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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: 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
14   Lt. Burrell and 20 ORs reached their objective at the tr junc 410460. The enemy in this area were very active and it was impossible to carry out the ambush planned. The patrol put harassing fire along the tr running NW to tr junc 406463 and the Southern edge of the wood from 412413 incl the tr junc 407465. The enemy replied with spandau fire. A full report of Lt Burrell’s Fighting Patrol is at appx. N

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.