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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: 17th Field Coy. RE.
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Major L. Scott-Bowden DSO, MC, RE.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
3   RO 11 out on recce of roads in area. All platoons engaged on building cribs to strengthen br at 721542. A great deal of bumping of sleapers and stores involved and progress consequently slow. Work completed 1430 hrs and br classification increased from 2 to 12. O i/c 1 Pl with small party experimented on setting woods on fire. Comd post completed 1600 hrs. Office set up in there. Some enemy shelling and bombing during night but nothing in coy area. Weather wet.

Source: Guido Siebers, transcribing: Mia Litjens.

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.