| 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 Cheshire Regt. | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. S.V. Keeling, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARQUAIN | 4 | 0930 | Moved off to new locn. 15 minutes before Bn HQ were due to move off shells began to fall into the village causing casualties in Divisional HQ, who were treated in our R.A.P. by the Medical Officer Capt. T.G. Owens. Moved through SECLIN – LESQUAIN and BAISIEUX to MARQUAIN which is just outside TOURNAI. Welcome by the population is truly amazing showers of fruit, wine etc. The Belgian border was crossed at 1215 hrs this morning. |
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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