WO 171/997 - 151 Ayrshire Yeomanry - August 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: August 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.C. Phillips, R.A.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	18		Adv contd. At 0830 hrs. Major Mitchell with 3 RTR reported BRIOUZE clear of the enemy and that contact had been made with American patrols coming up from the south. Regt moved approx 0845 hrs to new area about 3 miles W of BRIOUZE. The advance was now halted for several hours while the question of use of the Centre Line was amicably settled with the Americans. Regt recorded some tgts in west of 1 Hereford meeting trouble while clearing up to north east of BRIOUZE but none engaged. Orders received at 1630 hrs 2 i/c ordered to recce harbour area one mile west of ECOUCHE. Regt to move at 1730 hrs. in 159 Bde column – non tactical march but recce parties at head of regtl column. March continued satisfactorily until 159 Bde reached dis point two miles beyond FREMONTEL. At this point enemy brought down mortar fire and Lieut.Col. H.C. Phillips R.A. was wounded in the leg. Also his D.R., batman and the drivers of his half track and staff car. Capt. Nicoll with him also had slight wound in the leg. All the party, less Cart Nicoll were evacuated. Before allowing himself to be put into an ambulance Lt.Col. Phillips himself gave orders on the wireless. He ordered the 2 i/c Major A.P. Trevor R.A. to return back along the route at once and assume command of the regt and directed that Major W.N. Mitchell, R.A. should take over duties of 2 i/c. Col. Phillips also directed that the Regt should be diverted from the Centre Line and that a new route should be recced at once. Only after he had completed these instructions did Col. Phillips submit to evacuation. His orders were carried out and the Regt turned south at FREMONTEL X rds and approached ECOUCHE from the S.W. Owing to the enemy opposition regt came into action on the request of comd 159 Inf Bde approx one mile S.W. of ECOUCHE. In action in new area approx 2300 hrs.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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