WO 171/997 - 151 Ayrshire Yeomanry - September 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: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.P. Trevor, R.A.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	7		Orders received 0300 hrs for continuation of advance into HOLLAND by breaking out of bridgehead held by 4 KSLI. Position of KSLI had been critical for some hours and at approx 0930 hrs plan was changed. Major Mitchell arranged target to enable food to be sent over to 4 KSLI. Mortars and M.Gs continuously engaged. At 1530 hrs Fire Plan arranged by C.R.A. and controlled by Major Mitchell was fired with 151 (AY), 13 RHA, 86 Field, and 90 Field for 40 mins to protect withdrawal of 4 KSLI across ALBERT CANAL. 124 Bty fired smoke screen. About 1 hour before withdrawal Capt. Bowden was wounded in the knee and evacuated. Withdrawal successfully completed. Regt laid on D.F. in sp of 1 Hereford who were patrolling east bank of R. SCHELDE north of HOBOKEN. A visit to the Belgian customs in ANTWERP was very fruitful to-day. Customs were in possession of large quantities of wines and cigars previously destined for Germany. This they were giving away to Regts on request. Hence Regt obtained approximately 800 bottles of wine amd 8000 cigars which were issued on scale of one bottle of wine and 10 cigars per man.

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

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