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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: 15th/19th Hussars
Month and Year: August 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt Col A.D. Taylor, MC.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
24   Rained hard all morning and afternoon. Received orders in the morning to move off the same evening and join 129 lnf Bde Gp of 43 Div for operation of crossing R. SEINE at VERNON. Moved off about 1715hrs the weather having by that time cleared up. Leagered for the night at about 982470. Received orders from Brigadier 129 lnf Bde for following day's operation.

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

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