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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: The Royal Dragoons
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.W. Lloyd
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
FIELD 1   In the morning the Regiment captured a large number of enemy stragglers and shot up a lot of horse-drawn transport. All Squadrons were operating in front of 7 Armd Div. The river SOMME was crossed between AMIENS and PICQUIGNY, over a bridge which the enemy had not destroyed in the western outskirts of AMIENS. By last light patrols had pushed across the river to an average depth of 5 miles. Lt. Bertschinger, Sjt. Evans ('B' Sqn) and 2 O. Rs were wounded. Sjt. Darraugh ('D' Sqn) killed.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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