| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M/R 463308 | 24 | 1100 | Moving off to just North of ZON over the Canal. Some confusion on the roads this morning due partly to congestion over the bridge at ZON. Arrived at new locn in pinewoods. Enemy doing some shelling of area during the afternoon. Towards evening and throughout night enemy continually shelled area with 210's 105's and 88's. Very little sleep. Bn HQ had also to man defence posts as some enemy tanks and infantry were swanning about on our side of the road approx 3000 yds away. Weather fine. Enemy pocket has broken rd about 2 miles north of our present locn. |
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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