| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Approx 1330 hrs CRA ordered recce parties forward to area south of DEMOUVILLE. Regt ordered to move appr 1630 hrs to cross LONDON BRIDGE over CAEN Canal after 22 Armd Bde. Coln held up and Regt eventually crossed bridge 2000 hrs and arrived new area S of DEMOUVILLE 2130 hrs. Shelling encountered on outskirts of CUVERVILLE. Regt in action during night 18/19 Jul and laid on DF Tasks to protect 159 Bde area near LE MESNIL FREMENTAL. |
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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