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| + | 2nd July 1940 UPSALL HALL. | ||
| + | At 22:00 hours, left for TAVISTOCK, arriving at 12:30 hours on 5th July 1940. Very dirty, insanitary and crowded billets. | ||
| + | 5th July 1940 TAVISTOCK. | ||
| + | 12:30 hours – billets very dirty and uncomfortable. | ||
| + | 7th July 1940 | ||
| + | Ordered to leave by evening. Major Briscoe and myself left to find billets in the ASHBURTON area. Found HALHAMPTON 3 miles North of ASHBURTON. | ||
| + | 8th July 1940 HALHAMPTON. | ||
| + | Arrived 12:30 hours – two Companies in the house, one Company in Barn, Officers’ billets very bad in two unoccupied bungalow cottages. B Company removed to billets at NEWTON ABBOTT, A Company to IVY BRIDGE and HQ Company to TOTNES. All billets will be reasonably good if SAQC can do anything. | ||
| + | 10th July 1940 Tauroclen House TOTNES. | ||
| + | HQ Company arrived – billeted in Bowden House at TOTNES. B Company in Hereford House, Newton Abbot. | ||
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Revision as of 08:06, 2 July 2013
187th Field Ambulance War Diary – July 1940
2nd July 1940 UPSALL HALL. At 22:00 hours, left for TAVISTOCK, arriving at 12:30 hours on 5th July 1940. Very dirty, insanitary and crowded billets. 5th July 1940 TAVISTOCK. 12:30 hours – billets very dirty and uncomfortable. 7th July 1940 Ordered to leave by evening. Major Briscoe and myself left to find billets in the ASHBURTON area. Found HALHAMPTON 3 miles North of ASHBURTON. 8th July 1940 HALHAMPTON. Arrived 12:30 hours – two Companies in the house, one Company in Barn, Officers’ billets very bad in two unoccupied bungalow cottages. B Company removed to billets at NEWTON ABBOTT, A Company to IVY BRIDGE and HQ Company to TOTNES. All billets will be reasonably good if SAQC can do anything. 10th July 1940 Tauroclen House TOTNES. HQ Company arrived – billeted in Bowden House at TOTNES. B Company in Hereford House, Newton Abbot.
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