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 Royal Warwickshire Regt
Month and Year: February 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt-Col H.O.S. Herdon
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
NAIRN 1 2000 Unit Dance
2 0930 All ranks of Bn briefed by Lt-Col H.O.S. Herdon in […] Regal Cinema, NAIRN, for the 185 Inf. Bde Group Combined Operation Ex “Crown”.
3 2100 Officer's Mess Dance at Royal Marine Hotel.
BLACKLA 5   Battalion addressed by General Sir Bernard Montgomery, K.C.B., D.S.O.
INVERGORDON 6   Battalion embarked for Exercise “Crown” A
BURGHEAD 9   Bn landing for Ex “Crown”.
10   Bn returned from Ex “Crown”.
NAIRN 11   Bn Dance, Town Hall “NAIRN”, Advnace Party depart for HUNTLY. B
NAIRN 12   Adjutant's Drill Parade NAIRN.
15   Main Party of Bn arrive at HUNTLY, Bn new location. Lt.-Col. H.O.S. Herdon moved to HUNTLY. C
17 0900 C.O. held a conference on Ex 'Anchor' for officers of supporting arms.
17 1400 C.O. held conference for Coy Commanders on Ex 'Anchor'.
18 0900 'D' Coy practiced with bicycles movement as a mobile column.
19 0900 All ranks of battalion briefed by C.O. in the 'Playhouse' Cinema, HUNTLY, for the Combined Operation Ex 'Anchor'.
19 1100 - 1600 Pl and Sec Commanders briefed for Ex Anchro by O.C. Coys, using [...] model.
20 1233 Marching personnel left HUNTLY by train for Bde assembly area. Arrived 1430. Night spent in barracks at Fort George. D
21   Bn embarked for Ex 'Anchor'
22   Bn landed, carried out role, and consolidated E, F
23   Bn returned from Ex 'Anchor'.
25   Officers attended Div Conference on Ex 'Anchor' at INVERNESS.
29   Coys briefed for Tk co-operation exercise with Staff Yeo.

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