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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: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
11   Bn moved embussed in TCVs from HEUMEN at 1045 hrs forming part of 130 Bde coln as detailed in 7 Hamps O Inst No 19. Bn arrived at OORSBEEK at 2330 hrs having covered a distance of 105 miles. All tps were accomodated in houses & farms recced by recce party. The villagers were found to be extremely helpful & did all in their power to make the troops comfortable.

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.