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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. | ||
+ | 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''' | ||
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+ | 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 [http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/4029013/BRUCE,%20WILLIAM 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. | ||
+ | 11:00 hours. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''18 March 1940''' | ||
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+ | 08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''19 March 1940''' | ||
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+ | 08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''20 March 1940''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 08:30 hours. Company parade. Preparation for movement continued. | ||
+ | |||
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+ | '''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. | ||
+ | |||
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+ | '''24 March 1940''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | 10:15 hours. Church Parade under 2/Lt Bligh. | ||
+ | 12:00 hours. Company dismissed until 23:00 hours. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''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. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''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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Latest revision as of 13:05, 29 September 2015
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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