| 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: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.C. Phillips, R.A. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regt reverted u/c H.Q.R.A. 11 Armd Div. Enemy counter attack against 1 Hereford posn across the R. ODON developed at 0300 hrs. Major the Lord Montgomerie with O.C. 1 Hereford called for D.F. (SOS) Task DAINTY. This was passed by RHQ on net to HQRA 15 (S) Div and call for fire was answered by four Fd and two Med Regts. Lord Montgomerie called for Rate 3 for 7 mins which was reduced by stages to rate ½. |
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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