WO 171/997 - 151 Ayrshire Yeomanry - July 1944

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
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: 151st (A.Y.) Field Regiment, R.A.
Month and Year: July 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.C. Phillips, R.A.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	5		This was the quietest day yet during the present battle tgts were engaged at 1245, 1300 and 1315 which had been arranged as part of Fire Plan for support of 43 Div in their attack on ETTERVILLE which did not finally go in. Capt. Garrett and Capt O’Neill continued to engage small working parties, machine guns, etc, particularly on Pt 112. O.Ps reported that enemy shelling of the fwd areas on the R. ODON had decreased considerably since the Cdn attack on CARPIQUET. Capt. Garrett had observation on the road from OMENAY to ST. HONORINE du FAY during these last two days and was able to report movement of MT in the area. At 2230 Regt fired its first H.F. Task for the night in support 159 Bde who were being relieved.

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.

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