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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: HQ 185 Inf Bde (incl Def Pl)
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Brig. E.L. Bols, DSO.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
MELDERSLO 18   Considerable number of aircraft heard before first light. One British a/c jettisoned incendiaries on coy of 1 Norfolk. Enemy patrol found in own arty OP at first light driven out into adjoining wood. 1 Norfolk patrol searched wood but no enemy found. 185 Inf Bde Adm Instr No. 19 ,, 19

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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.