| 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 Wiltshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. E.L. Luce, DSO, TD |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-17 | During this period the bn was holding rather a long front . The en showed no signs of offensive action except for intermittent shelling all along the front. Bn provided a lot of inf for 130 and 124 Bdes for their forthcoming attack by and means of partrols and OP's, of which there were fourin the Bn area. The en were very careless made no attempt at concealment. the Pnrs searched for and cleared many mines on ground over which the attack was to pass. |
Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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.
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