| 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: 2nd Bn E. Yorkshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. N.J. Dickson |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Another quiet morning. Bn ordered to attack spur of high ground on left front. This quickly cancelled, as 1 Suffolk, moving NE had encountered no opposition. New plan was for C Coy to move along rd going NE from pt 279 to the rlwy br. 716297, thence to X-tr 726202, followed by fwd Bn HQ, one sqn tks 4 Coldm Gds & B Coy. D & A Coys moving later upon CO’s orders. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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