| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | In the meanwhile Capt Caffyn had moved to a point just South of the village of BROEKHUIZEN and at approx 1600 hrs entered the village with the reserve coy of 3 Mon. At 1500 hrs 123 Bty had fired an Oboe smoke screen along the East bank of the river on the orders of the Commanding Officer to sp the attack on the village. New DFs arranged by Commanding Officer. Capt Caffyn continued to report on the cleaning up of the village during the rest of the day and night in which most of the enemy were taken prisoner. During the day Lt. Jackson (123 Bty) manning the OP at BROEKHUIZERVORST was shelled out and had a fortunate escape when a shell splinter ripped his clothing but did not wound him. New OP found in the OSTERBOS area 1000× to the W. |
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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