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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: 2nd Bn The Lincolnshire Regt.
Month and Year: October 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. C.L. Firbank
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
1 1900 Main body of battalion crossed start line. Start was postponed for ine hour owing to congestion on the roads leading forwad. The move itself was unventful and concentration was completed at 2400 hrs. Battalion occupied buildings in the village with tactical alarm post dug for occupation if necessary.

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.