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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: 2nd Bn The Seaforth Highlanders
Month and Year: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.L.W. Andrews
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
17 2235 C Coy report on objective. B Coy pass through C Coy towars their objective. Bn Hq moves fwd from D Coy area to C and find C Not on objective. On investigation, it is found that No Coy is on its proper objective for Phase One, all being some 500 - 700 yds short - owing to bad weather, inaccurate maps and general lack of visibility. Co orders C Coy to move fwd through B Coy to their original objective Phase One. D and A Coys, who were following up Tac Bn Hq, ordered to halt. Spasmodic enemy shelling.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Pim van Gelder.

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