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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: 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
29   The Padre held Service for Sqns. at which the 30 Corps D.A.C.G. preached the sermon. The Commanding Officer, 2nd-in-Comd. and Adjutant visited the SRY on the Island and found out details of our duties there when we relieve the SRY on 2 Nov. The Commanding Officer and Adjutant returned across the River using the Class 9 Ferry run by the REs. The Bde I.O. (Captain P.J.R.B. Barlow) called in the morning.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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