Difference between revisions of "War Diary 756th Field Company, Royal Engineers, February 1943"

From 70 Brigade
Jump to: navigation, search
(Created page with " To contact the author by e-mail with any queries, or to send information - [mailto:70brigade@newmp.org.uk click here].")
 
 
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
'''1 February 1943  Stourbridge.'''
  
 +
Major J R GRIMSDELL RE assumed command of Company, vice Major COLBORNE.
 +
 +
12:00 hours.  Company, less 3 Platoon, concentrated near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvern_Hills MALVERN hills] for exercise “POMPOUS” – 3 Platoon building camp at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llandovery LLANDOVERY].
 +
 +
15:00 hours [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton-upon-Severn UPTON on SEVERN].  Company ordered to bridge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Severn River SEVERN] in flood with Pontoon equipment.  Bridging commenced at 22:00 hours in heavy rain and with the river banks two feet under water.  River running at 6 to 7 knots.  Company finished bridging at 09:00 hours 2 February 1943.
 +
 +
'''3 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Pontoon bridge dismantled and Company returned to Stourbridge as further bridging operations impossible due to severe floods.
 +
 +
'''5 February 1943'''
 +
 +
1 and 2 Platoons build Floating Bridging Equipment rafts on River SEVERN at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bewdley BEWDLEY], during the day, and again at night in very quick time.
 +
 +
'''6 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Bridging at BEWDLEY.
 +
 +
'''8 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Company builds Class 40 Bailey Pontoon Bridge across River SEVERN, bridge comprising 2 80 foot long landing bays, 2 end floating bays and 42 foot floating bay.  Only one member of the Company had handled this type of bridge before.
 +
 +
'''9 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Company dismantled Bailey Pontoon Bridge.  The Divisional Skeleton Signal Exercise FANTOME begins and Officer Commanding, CQMS and ten Other Ranks proceed to concentration area near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abergavenny ABERGAVENNY].
 +
 +
'''10 February 1943'''
 +
 +
09:00 hours.  Company builds 80 foot Class 40 Bailey Bridge from lorries at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stourton,_Staffordshire STEWPONEY].
 +
 +
14:00 hours.  Company dismantled Bailey and returns to Stourbridge.  Exercise FANTOME continues.
 +
 +
'''11 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Exercise FANTOME finishes at WHITNEY, Company on bridging.
 +
 +
'''12 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Company Pontoon bridging at BEWDLEY.
 +
 +
'''13 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Pontoon bridging equipment loaded for return to Command.
 +
 +
'''15 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Exercise FILLDYKE begins.
 +
 +
'''16 February 1943'''
 +
 +
River SEVERN bridged with Floating Bridging Equipment at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holt_Fleet HOLT FLEET] in 4 hours.
 +
 +
'''17 February 1943'''
 +
 +
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Teme River TEME] bridged at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelsleys SHELSEY BEAUCHAMP] with 120 foot D.D. Class 40 Bailey Bridge.
 +
 +
'''18 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Company bridges [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Lugg River LUGG] with single single 90 foot Bailey Bridge.  Company proceeds to new forward assemble area and prepared to bridge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Wye River WYE].
 +
 +
18:00 hours.  Exercise FILLDYKE ends.
 +
 +
'''19 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Company dismantled and picks up Bailey Bridge over Rivers LUGG and TEME and returns to STOURBRIDGE.  3 Platoon proceeds to LLANDOVERY to paint [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissen_hut Nissen Huts].
 +
 +
'''22 to 27 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Company concentrates on intensive demolitions programme in preparation for Exercise SPARTAN.
 +
 +
'''23 February 1943'''
 +
 +
3 Platoon returns from LLANDOVERY.
 +
 +
'''26 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Advance Party proceeds to PENN WOOD for Exercise WESTMOUNT.  Chief Engineer holds conference on lessons of FILLDYKE.
 +
 +
'''28 February 1943'''
 +
 +
Company leaves STOURBRIDGE for PENN WOOD near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amersham AMERSHAM] on Exercise WESTMOUNT.
  
  
  
 
To contact the author by e-mail with any queries, or to send information - [mailto:70brigade@newmp.org.uk click here].
 
To contact the author by e-mail with any queries, or to send information - [mailto:70brigade@newmp.org.uk click here].

Latest revision as of 15:31, 11 September 2017

1 February 1943 Stourbridge.

Major J R GRIMSDELL RE assumed command of Company, vice Major COLBORNE.

12:00 hours. Company, less 3 Platoon, concentrated near MALVERN hills for exercise “POMPOUS” – 3 Platoon building camp at LLANDOVERY.

15:00 hours UPTON on SEVERN. Company ordered to bridge River SEVERN in flood with Pontoon equipment. Bridging commenced at 22:00 hours in heavy rain and with the river banks two feet under water. River running at 6 to 7 knots. Company finished bridging at 09:00 hours 2 February 1943.

3 February 1943

Pontoon bridge dismantled and Company returned to Stourbridge as further bridging operations impossible due to severe floods.

5 February 1943

1 and 2 Platoons build Floating Bridging Equipment rafts on River SEVERN at BEWDLEY, during the day, and again at night in very quick time.

6 February 1943

Bridging at BEWDLEY.

8 February 1943

Company builds Class 40 Bailey Pontoon Bridge across River SEVERN, bridge comprising 2 80 foot long landing bays, 2 end floating bays and 42 foot floating bay. Only one member of the Company had handled this type of bridge before.

9 February 1943

Company dismantled Bailey Pontoon Bridge. The Divisional Skeleton Signal Exercise FANTOME begins and Officer Commanding, CQMS and ten Other Ranks proceed to concentration area near ABERGAVENNY.

10 February 1943

09:00 hours. Company builds 80 foot Class 40 Bailey Bridge from lorries at STEWPONEY.

14:00 hours. Company dismantled Bailey and returns to Stourbridge. Exercise FANTOME continues.

11 February 1943

Exercise FANTOME finishes at WHITNEY, Company on bridging.

12 February 1943

Company Pontoon bridging at BEWDLEY.

13 February 1943

Pontoon bridging equipment loaded for return to Command.

15 February 1943

Exercise FILLDYKE begins.

16 February 1943

River SEVERN bridged with Floating Bridging Equipment at HOLT FLEET in 4 hours.

17 February 1943

River TEME bridged at SHELSEY BEAUCHAMP with 120 foot D.D. Class 40 Bailey Bridge.

18 February 1943

Company bridges River LUGG with single single 90 foot Bailey Bridge. Company proceeds to new forward assemble area and prepared to bridge River WYE.

18:00 hours. Exercise FILLDYKE ends.

19 February 1943

Company dismantled and picks up Bailey Bridge over Rivers LUGG and TEME and returns to STOURBRIDGE. 3 Platoon proceeds to LLANDOVERY to paint Nissen Huts.

22 to 27 February 1943

Company concentrates on intensive demolitions programme in preparation for Exercise SPARTAN.

23 February 1943

3 Platoon returns from LLANDOVERY.

26 February 1943

Advance Party proceeds to PENN WOOD for Exercise WESTMOUNT. Chief Engineer holds conference on lessons of FILLDYKE.

28 February 1943

Company leaves STOURBRIDGE for PENN WOOD near AMERSHAM on Exercise WESTMOUNT.


To contact the author by e-mail with any queries, or to send information - click here.

Retrieved from "http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/w/index.php?title=War_Diary_756th_Field_Company,_Royal_Engineers,_February_1943&oldid=21809"