| 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 Ulster Rifles | ||
| Month and Year: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bn returned to Hawick from “Ex Leap Year”. | |||
| HAWICK | 4 | Adv. party left for “Ex Handsup” – demonstration to Bn of Wasp flamethrower by Carrier Pl. | ||
| 6 | Bn boxing team wins final of Div boxing competition. | |||
| 7 | Comd Offrs inspection of Bn, eqpt & clothing at assault scale. | |||
| 12-13 | Recce party left for “Ex Handsup”. | |||
| 13 | Baggage party left for “Handsup”. | |||
| FIELD | 15 | Main body left for “Ex Handsup” exercise to move to conc area. | ||
| 16 | Bn in conc area. Camp A9. | |||
| 24 | Camp A9 wired in. | |||
| 24-26 | Bn passed out in lifting of German mines. | |||
| 25 | Lecture to Bn on interrogation by Div Interrogator. Recce Gp left for Ex Fabius III. Camp sealed. | |||
| 26 | Briefing of all offrs for Ex Fabius III. | |||
| 27-28 | Briefing down to pls. | |||
| 29 | Bn left for marshalling areas. | |||
| 30 | Bn in marshalling areas, sorted in craft. | |||
| 30 | Loads for Ex Fabius III. | |||
| 30 | Weather: 1 dry; 2-4 wet; 5-12 dry; 13 wet; 14 dry; 15-19 wet; 20-30 dry |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
