| 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: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.P. Trevor, R.A. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Regt moved on right Centre Line at approx 0830 hrs. 124 Bty leading behind 1 Hereford. Remainder of Regt behind 4 KSLI. Adv halted approximately 1200 hrs – 159 Bde SW of LENS and west of VIMY RIDGE. Regt came into action on high ground west of village of CARENCY. Many enemy had been bye-passed and state of alertness maintained throughout the day, Local Maquis were cleaning out the neighbouring woods. Small numbers of enemy seen BOIS de HUUIE north of RHQ position. At approximately 1900 hrs Maquis reported 300 enemy on ARRAS - HOUDAIN rd. Capt. Bowden went out in tank which had the effect of reassuring the local people and later 15/19 Hussars were sent out to investigate further. Regt remained in this posn throughout the day, awaiting orders for continuation of advance. Orders received for march into BELGIUM at 2100 hrs. Timings dependant on whether airborne operation to take place. |
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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