| 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: A/Q Branch 3 Br Inf Div. | ||
| Month and Year: August 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Maj Gen. L.G. Whistler, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | Adm Order no 17 issued | 'A' | |
| 2 | Rear HQ moved from area COLEVILLE to area south of BAYEUX on coming under Comd 8 Corps. T/Capt. KG Rigg (224533) RA assumed appointment as Staff Capt 'A'. | |||
| 5 | Rear HQ moved to ST MARTIN DE BESAGES. | |||
| 8 | T/Lt-Col. GD Browne (34575) Hamps relinquished appointment GSO I & assumed appointment Comd. 9 Br Inf Bde. T/Lt-Col. WFH Kempster (41170) KSLI assumed appointment as GSO I. T/Lt-Col. CF Firbank (28072) Som LI relinquished appointment GSO I (L) on appointment CO 2 Lincolns. | |||
| 10 | Adm.Order No. 18 issued. | 'B' | ||
| 30-31 | Star ENSA Concert 1500 and 1900 hrs at FLERS starring Flanaghan and Allan, Kay Cavendish and Florence Desmond. | |||
| 31 | The Band of HM Life Gurads visited 185 Bde at TINCHEBRAY. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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