| 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: 4th Bn Somerset LI | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. C.G. Lipscombe |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland | 18-19 | Patrol of carr pl – MG fired on them – much movement at 759519 – unable to penetrate SE of 753514 to 761520 owing to booby traps and mines by 5 Dorsets and US Airborne Div. Fighting patrol of 'D' Coy (Lt. J.W. Jary) challenged at 738484 followed by 12 x 8.1 cm mortar bombs. Enemy sec 740483 dug in. 4 enemy secs located at area 738484 – 740483 – Verey lights fired from area Ho 739484 – Patrol successfully fought its way out of enemy cas 1 killed and 1 wounded. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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