| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Recce parties proceeded to area SANCOURT at first light. Regt moved in coln behind Main Div - crossed S.P. 0850 hrs. Arrived in action near SANCOURT approx 1200 hrs. No calls for fire though small pockets of enemy encountered by 159 Bde. Recce parties proceeded to area NEUMARCHE ST GERMER at 1600 hrs. During march Regt ordered to get off road east of NEUMARCHE to allow 3 Mon to pass. Orders then received (approx 2300 hrs) to move in coln of route – objective AMIENS. Regt moved behind 1 Hereford and adv continues throughout the night. |
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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