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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: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.D. Griffiths, DSO, MC.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
5 1445 Tactical recce parties (OsC of Coys & Spec Pls) left Bn HQ and proceeded on route X-rds 157448 - tr junc 179453 where "D" Coy Comd's carrier ran over a mine. Maj. P. Barnsley, OC "D" Coy, and the driver of the carrier were both wounded. Maj. Barnsley received extensive leg injuries. The recce party eventually arrived at the RV after taking another route.

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.