WO 171/997 - 151 Ayrshire Yeomanry - August 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: August 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. H.C. Phillips, R.A.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	4		Heavy enemy shelling of regimental position during the afternoon. 123 Bty lost two 15 cwts (O.P. vehicles), one limber, an RASC ammunition lorry which was on their position and had a gun damaged. The ammunition in the limber and lorry continued to go off for several hours and A.Tk gun position had to be temporarily cleared. Situation was well controlled and all possible ammunition moved into a safe place. Lieut. R. Hampton displayed great coolness and bravery and after giving orders for the evacuation of the wounded and the removal of the ammunition, he himself drove away the remaining C.P. veh though in danger of exploding ammunition, and so maintained wireless communication with RHQ. 7 casualties were sustained, all wounded. General situation did not improve and same precautions taken as on previous night. Enemy infiltration into BURCY during the afternoon and evening. Commanding Officer arranged harassing fire programme to be shot throughout the night. This was in the nature of a counter attack by fire which proved very successful and the next morning the enemy was reported clear of BURCY.

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

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