"C" Co. position at the top of the forward slope of Monte Natale

 

‘C’ Co. 1 York & Lancs. position looking towards Santa Maria Infante. The forward slopes of Monte Natale on the left (Photo John Strafford)

1 York & Lancs. War Diary 

20 Jan 44 – 1600 

 ‘B’ and ‘C’ Companies advanced to capture second objective at Point 156, Monte Natale, under barrage from road running North from Minturno. Barrage concentrated on road for 5 minutes, then advanced at rate of 100 yards in 3 minutes. Neither Company met any opposition. Two barrages in one day had apparently been too much for the enemy who had withdrawn or surrendered to 1 Green Howards in area Tremensuoli. When ‘B’ and ‘C’ Companies had captured their objectives, ‘A’ Company mopped up and took up position in area of Cemetery – [track to Tufo] junction. ‘B’ Company consolidated at South end of Point 156 feature and ‘C’ Company on the North-West end.