| 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Regt fired first concentration in support 43 Div at 0430 hrs. First barrage commenced H - 10 (0450 hrs) - Regt on left hand lane. Barrage completed 0500. Regt fired on second barrage (to support attack on MALTOT) at 0815 - completed 0854 hrs. At 1230 hrs first report of enemy counter attack on MALTOT with inf and tks came through. Regt took part in three Uncle Tgts Scale 5 between 1230 and 1300 hrs. At 1529 Regt ordered to prepare for Quick Barrage. Orders received 1545. Regt fired on Quick Barrage at 2030 hrs - completed 2102 hrs – in support 43 Div attack on Pt 112. |
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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