| 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: CE 8 Corps | ||
| Month and Year: May 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. H.H.C. Sugden, DSO, OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAC FARHAM | 1 | Ce visited RE 15 (S) Div | ||
| 2 | Ce visited RE 8 (S) Corps Tps | |||
| 3 | Ce visited CE 30 Corps. 1400 hrs CE attended demonstration Conger | |||
| 4-7 | Ce & Sore (int) engaged on Exercise "wake". | |||
| 9 | Order isued for return to normal locns of 101 & 224 Fd Coys RE. SO III (Stores) visited CE Second Army with forecast of stores for Exercise "Overlord". | |||
| 10 | CE visited CE Second Army | |||
| 11 | RE photo interpreter permanently attached to Corps HQ from Corps Tps RE | |||
| 11 | Report received from CRE 8 Corps Tps Trails of Ford Trackway carried out by 508 Fd Pk Coy RE | |||
| 12 | CE and SO II attended demonstration of Flails at ALDERSHOT. CE visited CE 1 Corps. | |||
| 13 | SO (Int) visited SO (Int) 2 Cdn Corps | |||
| 15 | Lecture by Corps Comd to all offrs of Corps HQ and Corps Tps | |||
| 18 | CE at conference -Corps Comd - 11 Arm Div | |||
| 19 | CEs rep attended Corps Medical Study Day | |||
| 20 | Ce visited RE 15 (S) Div | |||
| 23 | HQ took part in Wireless Exercise "Martha". | |||
| 24-25 | RE Exercise in Rd Recce from Air OPs ( exercise "Icarus") Taken part in by RE reps from all Divs and 8 Corps Tps RE |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
