| 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: 9 Brit Inf Bde | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1920 | Lt Col McDonald OC 1 KOSB with Adjt called to say (a) arrangements had been made with Sappers for recce canal bank and the tunnel under the canal area 4394, the latter thought to be used by the enemy whenever he wished to infiltrate tps across the canal. (b) An OP of one of his coys situated in a house on the canal bank at 392953 saw 20 men, with wpns, moving along N of rly at 4096. (c) finally that the footbridge at 398953 was intact and a careful watch was being kept on it. |
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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