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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: 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards.
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. G.K. Barker
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
5   The Commanding Officer and the Adjutant visited "B" Echelon in the afternoon and the Commanding Officer spoke to members of the Echelon on recent Operations and GEILENKIRCHEN battle. At tea time order was received for "B" Echelon to be clear of their billets by to-night and they therefore moved up into the Regimental area. Two new Officers joined the Regiment to-day – Captain J.M. Shelley and Lieut. N. Andrew and are posted to "B" Sqn.

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.