1 York & Lancs. "D" Co and Battalion HQ by cemetery.

 20 Jan 44 - 1600

"D" Company and Headquarters on the road by the cemetery. Forward slopes down to the cemetery and then on the far right is the German Aid Post. (Film John Strafford)

 The action was described as follows: ‘B’ and ‘C’ Companies renewed the advance under heavy artillery support. Thanks to this fire which paid attention to the enemy tanks, the road was crossed without difficulty and Monte Natale captured against relatively light opposition. The position was then consolidated with ‘C’ Company on the exposed North-West end of the feature, ‘B’ Company on the main part of the feature itself, and ‘A’ Company astride the road. Behind this line ‘D’ Company and Battalion Headquarters occupied the area of the Cemetery, whilst on the right 1 King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry took over the hill [Point 172] originally captured by ‘A’ and ‘D’ Companies in Phase 1. By 1600 hours the objectives had been achieved.