Difference between revisions of "War Diary 757th Field Company, Royal Engineers, June 1942"

Latest revision as of 17:49, 18 September 2017

1 June 1942 JARVIS CHARITY SCHOOL.

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

13:00 hours. Showery, cool.

Company on Works. Captain Lucas returned from leave.

2 June 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Heavy clouds, calm, mild.

13:00 hours. Light clouds, clear, bright, warm.

Company on Works. Working late.

3 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Very warm.

Company on Works. Major General J O Inglis, Chief Engineer, Home Forces, inspecting Company on Works. Officer Commanding and Lieutenant Fox on recce of BRYNGWYN map reference 987514. Working late.

4 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Very warm.

Company on Works. Company working late.

5 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Very warm.

Company on Works.

6 June 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. No change.

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on Works.

7 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on Works.

8 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Bright sunshine.

Company on Works.

9 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Bright.

Company on Works. Officer Commanding carrying out recce for Burley Bridge Site. Officer Commanding attending Officers’ Commanding Conference at C.R.E. HQ.

10 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Light clouds, sunshine.

Company on Works. Officer Commanding carrying out Bailey Bridge recce.

11 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Light clouds, sunshine.

Company on Works. Officer Commanding camping out. Bailey Bridge recce.

2/Lt Moore making report on Bailey Bridge recce at MORETON-ON-LUGG.

12 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on Works.

13 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Light clouds, sunshine.

Company on unit administration, equipment inspections, Army Bureau of Current Affairs lectures etc.

14 June 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, sunshine, mild.

13:00 hours. Showers.

Conservancy. Officer Commanding’s inspection of Billets etc.

15 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.

Company on Works.

16 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.

Company on Works. Officer Commanding at C.R.E. Conference.

17 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.

Company on Works. Lecture to all Royal Engineer Officers by Commandant Royal Engineers at R.E. H.Q.

18 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Heavy clouds.

Company on Works.

19 June 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, heavy mist.

13:00 hours. Clear, bright, warm.

Company on Works.

20 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Clear, very warm.

Company administration. Inspection. Plumbers working on W.C. HARPTON COURT.

21 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. No change.

Conservancy. Lecture on Radio Telephone to Senior NCO’s, Clerks and Officers given by Divisional Signals.

22 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Very warm.

Company on Works. Officers’ Commanding Conference at R.E. Divisional HQ.

23 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.

Company on Works. Skeleton HQ and one Recce Party on Exercise “CRASSUS”.

24 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on Works. Officer Commanding attending Conference on CRASSUS at Divisional HQ.

25 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright, warm.

Company on Works HARPTON COURT. Remainder of Company collecting Bailey Bridge Equipment from 289 Field Park Company and dumping on site at MORETON-ON-LUGG.

26 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Very warm.

Works and Bailey Bridge training.

27 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. No change.

Officer Commanding’s inspection. Officer Commanding at Divisional Model Exercise.

28 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. No change.

Conservancy. All Officers at lecture on “Combined Operations” given at HAY. All Officers at lecture given by Commandant Royal Engineers at HQ RE. Company Commanders’ Conference.

29 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. Very warm.

Company on Divisional Royal Engineers Exercise “RUMBLE”.

30 June 1942

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

13:00 hours. No change.

Works and Bailey Bridge training. Officers and NCO’s attending lecture and demonstration of Booby Traps etc by Regimental Sergeant Major BIDGOOD, Royal Engineers.

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