| 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: 1/7th Bn The Queen's Royal Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.D. Griffiths, MC. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1400 | Following a civilian report of 2 enemy snipers in the house at 420453 an ambush patrol u/c Lt Beven was sent out to investigate. After an exchange of automatic fire in the house itself during which Cpl. Fillery was wounded, Lt Bevan helped the Cpl out to where the rest of the patrol lay in ambush and the house was shelled by an M.10. Sgt Page (18 Pl) who had apparently been shot and captured between 1000 1100 hrs, came out when the house was on fire but the enemy did not escape. Cpl Fillery died of his wounds in a few minutes. | Fuller report in appx. K |
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.
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