| 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: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.K. Barker |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Method. At a time - probably P.M. 3rd October at first light "B" Sqn would move to area near 8 DLI West of BEMMEL and in an emergency would support 8 DLI. Attack will be carried out by 8 DLI and 6 DLI. "C" Sqn. when the attack had started would move into "B" Sqn area and OC "C" Sqn. would recce the area round the 9 DLI. RHQ would go with 151 Bde with the usual two tanks. |
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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