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
	17		No further enemy activity during the night and Regt moved into posn previously recced commencing 0630 hrs. On arrival recce parties moved to area 1000 yds North of FLERS and Regt occupied this posn by 1200 hrs. O.Ps reported numbers of PWs surrendering to forward units but no targets were engaged and at 1330 hrs recce parties proceeded through FLERS to area 3000 yds west of LANDIGON. 125 Bty moved first to area about 3000 yds E of FLERS. Remainder of Regt passed through to area west of LANDIGON. Intention was to push on to BRIOUZE that evening but enemy opposition at ST. OPPORTUNE and rd block on Centre Line to south of ST. OPPORTUNE, prevented this. 4 KSLI ordered to deal with this and Commanding Officer arranged quick Fire Plan for 151 (A.Y) and 86 Fd Regt to sp attack on ST. OPPORTUNE. This was fired at 2100 hrs and by 2300 hrs objective was clear. Civilians reported the next day that the German rearguard had been very much shaken by this sudden heavy gunfire.

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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