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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: 4th Bn The Dorsetshire Regt.
Month and Year: November 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. W.Q. Roberts
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
753538 8 1400 Route and details for adv party of Bn sent in from Bde. Orders are that the Bn will concentrate in area GELEEN 6565 on 11 Nov 44 after lying up in area 6853 for 36 hrs. Bn will be relieved tomorrow night by a Bn of Cdn Hamilton L.I. and will proceed then to lying up area prior to 100 mile move south. Very few incidents to report all day selected targets shelled intermittently by our own arty.

Source: Joris Nieuwint, The Battlefield Explorer, 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.