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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 The Royal Ulster Rifles
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.C. Harris
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
23   At 600 hrs mortar shell fell in Bn area. CO held conference at 900 hrs. At 1530 hrs mortar shells fell in Bn area causing 4 fatal casualties. A priest , Nurse, Bn interpreter & a member of A Coy who were burying a civilian at 786284. The counter mortar OP submitted a number of shell & mortar reps to CMO Bde. Weather still fine.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.

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.