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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: 63 (Oxf Yeo) A tk Regt RA
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J. Thomson, TD, RA
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
LOUVAIN and WATERSCHEIDE 29   Regiment moved in T.C.Vs to new location and settled in. Accomodation adequate and comfortable. Officers billetted on local population. WATERSCHEIDE is a modern coal-mining area, and all inhabitants are employed directly or indirectly by the pits. This is the first British unit to be stationed here, and the inhabitants were most kind and helpful and gave a great welcome.

Source: Guido Siebers, transcribing: Jeroen Koppes.

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.