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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 Coldstream Guards
Month and Year: August 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer:
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
5   The remainder of the Squadron came back to CORTEIL and joined up with Battalion HQ. No. 2 Squadron were ordered to send a Troop up to the Southern edge of MAISONCELLES to support Capt. HOPE's SCOTS GUARDS Company who were still there and they remained there, and also Maj. ANSTRUTHER-GRAY Officer commanding No. 2 Squadron, for that day and the following night. However there were no further incidents in that area.

Source: WW2Talk.com.

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.