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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: 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
10   Day spent in the same location. Monks were only too eager to show us round the Abbey and grounds which amongst other things had its own Printing Works. An order has been issued by Higher Authority that buildings will not be used for cover, but why are the men not issued with bivouacs to counteract this. Hardly a day passes without the men getting wet through and the heavy dew at night doesn't help a great deal. Weather wet and windy. Coy locns unchanged.

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.