| 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: 5 Wilts | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. W.Q. Roberts |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1600 | OP est at railway crossing in 'D' Coy area. Occasional shells fell in Bn area. 'D' Coy patrols covered area in front of enemy posn, Recced Wood at 716738. Enemy set fire to haystack and occupied X Rds 712734. SOS was brought on it and lifted to Wood at 0200 hrs. Fighting patrol reported going to within 60x of enemy posn, were fired on at this range by MGs. They returned fire and then withdrew safely. No prisoners. |
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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