| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Another party of 6 Officers and 130 O.R.s went to the Brigade Rest Camp and the previous party returned to-day. The Commanding Officer and Major S.R.M. Jenkins MC also went on leave for 3 days. Major W.P. Riley immediate award of the MC was announced to-day. The Regiment had to supply by night at DEEST (near "B" Sqn) a section to watch the river WAAL to the West. "B" Sqn. did this job last night, and the Recce Tp were to do it to-night and to-morrow night. |
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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