| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Parties from each Pl sent to new coy location to do digging of weapon pits, vehicle pits, etc. in preparation for move of coy on following day. New area about 1 mile away from present location and thickly wooded. At approx 2215hrs FR 2 arrived from HQRE to say coy was to move to south side of R. MEUSE to arrive in new location not later than 1100 hrs. Move was laid on straight away. Bulldozer sent back to 16 Fd Pk Coy. Weather: 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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