| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 Pl made further improvements to their br. Further experiments with winter bivouacs carried out. All Officers and NCOs down to Cpl attended demonstration by 253 Fd Coy of pulling mines. Very interesting. Boche aircraft shot down in flames during demonstration. OC and 2 i/c recced possible new coy location. In the evening one man from 3 Pl went out with each of two patrols sent out by 1 Norfolks. Patrols did not get quite as far as intended, but brought back useful information. Little enemy activity during night. Weather fine but cold. |
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.
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