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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
28 1135 Two pls of "C" Coy advanced through the KASTEEL to take up posns in the NW and NE corners. Coy HQ and one pl were in the KASTEEL. "A" Coy were ordered to advance through "C" Coy to carry out phase II. The area from the KASTEEL to LOON-OP-ZAND was thickly wooded and had been subjected to severe arty fire. 3 Broken branches and trees completely obscured the tracks. The platoon which should have established itself on the NW corner overshot the mark and reached the main rd at 157398 and there engaged the enemy moving along the rd.

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.