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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 Regt.
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
24   Sups would be brought to the bank by DUKWs, off loaded by C Coy on to assault boats and taken over the river by B Coy who would off load them on the far bank. The crossing was to take place to the West of 4 Dorset crossing just W of the Airborne bridgehead. 4 Dorset task was to est a br head on the far bank and join up with the Poles and 1st Br Airborne tps.

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.