| 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: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.P. Trevor, R.A. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | At approx 1400 hrs. Major Kreiser with 1 Hereford arranged smoke screen fired by 124 Bty to sp 1 Hereford in their advance across the open ground towards IJSSELSTEIJN. At 1555 hrs a series of concs arranged by C.R.A. and incl 7 US Armd Div arty were fired on IJSSELSTEIJN and shortly afterwards Capt. Lucas with leading coy 1 Hereford reported them in the village. Area consolidated for the night. New gun area 1000 yds W of the canal crossing in 7023 recced in the afternoon and regt to move by Btys as from 0600 hrs 18 Oct. Lieut. J. Morrison and Lieut. H.A. Berry joined Regt ex 31 R.H.U. |
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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