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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 Cheshire Regt.
Month and Year: September 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. S.V. Keeling, DSO
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
8 1130 Locn in the Abbey at AVERBODE. Handed a blue print received from the Belgian White Army, it was found in one our crashed Wellingtons. The crew of five were buried in the Abbey cemetery by the monks. Blue print showed the complete wiring of the Fortress bomber. Crew were buried in 1943.

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.