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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: 7th Bn. The Hampshire Regt.
Month and Year: December 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. D.E.B. Talbot MC
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
23   Mortaring during the evening causing two cas but otherwise a quiet day. Further patrol went out to recover the remaining bodies but on approaching it was noticed that the posn of the bodies had been changed & investigation showed that more mines had been placed around the bodies & at least one body booby trapped. The project was abandoned as an ambush was thought likely.

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.