WO 171/997 - 151 Ayrshire Yeomanry - July 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: 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
	19		Attack went well - C.R.A. ordered smokescreen at 1605. This was stopped by Captain Rolfe as it was obscuring BRAS itself. 2 N Yeo then ordered to attack HUBERT FOLIE approx 1820 hrs. Captain Rolfe ordered U Tgt and smokescreen in area S of IFS to protect right flank of 2 FF and 2 N Yeo from A.Tk guns. This object successfully achieved. 29 Armd Bde having attacked BRAS and HUBERT FOLIE 159 Inf Bde ordered to take over, A.Y. O.Ps moving with them. A/Major Dornan and Captain Garrett moved with 4 KSLI to HUBERT FOLIE. 4 KSLI met opposition from machine guns on wood on Southern outskirts of the village and Major Dornan undertook the tgt as the F.O.O. Captain Garrett could not observe the particular place himself. As accuracy was required Major Dornan ordered the guns to range. Not seeing the first round Major Dornan left his half-track O.P. and crawled forward, though under fire, to get better observation. In doing so he was hit in both legs by machine gun bullets. Major Dornan saw the next round on the tgt and having been helped back to his half-track by his driver, L/Bdr. Sim, brought down the fire of the Regiment and silenced the enemy M.Gs thus assisting the Inf to advance and capture the objective. Before allowing himself to be evacuated in his own truck, Major Dornan also collected three wounded soldiers of 4 KSLI. Major Dornan by his enterprise and determination greatly assisted the attack of 4 KSLI. Also L/Bdr. Sim by helping Major Dornan back to his truck probably saved the Major’s life and so enabled the guns of the Regiment to fire for effect.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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