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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: 1 E. Lan. R.
Month and Year: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer:
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
8 0845 At 0845 hrs "A" Coy was mortared and suffered five casualties. Mortaring was due to movement of line parties and food carrying parties which were clearly observed from the far bank. Our arty and mors replied. The rest of the day was quiet except for some slight shelling. Lt-Col. F.F.E. Allen assumed command.

Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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.