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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: 3rd R. Tks.
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: 1-6: Major N.H. Bourne, D.S.O. 7-.: Lt Col A.W. Brown M.C.
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
27 1400 Inf pl supported by REs enter houses at 779234 and set booby traps.They withdrew successfully at 1500 hrs.Civilians seen moving from SW to NE in front of rectangle wood.Appreciated that enemy evacuating civilians. Civilians in A Sqn area are evacuated by 1630 hrs. No civs left forward of locality. At last light Spandau fire incl tracer from factory area.

Source: 11th Armoured Division.

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.