NEW INFORMATION (3)
Book: Battle for Monte Natale page 131
1 York & Lancs. War Diary
22 Jan 44 – 0545
FOO [Forward Observation Officer] from 98 Field Regiment arrived to go forward with ‘C’ Company.
Book: Battle for Monte Natale page 135
98 Field Regiment Royal Artillery War Diary
22 Jan 44 – 0650
SOS Category continuous: 471 Battery report strong counterattack making progress coming up road 781969 and at 780968 [Santa Maria Infante road, a kilometre North of the Cemetery]
Book: Battle for Monte Natale page 143
98 Field Regiment Royal Artillery War Diary
22 Jan 44 – 1050
Enemy counterattack down road – occupied Cemetery – some armour with them – situation fluid. 22 Jan 44 – 1053
471 Battery – enemy still counterattacking strongly – some infiltration – situation still fluid.
Book: Battle for Monte Natale page 154
98 Field Regiment Royal Artillery War Diary
22 Jan 44 – 1430
Air Observation Post on recce but does not see anything. Enemy tanks at 776965, Point 156, Monte Natale.
22 Jan 44 – 1445
471 Battery reports three Sherman tanks previously stuck now OK. Observation Post Officer slight injury. ‘E’ Troop Observation Post Officer resting with 1 York & Lancs. Battery Commanders jeep disabled.
Mark Howard, historian researching the 98 Field Regiment Royal Artillery” NEW INFORMATION (3):
‘E’ Troop Observation Post Officer with the York & Lancs. is Captain John Jerdein and Bmdr Reg Keast was his signaller
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