| 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: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.C. Phillips, R.A. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Convoy arrived off French coast near OUISTREHAM approx 1000 hrs. Allied warships bombarded CAEN throughout the day. Off-loading commenced on Empire Canyon. Occasional shelling of shipping by German mobile bty. First ‘rhino’ waded 1730 hrs and first party with Commanding Officer, Major The Lord Montgomerie, Adjutant (Capt. N.W.Higgin, RA) landed on Roger beach 1800 hrs. Vehs waded approx 2 feet of water. |
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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