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508th Field Park Company – Royal Engineers
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War Diary – March 1940
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1 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company Parade.  Training continues.  Working Parties to Gosforth Park 9th RNF.
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14:00 hours Pay Parade.
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17:00 hours.  25% of Company on weekend leave.
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2 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company Parade.  Interior economy.
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11:00 hours.  Route March under Sgt Crombie.
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14:00 hours.  Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.
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3 March 1940
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09:30 hours.  Church Parade under 2/Lt Bligh.
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508th Field Park Company take over Crown Works, Pallion, Sunderland.  Bridging section under Sgt Jenkins transferred to Sunderland.  Officer i/c 2/Lt Wood.
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16:00 hours.  Pioneer Course for other units, 4 weeks duration.  Personnel arrive at Sunderland.
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4 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company Parade.  Training continued.  Working Party to Gosforth Park 9th RNF.
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5 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company Parade, Training continues.
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6 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company Parade, Training continues.
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14:00 hours.  Bath parade.
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7 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Working party to Park Lane Goods Station, Gateshead to unload 17 ½ tons of F.B.E. equipment, Reccy boats etc and transport same to Drill Hall with unit lorries.
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8 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Remainder of stores collected at Gateshead Goods Station.
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11:00 hours.  Pay parade, Sunderland for Bridging Section.
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14:00 hours.  Pay parade, Jarrow, for Pool personnel.
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15:30 hours.  Pay parade, Drill Hall.
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9 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Information received from Headquarters of imminent move south.
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Engineer services now cease and company prepares to move.  One third of personnel here and at Jarrow given 7 days embarkation leave.
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10 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade for checking purposes.  No Church Parade.  Personnel other than duty men dismissed until 23:00 hours.  Office staff very busy checking accounts etc.
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11 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Quartermaster’s stores being checked by personnel not on leave.
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12 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Working party to Gateshead Goods Station to collect 2 E.and L. sets and accessories.  Quartermaster stores checking continued.
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13 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Owing to the number of men on leave all personnel remaining absorbed into routine duties at Drill Hall.
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2/Lt Reid from OCTU Shorncliffe, reported to CRE for duty and attached to HQ for a few days.
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14 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  2/Lt Scott, M.T. Sgt Brown,  1 L/Cpl M.T. and 9 drivers i/c proceeded to Ordnance, Catterick to inspect and collect 10 W.D. cars intended for this unit.  Owing to the bad conditions of the vehicles 2/Lt Scott decided they were unroadworthy and returned without them.
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F.B.E. stores collected from Pallion, Sunderland and delivered to this Drill Hall.
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15 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Routine duties with personnel available continued.
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15:00 hours.  Pay Parade.
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16 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Routine duties with personnel available continued.
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14:00 hours.  Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.
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13:30 hours.  Military funeral of Sgt Bruce, 506th Company R.E. at Jarrow attended by senior NCO’s of 508th Company and 2/Lt Scott, with Militia intake at Jarrow, very good show.  Service performed by Captain Pritchard.
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17 March 1940
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09:30 hours.  Church Parade under 2/Lt Bligh.
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11:00 hours.  Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.
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18 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Preparation for movement continued.
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19 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Preparation for movement continued.
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20 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Preparation for movement continued.
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21 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Preparation for movement continued.
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15:00 hours.  Pay Parade.
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22 March 1940
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09:00 hours.  Check Parade.
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Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.
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23 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Preparation for movement continued.
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24 March 1940
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10:15 hours.  Church Parade under 2/Lt Bligh.
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12:00 hours.  Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.
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25 March 1940
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09:00 hours.  Check Parade.  Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.  2/Lt Scott proceeds on 7 days’ leave.
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26 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Preparation for movement continued.
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27 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Preparation for movement continued.
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28 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Preparation for movement continued.
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29 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company parade.  Preparation for movement continued.
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12:00 hours.  Pay Parade.
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30 March 1940
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08:30 hours.  Company Parade.
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14:00 hours.  Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.
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1 30cwt lorry, 3 B.S.A. motorcycles W.D. unit transport delivered to this Drill Hall.
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31 March 1940
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09:30 hours.  Church Parade under 2/Lt Bligh and with unit Band.
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11:00 hours.  Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.
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Revision as of 12:57, 29 September 2015

508th Field Park Company – Royal Engineers War Diary – March 1940

1 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company Parade. Training continues. Working Parties to Gosforth Park 9th RNF. 14:00 hours Pay Parade. 17:00 hours. 25% of Company on weekend leave.

2 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company Parade. Interior economy. 11:00 hours. Route March under Sgt Crombie. 14:00 hours. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.

3 March 1940

09:30 hours. Church Parade under 2/Lt Bligh. 508th Field Park Company take over Crown Works, Pallion, Sunderland. Bridging section under Sgt Jenkins transferred to Sunderland. Officer i/c 2/Lt Wood. 16:00 hours. Pioneer Course for other units, 4 weeks duration. Personnel arrive at Sunderland.

4 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company Parade. Training continued. Working Party to Gosforth Park 9th RNF.

5 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company Parade, Training continues.

6 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company Parade, Training continues. 14:00 hours. Bath parade.

7 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Working party to Park Lane Goods Station, Gateshead to unload 17 ½ tons of F.B.E. equipment, Reccy boats etc and transport same to Drill Hall with unit lorries.

8 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Remainder of stores collected at Gateshead Goods Station. 11:00 hours. Pay parade, Sunderland for Bridging Section. 14:00 hours. Pay parade, Jarrow, for Pool personnel. 15:30 hours. Pay parade, Drill Hall.

9 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Information received from Headquarters of imminent move south. Engineer services now cease and company prepares to move. One third of personnel here and at Jarrow given 7 days embarkation leave.

10 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade for checking purposes. No Church Parade. Personnel other than duty men dismissed until 23:00 hours. Office staff very busy checking accounts etc.

11 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Quartermaster’s stores being checked by personnel not on leave.

12 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Working party to Gateshead Goods Station to collect 2 E.and L. sets and accessories. Quartermaster stores checking continued.

13 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Owing to the number of men on leave all personnel remaining absorbed into routine duties at Drill Hall. 2/Lt Reid from OCTU Shorncliffe, reported to CRE for duty and attached to HQ for a few days.

14 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. 2/Lt Scott, M.T. Sgt Brown, 1 L/Cpl M.T. and 9 drivers i/c proceeded to Ordnance, Catterick to inspect and collect 10 W.D. cars intended for this unit. Owing to the bad conditions of the vehicles 2/Lt Scott decided they were unroadworthy and returned without them. F.B.E. stores collected from Pallion, Sunderland and delivered to this Drill Hall.

15 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Routine duties with personnel available continued. 15:00 hours. Pay Parade.

16 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Routine duties with personnel available continued. 14:00 hours. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours. 13:30 hours. Military funeral of Sgt Bruce, 506th Company R.E. at Jarrow attended by senior NCO’s of 508th Company and 2/Lt Scott, with Militia intake at Jarrow, very good show. Service performed by Captain Pritchard.

17 March 1940

09:30 hours. Church Parade under 2/Lt Bligh. 11:00 hours. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.

18 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued.

19 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued.

20 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued.


21 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued. 15:00 hours. Pay Parade.


22 March 1940

09:00 hours. Check Parade. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.

23 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued.


24 March 1940

10:15 hours. Church Parade under 2/Lt Bligh. 12:00 hours. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.

25 March 1940

09:00 hours. Check Parade. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours. 2/Lt Scott proceeds on 7 days’ leave.

26 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued.

27 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued.

28 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued.

29 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued. 12:00 hours. Pay Parade.

30 March 1940

08:30 hours. Company Parade. 14:00 hours. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours. 1 30cwt lorry, 3 B.S.A. motorcycles W.D. unit transport delivered to this Drill Hall.

31 March 1940

09:30 hours. Church Parade under 2/Lt Bligh and with unit Band. 11:00 hours. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours.

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