| 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: 4 KSLI | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. I.L. Reeves |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMIENS | 31 | 1400 | After this check the advance continued and AMIENS was reached. There was practically no fighting at all as the Bn pushed forward and took up position. We had a tremendous reception, which was almost embarrassing in its intensity. Large numbers of prisoners were taken in co-operation with the F.F.I., whose help was invaluable. The Corps Commander, Gen O’Connor * arrived during the afternoon to congratulate us. The Bn finally settled down in these positions for the night and endeavoured to get some rest. Orders were received for the continuation of the advance to ARRAS tomorrow – we are not certain whether our final objective will be ANTWERP or BRUSSELS. * Gen. Horrocks |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, 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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