| 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: 2nd Bn The Royal Warwickshire Regt | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt-Col. D.L.A. Gibbs, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | A quiet day in the same position. A few casualties from shell fire Lt PWF Lamb - IO - was wounded. German Prisoners still coming in. Following message received from HQ, 3 Br Inf Div:- "The Divisional Commander has received a letter from the GOC-in-C Second Army congratulating the Division on the splendid fighting qualities shown during operation ‘Charnwood’, resulting in the capure of CAEN. The Divisional Commander wishes to add his own congratulations and directs that this message shall be passed on to all ranks in the Div.” |
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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