| 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: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | At 0930 hrs a few enemy were soon for a short while at the river crossing 433369 but apart from that the enemy was very much under cover. 'C' Coy sent a patrol out after dark with the object of replacing trip flares which had been set off by visitors and animals. The AP mines laid in front of this coy had been found very effective when judged by the results of their effect on some unfortunate cattle that pulled the trip wires. It was found that the mines had been laid too close to coys posn and that in setting off these mines, the cattle had made the area quite unhealthy, through metal flying over the heads of the men in the trenches. After this all mines were laid 100 yds from the coy posn. A standing patrol from 'A' Coy which had been established on the sand dunes, was relieved at 1900 hrs by a battle patrol from 'B' Coy. From there a patrol of one offr and 3 was sent out to see if the houses at 427375 were occupied. They located some enemy posns at 433372. |
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.
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