| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1600 | OC 1 KOSB suggested that in pursuance of the Bde policy of vigorous night patrolling by patrols of not less than two sec str he would have approx 100 men per night engaged on patrolling his bn front. This being so he asked that the nightly "patrolling" rum ration for 30 men on issue to units in the line, be increased to a nightly ration for all men patrolling. BRASCO immediately took the matter up with 3 Brit Inf Div and authority for this increase in rum ration was granted. |
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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