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: 3rd Br Inf Divisional Postal Unit | ||
Month and Year: May 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
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DENMEAD, HANTS. | 1-14 | Services normal. | ||
15 | F.P.O. B.9 serving 9 Br Inf Bde Group, closed after close of business. Home Service Cash and Stock (Final Account) returned to Home Postal Centre, Units of 9 Br Inf Bde Group now served by F.P.O. att. H.Q. 3 Br Inf Div (FPO D.3). | |||
16 | F.P.O. B8 serving 8 Br Inf Bde Group Units closed after close of business. Home Service Cash and Stocks (Final Account) returned to Home Postal Centre. Units of 8 Br Inf Bde Group now served from FPO att. HQ 3 Br Inf Div (FPO D3). | |||
17-23 | Services normal. | |||
24 | Units of 3 Br Inf Div commenced Marshalling and placed in sealed camps. Mails for these Units delivered to, and collected from these camps by formational Postal Unit. | |||
25-28 | Services normal. | |||
29 | One subaltern from 13 L of C Postal Unit and 8 O.Rs from No 8 Base A.P.O. attached to 3 Br Inf Div Postal Unit to carry on existing services after departure of main body to East Coast to Marshall into craft serials. | |||
31 | O.C. 3 Br Inf Div Postal Unit and 14 O.Rs to Marshalling Camp Nr TILBURY. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.