| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.K. Barker |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | At 1100 hrs the Adjutant officially handed over – in the absence of the Commanding Officer who had to go to the MAASTRICHT area early – our duties on the "Island". The Colonel arranged with Lt Col Wilson (Commanding Officer of the Fort Garry Horse) to have a pennant made with their flag on one side and ours on the other. Sqns took the opportunity of this fortuitous and happy meeting with our affiliated Canadian Regiment to be the excuse for some celebrations. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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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