| 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: 2nd Bn K.S.L.I. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.-Col. C.G. Millett OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1300 | Bn ordered to move fwd. Route was under heavy mortar fire. Rifle Coys by a detour got past and over Moelen Beek. The bdges however were damged after the tks crossed. Rifle coys were stopped and collected but bn was without either Sp weapons or comns. 'O' Gp severely mortared. Lt. Eaves I.O. wounded. Attack called off until brs cleared. Bn dug in, in open fds in midst of Schu Mine Fields. Rained in torrents. Heavy Mortar stonks and some M.G. fire during evening. Casualties suffered from mines as well. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.
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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