| 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: No. 3 Indep MG Coy NF | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major W.E.N. Davis |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | We moved to area FREVENT 1299 where we were made responsible for the protection of the village. Coy HQ was set up at 123996 but in the afternoon we decided to move into FREVENT to the Chateau at 129997. We arrived here at 1750 hrs and were shelled by two SP guns until 1820 hrs when we decided to clear out very quickly. Unfortunately, Fus. Watson, the CO's batman was killed, two 15 cwts destroyed, three other vehs punctured and 1 M/C destroyed. We cleared out to 123996 and stayed the night there. |
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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