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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: 6th Bn The Green Howards
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. C.F. Hutchinson, DSO
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
14 1920 Bn was on parade and taken in 3 tonners to EASTLEIGH station, where they entrained. Here there was a good deal of difficulty in finding accommodation on the train, chiefly owing to the fact that HQ 50 Div had spread themselves over the train. The train left at 2115 hrs.

Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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.