WO 171/1349 - 3 Monmouthshire Regiment - 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: 3 MON
Month and Year: August 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.G. Orr

Place	Date	Hour	Summary
UPMINSTER	1		Remained at UPMINSTER. Rejoined 159 Inf Bde
	2		Advance continued under comd 159 Bde; 3 MON and 2 F&F Yeo leading. Move to West of LE BENY BOCAGE.
	2	1800	Bn reached LE COISSEL.
LE COISSEL	3 & 4		Quiet. No enemy activity
-do-	5		Enemy shelling and mortaring commences. Capt B.K. Reynolds (MON) killed. Lt J.J. How (SWB) wounded. Two Signallers killed by direct hit on exchange. Several Other Ranks killed and wounded by shell and mortar fire. Reynolds, Bert Kenneth
-do-	6		Relief of Bn by 1 NORFOLKS.
	6	1400	"C" Coy relieved and leave area. Maj J.H. France (KSLI) killed on move out. France, John Henry
	6	1630	Heavy shelling. Bombed in mistake by American Thunderbolt fighters.
	6	1800	Heavy enemy counter attack Repulsed.
	6	2130	"C" Coy returns to LE COISSEL.Lt. G.E. Kiddle (Witts) and Sec of carriers; Lt R. Altass (Wilts) and 2/Lt G.C. Williams (Welch) missing. Capt R.J.D. Carrick wounded and dies of wounds. Carrick, Richard James David
-do-	7		Adjt returns to LE COISSEL. Maj J Liddel (SWB) wounded. Lt JF Page (SWB) evacuated
-do-	8		Adjt leave LE COISSEL at night. Lt L. HANSLER (Cdn) evacuated.
-do-	9	2230	Relief of Bn at LE COISSEL effected.
	10	0300	Bn arrives in posn in second line for rest and refitting.
	11		In rest area. Lt J.J. How rejoins Bn
Rest Area	12		Draft of 128 S.W.B. arrived at about 2200 hrs. Orders already received to move at midnight 12/13.
	13	0200	Bn relieved Glasgow highlanders in posn North of LASSY. Under comd 29 Armd Bde. "C" Coy move to take up posns in LASSY.
LASSY	14	0600	Attack started under comd 2 F&F Yeo, and reached LA ROCQUE. Casualties 10 killed and 35 wounded. "B" Coy suffered worst from enemy shelling and mortar and SA fire, incl Capt RA Bristow (SWB) wounded and CSM Powell (killed)
LA ROCQUE	15		Bn remains at LA ROCQUE
	16		Advance resumed.
LA CARNEILLE	17		Bn crosses river in evening with light casualties and encamped night on high ground across river. Maj JF Keyes (SWB) wounded. Capt G Jones (Welch) wounded, but remain at duty.
-do-	18		Adv resumed and by evening PUTANGES reached. Rifle Coys cross R. ORNE by toggle ropes. Cas light, incl one drowned in crossing. Rifle Coys est. across river; Bn HQ remains in PUTANGE.
PUTAGNES	19		At PUTAGNES awaiting completion of bridge over river by RE.
	19	2100	Adv resumed. Maj HA Todman (SWB) evacuated.
	20		Adv continues. Many prisoners taken. Travelling along Southern edge of FALAISE pocket.
	21		Adv continues through ARGENTAN towards GACE.
ARGENTAN - GACE road	21	2000	"A" Coy run into enemy pocket and suffer one OR killed and 10 wounded, incl Capt G. Jones (WELCH). Heavy rain.
	22		Advance resumed and Bn reached L'AIGLE in evening. Rifle Coys consolidate Bn HQ established in town.
L'AIGLE	23		Town held while 43 Div pass through.
	23	1400	Bn move to RAI SUR RILLE to restaand refit. Maj WP Sweetman (N.Staffs) rejoined and resumes duties of 2 IC.
RAI	24		Capt L. Moody and Capt JM Thornycroft (Beds and Herts), Lt V. Mountford (Herefords), Lt Foster and 2/Lt Moffett (Green Howards) and 40 Other Ranks join Bn.
RAI	26		Maj GA Hall, Capt WD Bromnlie (S. Staffs) and Lt JA Hislop (Canadian) and 60 Other Ranks join Bn
RAI	27		Rest
RAI	28	1100	Bn commences journey to R. SEINE, and encamp night between R. EURE and R. SEINE south of GAILLON.
GAILLON	29		Journey resumed and R. SEINE crossed at VERNON Bridgehead and encamp night near ECOS.
ECOS	30	0600	Adv resumed. Orders received to continue drive through night. By morning reached village of CONTY. After clearing village, advance resumed and at
	30	1300	AMIENS entered. Br intact over R. SOMME. Rifle Coys cross, Bn HQ in town.Lt A.G. Anderson (Canadian) joins Bn.
	30		Lieut. Colonel, Comdg. 2nd Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, R.A.C.

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