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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
27 0015 Enemy shelled area of BEEGDEN 7389. One shell landed 12 yards from Bn Command Post. During this period the height of the river rose rapidly flooding over both banks. The area in the loop of the river SW of COL 7589 was completely covered forcing the enemy to evacuate his posns on the bank of the river.

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.