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		During evening Gnr. Prett of 125 Bty driver of Capt. Brett’s tank reported to RHQ that tank and remainder of crew had been knocked out during armoured attack on BRAS. Capt. Brett had been hit in the face by a sniper and immediately afterwards the tank hit by a shell from an anti-tank gun. Gnr. Prett was the only member of the crew uninjured and he assisted Capt. Brett and the rest of the crew save one, out of the tank. Gnr. Prett endeavoured to get the remaining man out of the tank but the turret blew up. Gnr. Prett and the wounded man were then taken prisoner and taken to BRAS where they were put in a burning house under escort. As the tanks of 3 R.T.R. entered the village the escort disappeared but the exit to the house was covered by snipers. Gnr. Prett having dressed their wounds restrained the wounded men from leaving and finalIy attracted the attention of a coy of the 8 R.B. to whom he gave information about the snipers. The wounded were then evacuated by 8 R.B. By his coolness and quick thinking Gnr. Prett undoubtedly saved the lives of his companions and gave valuable assistance to the 8 R.B. in pointing out the snipers.

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

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