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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: 4th Bn The Dorset Regt.
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Major J.S. Eyre
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
27 1215 Pte soldier in A Coy shot up 5 enemy sawing wood in area 743508, killing two and wounding two. 20 enemy then put in an attack which failed completely.

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.