WO 171/997 - 151 Ayrshire Yeomanry - September 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: September 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.P. Trevor, R.A.

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
	22	1215	Major Kreiser called for DF 4 which guarded the road running SW from ASTEN to the canal. This was repeated at 0120 and 0210. Enemy inf with automatics had pushed on down the road and caught the third coy of 1 Hereford before it had settled in. At 0230 situation was reported critical and DF Fire was kept up at slow rate for several hours. Capt Lucas FOO with 1 Hereford was across the canal with 18 set but no contact could be made throughout the night. Capt Lucas occupied a house 50× across the canal with his coy HQ. During the night some enemy infantry entered the house. Capt Lucas managed to switch off his 18 set and the Boche came within a few feet of him without spotting him. Hearing nothing in the house they then withdrew. Flanks of bridgeheed were secure but centre coy almost pushed back to canal. At 0730 Fire Plan Lemon was shot on the village of ASTEN to enable 2 FF Yeo and 4 KSLI to cross the br and capture ASTEN. Lemon was probably very successful catching the enemy on the road as they moved towards the br. Capt Miller was with sqn 2 FF Yeo. Journey between the br and ASTEN made very uncomfortable by infantry with bazookas and three tanks in front of Capt Miller were hit. By midday 4 KSLI had established themselves in ASTEN. During Fire Plans between Orange and Lemon regt fired approximately 144 rpg. Tgts engaged on moaning minnies and guns which mortared and shelled ASTEN regularly throughout the day.

Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

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