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
	19		A gun area was on high ground and probably overlooked from high ground North of ARGENTAN, 124 Bty and tp 125 Bty were moved back at first light. At 1130 hrs. Commanding Officer directed that a number of targets should be recorded on call to O.Ps advancing with 1 Hereford and 3 RTR southwards to MONTGAROULT. During the afternoon Capt. D.D. Caffyn R.A. with 3 RTR reported 3 RTR successfully shooting up enemy soft vehicles moving east from MONTGAROULT. At approx 1715 hrs. 1 Hereford and 3 RTR reported to be in the village. A.O.P. engaged regt at 1620 hrs. on enemy tpt moving on rds between MONTGAROULT and SENTILLY and reported fires started and block on rds caused. Recce parties went forward approx 1630 hrs to area two miles N.W. of ECOUCHE. During this recce Major Mitchell’s Jeep hit a mine and was written off but neither Major Mitchell or his crew were hurt. Regt moved to new area at 1835 hrs into posn to cover the ARGENTAN – FALAISE road. Major A.P. Trevor R.A. promoted to Lieut.Col vice Lieut.Col. H.C. Phillips R.A.

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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