124 (Northumbrian) Field Regiment: 288 Battery 441 Battery 489 Battery- 25 pounders

 

Unit No.44

 

22 September 1944: Held up at Eindhoven on account of the road being cut by the enemy, Regiment came out of action immediately and Tac HQ was established at Sint Oedenrode. Tac HQ shelled for approx 30mins.

 

23 September 1944: Shots on various M and U Targets ans when road was cleared prepared to move along axis.

 

24 September 1944: Regiment moved to North of Nijmegen, crossing Waal

 

25 September 1944: Tgt Ser 2 Fired at 06.15hrs and 06.35hrs, 0.50hrs Regiment engages enemy Mortars. Captain W.A. Wood MC, killed in action

 

26 September 1944: 124 Field Regiment in sp of 69 Bde attack on Bemmel.

 

27 September 1944: Regt vontnually engaging HB and Mortar postions. Lt D.G. Jennings, reported missing believed POW.

 

3 October 1944: 2 O.P.s from 147 Field in sp 4/7 Dragoons with call on Regiment. Dovey (mortar retaliation Tgt) Scale 1 shot. Fired Red smoke. Several C/M Targets fired during the day. Considerable mortarting on Bde front.

 

4 October 1944: 2 Various "U'tgts on CB fired. Red smoke fired. 30 r.p.g  expended during morning on CB shoots under HQ RA direction. Shot on neutralization programme in sp of 231 Bde attack. Shot on barrage.

288 Bty taken off barrage to fire Counter Mortar targets, mortating severe on front. Shot on DOON 2,3,4, tgt on call.

Attack by 15 bde succesful. 8 and 9 DLI reached objectives and consolidated. HF 10 r.p.g during night. OP send to contact Americans to overlook Haalderen on 8 DLI front across Rhine.