without incurring heavier cas. Their total cas being 1 offr, 1 sjt and 1 OR wounded. Patrol withdrew after achieving its object of pin pointing enemy posns. |
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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