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
	16		Adv continued. Recce parties ordered forward 0830 hrs. Regt moved again to area 1000 yds south of VASSY. As soon as regt in action, recce parties ordered forward again to area ST. PIERRE D’ENTRERONT. Regt in action there by 1430 hrs. No targets engaged on this day until 1615 hrs when Inns of Court reported counter attacking on main CONDE - FLERS Road west of AUBUSSON. Commanding Officer at once fired several M tgts on observation of Inns of Court. In the meanwhile 4 KSLI ordered to proceed to AUBUSSON and drive out the enemy; Capt. Burton and Capt. Garrett with leading Coys. Recce Parties went forward to area south of CERISE BELLE ETOILES but were ordered to return on completion of survey. Commencing 1830 hrs. Capt. Burton fired several M tgts in area AUBUSSONS. At 1945 hrs. Fire Plan arranged by Major Finlayson with O.C. KSLI, fired in support 4 KSLI attack on AUBUSSON. At 2125 hrs. AUBUSSON reported clear, but Capt. Burton continued to engage Mortars and S.P. guns in the area until approx 2300 hrs. Approx 100 r.p.g. fired during this action. During the action Capt. P.S.Y. Garrett R.A. with 4 KSLI was killed by a mortar bomb. Capt. Garrett had acted as an FOO with 4 KSLI since the beginning of the campaign and had established a high reputation with the Infantry and was especially remembered for his part in the action at LE GD BONFAIT. Capt. Garrett, who was a fine athlete, had a long and distinguished service with the Regt. On the same night Capt. D.H. Bennett R.A. who went up to 4 KSLI as replacement for Capt. Garrett, was accidentally shot in the stomach by a sentry and evacuated in a critical condition.

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

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