| 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: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt.Col. A.P. Trevor, R.A. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fire Plan for Op Nutcracker (159 Bde attack on AMERIKA) received 0600 hrs CO visited RHQ and gave orders to BCs at 1100 hrs. Day of the operation dependent on progress of 15 (S) Div towards SEVENUM. OPs of 123 Bty and 124 Bty given Weasles in order to cross bog E of GRIENDTSVEEN. Weasles fitted with wireless sets. Tks to be left behind and brought up when rd clear. Regt. received orders to move into action in new posns 1500 hrs. In action by last light. Y truck of 125 Bty blown up on mine on verge of rd whilst moving to new posn. One man killed and three wounded, three being GPOAs. Truck was burnt out and all stationary, tgt records, gun history sheets etc of 125 Bty lost. Major Kreiser, Capt. Lucas and Lt. Smart moved with 1 Hereford to preliminary attack posn S. of AMERIKA in area 7613. 150 rpg dumped on gun posn. Major W.N. Mitchell and Capt. A.G. Miller joined 2 FF Yeo who were to follow inf if situation and rd permitted. |
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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