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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 151st (A.Y.) Field Regiment, R.A. | ||
| Month and Year: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.C. Phillips, R.A. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDERSHOT | 1 | Regt arrived new location WATERLOO EAST BKS, ALDERSHOT approx. 1700 hrs. Bks shared between 13 RHA (HAC) and 151 (AY) Fd Regt. R.A. | ||
| 4 | P.A.D. and Fire Fighting Instructions issued. | Appendix ‘A’ | ||
| 6 | Major Dearborne, U.S. Army lectured to officers and NCOs on political and economic life in America. | |||
| 6 | Privilege leave stopped w.e.f. 2359 6 Apr. | |||
| 6 | First collection made at pay parade for Ayrshire Yeomanry Benevolent Fund. | |||
| 7 | Exercise set by Commanding Officer to practice Command Post Staffs in the control and variation of a Rolling Barrage. | Appendix ‘B’ | ||
| 8 | Regt brought under Unit Censorship. | |||
| 9 | Amendment to ‘151st (A.Y) Standing Orders in the Field’ issued. | Appendix ‘C’ | ||
| 10 | Easter Monday observed as Regt whole holiday. | |||
| 10 | Major Dearborne, U.S. Army returned to unit. Major I.A. Graham-Young rejoined. | |||
| 12 | C.R.A’s miniature range exercise to improve accuracy and speed up response of guns. Regt deployed area PYESTOCK WOOD. Miniature Range layout on Sports Ground Waterloo East Bks. | |||
| 13 | Regt provided plotters for 13 R.H.A. (HAC) for C.R.A’s Miniature Range Ex. | |||
| 14 | Closed address adopted - 151st (A.Y) Field Regiment, R.A., A.P.O, England. Regt moved to LARKHILL for Div Arty Practice. | |||
| 15 | A.M.: Calibration carried out. | |||
| 15 | P.M.: Div Arty practice. Quick Barrage and Rolling Barrage practiced. | |||
| 16 | DF and SOS Tasks registered 15 Apr fired. Engagement of ‘U’ Tgts practiced. Regt returned from LARKHILL. | |||
| 17 | Re-drilling course for personnel recently joined commenced. | |||
| 18 | T.A.B. and T.T. Inoculations. | |||
| 18 | C.R.A’s Command Post Exercise carried out in Bks to check correct procedure carried out at Tp and Bty C.Ps during ‘M’ & ‘U’ Tgts, Quick Barrages and Oboe Smoke Screens. | |||
| 18 | Captain W.S. Chaird (Parachutist FOO) and Captain P.S.Y. Garrett (Glider FOO) left for Airborne Ex ‘Mush’ | |||
| 19 | T.A.B. & T.T. Inoculations. | |||
| 20 | Ex Beverley VI to produce wireless activity and practice normal comns. Regt rear link took part. | |||
| 20 | Lt.Col. Bright and GSO II from AFV Inspectorate visited unit. | |||
| 22 | 124 Bty S.A. Firing CAESARS Camp. | |||
| 24 | Regt moved to LARKHILL. | |||
| 25-27 | Regt provided guns for S of Arty Course to practice Airborne FOOs in M Tgt Procedure. 1800 HE fired. Successful practice carried out. Captain P.S.Y. Garrett and Captain W.S. Caird attended course for Airborne FOOs. Regt returned to ALDERSHOT 2100 hrs 27 Apr. | Appendix ‘D’ | ||
| 26 | Colonel N.E. Weatherall, OBE, AAG(L) ‘att’ SECO visited unit to discuss documentation and ‘A’ problems. | |||
| 30 | ‘B’ Veh wading practice at ARBORFIELD to practice wading of best drivers. | |||
| 30 | Captain W.S. Caird, R.A. (Parachutist FOO) attached to 8 AGRA for operational role. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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