| 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: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.P. Trevor, R.A. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Regt received orders to sp attack on 12 Sep by 2 Welsh Gds and 1 Welsh Gds on HECHTEL X rds which had continued to hold out. 2 IC, Major A.P. Stanton acting as CRA’s rep contacted OC Welsh Gds at 0700 hrs and arranged for regt and bty 64 Med to fire concentration rate 1 on HECHTEL X rds from 0815 to 0845. Concentration successful and fire continued until 0900 hrs on orders 2 IC. Welsh Gds cleared up HECHTEL by midday and 3 Mon and 3 RTR took over. Recce parties proceeeded 1400 hrs to new area 3681 in flat wooded country SE of HECHTEL. Regt moved 1500 hrs. Intention to remain in posn in sp 159 Inf Bde who were to remain concentrated for 3 or 4 days in triangle HECHTEL – PEER – 3575. |
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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