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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: 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.E. Swetenham
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
22   'B' Sqn in sp 1 RWF ordered to clear enemy from village of BLISTERVELD 3419. This operation was successfully carried out. Regt under comd 51 Div. Adv on MIDDEL-BEERS 2721 where considerable opposition was met. Regt spent night in area DONK 2817.

Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, transcribing: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com.

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.