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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: HQ 9 Brit Inf Bde
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig. G.D. Browne
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
7 1045 1 KOSB OP reported eight enemy seen at 856301 and nine men digging at 854303. Amn expenditure now restricted to, daily, 5 RPG at comd disposal real 5 RPG at CRA disposal. No mortaring suffered during day but 3 rounds med arty 816331 1200 hrs and 6 rounds 88 mm MAASHEES area. Offrs Days in bns planned to commence 12 Dec and on successive Mondays. The Bde Comd will open the series with a personal address.

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.