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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: 7th Bn The Hampshire Regiment
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
29   CO attended O Gp at Bde HQ and later carried out recce of area HILLENSBERG 7266 with a view to holding the area as part of Bde p[…] against enemy attack from the North. C and D Coys held belated Christmas dinners.

Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Jeroen Koppes.

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.