| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | In the early morning explosions and shouting were heard in area of 2 KSLI. Investigation in the light disclosed that an enemy patrol had stumbled into an old enemy minefd. One dead German was found whose body had been booby-trapped. The booby trap was not noticed and when the body was moved a mine exploded killing Lt.Col. C.C. Millett, OBE, Comd 2 KSLI and killing and wounding several ORs. 185 Inf Bde Security Instr No. 1 | Appx 20 |
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.
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