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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: 1st Bn Suffolk Regt
Month and Year: January 1945 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R.E. Goodwin, DSO
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
MEERLO 1 0001 The enemy greeted the New Year by indiscriminate firing of automatic weapons and light signals along the whole length of the battalion front. Some of the fire was directed vertically into the air.

Source: Stichting Adoptiegraven-Venray, 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.