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'''1 July 1942  Jarvis Charity School, Staunton-on-Wye.'''
  
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Dull, haze, warm.
  
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13:00 hours.  Light clouds, very warm
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Company on Works and Training (Bailey Bridge).
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'''2 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Clear, bright, very warm.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Company on Works and Training (Bailey Bridge and Watermanship).
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'''3 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Dull, slight rain.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Company on Works and Training.
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'''4 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Dull, heavy rain, mild.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Company administration.  Officers and NCOs attending lecture by R.S.M. Bidgoos, RE, in afternoon.
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'''5 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Light clouds, bright.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Officer Commanding inspection Camp area.
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'''6 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Heavy clouds, damp.
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13:00 hours.  Heavy clouds, bright.
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Company on bridging.
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'''7 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Heavy clouds, bright.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Company on bridging.  Watermanship and Bathing Parade.
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Night bridging scheme, Moreton-on-Lugg.
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'''8 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Light clouds, bright.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Bailey bridge.  Night scheme, bridging.
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'''9 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Light clouds, bright.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Bailey bridge.
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'''10 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Cloudy.
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13:00 hours.  Light clouds.
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Bailey bridge.  Training films and “Next of Kin”.
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'''11 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Slight rain, dull.
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13:00 hours.  Light clouds.
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Company administration.
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'''12 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Bright, light clouds, warm.
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13:00 hours.  Orderly Officer inspection of Camp.
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'''13 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Bright, light clouds.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Bailey bridge.
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'''14 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Bright, light clouds.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Bailey bridge.  Company Exercise on Night Bridging.
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'''15 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Bright, clear.
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13:00 hours.  Light clouds.
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Bailey bridging.
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'''16 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Dull, cool.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Bailey bridging, rehearsal for cemonstration.
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'''17 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Dull, cool.
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13:00 hours.  Slight rain.
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Bailey bridging, rehearsal for demonstration.  Time off lorries – 80 foot – 53 minutes.
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'''18 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Very dull, cool.
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13:00 hours.  Showers.  Dull.
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Company administration.  2/Lt Moore on leave.  49 Division Royal Engineers demonstration at MORETON-ON-LUGG.  757 Bailey Bridge time off lorries - 80 foot Double Span – 38 minutes.  Lieutenant Fox on leave.
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'''19 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Bright, clear, warm.
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13:00 hours.  Clear, bright.
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Officer Commanding inspection and Company administration.
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'''20 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Bright, clear, warm.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Exercise “FRISK”.
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'''21 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Light clouds, cool.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Exercise “FRISK”.
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'''22 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Cloudy, cool.
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13:00 hours.  Showers.
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Exercise “FRISK”.
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'''23 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Cloudy, average temperature.
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13:00 hours.  Light clouds.
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Returning Bailey Bridge to 289 Field Park Company.  2/Lt Moore returned from leave.
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'''24 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Cloudy, average temperature.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Battle Training and purposeful P.T.  Training Films.
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'''25 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Light clouds, average temperature.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Exercise “GEORGE”.
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'''26 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Light clouds, average temperature.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Exercise “GEORGE”.
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'''27 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Cloudy, average temperature.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Exercise “GEORGE”.
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'''28 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Cloudy, very mild.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Returned to Camp at 03:10 hours.  Conference at Divisional HQ on “GEORGE”.
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'''29 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Cloudy, very mild.
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13:00 hours.  Light clouds.
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Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey.
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'''30 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Clear, bright.
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13:00 hours.  Light clouds, bright.
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Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey.
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'''31 July 1942'''
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09:00 hours.  Weather report.  Clear, warm.
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13:00 hours.  No change.
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Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey.  Major Fraser on leave.
  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:08, 19 September 2017

1 July 1942 Jarvis Charity School, Staunton-on-Wye.

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, haze, warm.

13:00 hours. Light clouds, very warm

Company on Works and Training (Bailey Bridge).

2 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright, very warm.

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on Works and Training (Bailey Bridge and Watermanship).

3 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, slight rain.

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on Works and Training.

4 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, heavy rain, mild.

13:00 hours. No change.

Company administration. Officers and NCOs attending lecture by R.S.M. Bidgoos, RE, in afternoon.

5 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.

13:00 hours. No change.

Officer Commanding inspection Camp area.

6 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Heavy clouds, damp.

13:00 hours. Heavy clouds, bright.

Company on bridging.

7 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Heavy clouds, bright.

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on bridging. Watermanship and Bathing Parade.

Night bridging scheme, Moreton-on-Lugg.

8 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridge. Night scheme, bridging.

9 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridge.

10 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Bailey bridge. Training films and “Next of Kin”.

11 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Slight rain, dull.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Company administration.

12 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, light clouds, warm.

13:00 hours. Orderly Officer inspection of Camp.

13 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, light clouds.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridge.

14 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, light clouds.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridge. Company Exercise on Night Bridging.

15 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Bailey bridging.

16 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, cool.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridging, rehearsal for cemonstration.

17 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, cool.

13:00 hours. Slight rain.

Bailey bridging, rehearsal for demonstration. Time off lorries – 80 foot – 53 minutes.

18 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Very dull, cool.

13:00 hours. Showers. Dull.

Company administration. 2/Lt Moore on leave. 49 Division Royal Engineers demonstration at MORETON-ON-LUGG. 757 Bailey Bridge time off lorries - 80 foot Double Span – 38 minutes. Lieutenant Fox on leave.

19 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear, warm.

13:00 hours. Clear, bright.

Officer Commanding inspection and Company administration.

20 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear, warm.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “FRISK”.

21 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, cool.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “FRISK”.

22 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, cool.

13:00 hours. Showers.

Exercise “FRISK”.

23 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, average temperature.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Returning Bailey Bridge to 289 Field Park Company. 2/Lt Moore returned from leave.

24 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, average temperature.

13:00 hours. No change.

Battle Training and purposeful P.T. Training Films.

25 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, average temperature.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “GEORGE”.

26 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, average temperature.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “GEORGE”.

27 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, average temperature.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “GEORGE”.

28 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, very mild.

13:00 hours. No change.

Returned to Camp at 03:10 hours. Conference at Divisional HQ on “GEORGE”.

29 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, very mild.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey.

30 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright.

13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.

Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey.

31 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, warm.

13:00 hours. No change.

Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey. Major Fraser on leave.


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