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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
21   Commanding Officer arranged for Fire Plan Orange to be fired at 1930 hrs by 151 AY and 77 DL Med for 15 mins in sp 1 Hereford who sent three coys across the canal to establish small bridgehead to enable the sappers to work on the bridge. DF Tasks arranged to ring 1 Hereford and also outer ring outside ASTEN on call to 4 KSLI who were to pass through and capture ASTEN with 2 FF Yeo 22 Sep. Orange fired successfully and two coys 1 Hereford reported safely across. Moderately heavy enemy mortaring and shell fire was put down on the area of SOMEREN. While taking up supplies to Major Kreiser with 1 Hereford Capt R G Vere Nicoll Bty Capt 124 Bty was wounded by mortar bomb. Capt Nicoll received severe leg wound as well as minor wounds in arm and face and was evacuated.

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

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