| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Commanding Officer arranged for Fire Plan Orange to be fired at 1930 hrs by 151 AY and 77 DL Med for 15 mins in sp 1 Hereford who sent three coys across the canal to establish small bridgehead to enable the sappers to work on the bridge. DF Tasks arranged to ring 1 Hereford and also outer ring outside ASTEN on call to 4 KSLI who were to pass through and capture ASTEN with 2 FF Yeo 22 Sep. Orange fired successfully and two coys 1 Hereford reported safely across. Moderately heavy enemy mortaring and shell fire was put down on the area of SOMEREN. While taking up supplies to Major Kreiser with 1 Hereford Capt R G Vere Nicoll Bty Capt 124 Bty was wounded by mortar bomb. Capt Nicoll received severe leg wound as well as minor wounds in arm and face and was evacuated. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
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