War Diary 757th Field Company, Royal Engineers, March 1943
1 March 1943 PENN WOOD, near HIGH WYCOMBE.
09:00 hours. Weather report. Fine.
Company in concentration area.
2 March 1943
09:00 hours. Weather report. Fine, warm.
Company in concentration area. Major Samuels, Major Banham and Captain ? joined the unit as Umpires for Exercise “SPARTAN”.
3 March 1943
09:00 hours. Weather report. Fine, warm.
Company in concentration area. Received order to move to area in CHALGROVE.
4 March 1943
Company moved under command for movement 146 Brigade to CHALGROVE. Platoon recce parties making recce of bridges over THAMES from WALLINGFORD to EXCL. OXFORD.
5 March 1943
09:00 hours. Weather report. Fine and warm.
Exercise “SPARTAN”. Company at CHALGROVE.
6 March 1943
09:00 hours. Weather report. Fine and warm.
Company moved to WADDESDON PARK. Exercise “SPARTAN”. Lieutenant T Hodge posted to HALIFAX.
7 March 1943
09:00 hours. Weather. Fine and warm.
Company at WADDESDON PARK. Exercise “SPARTAN”.
8 March 1943
Company moved to HAGNER BERRY END near WOBURN.
9 March 1943
Company at HAGNER BERRY END. Exercise “SPARTAN”.
10 March 1943
Company moved to HORSEMOOR FARM near WOBURN. Exercise SPARTAN.
11 March 1943
Company at HORSEMOOR FARM, near WOBURN.
12 March 1943
Company at HORDEMOOR FARM, WOBURN. Received “Cease Fire”.
13 March 1943
Company moved to WOBURN PARK. Officer Commanding on leave.
14 March 1943
Company at WOBURN PARK.
15 March 1943
17:00 hours. Company moved to Stourbridge. Lieutenant A W Moore on leave.
16 March 1943
08:30 hours. Company employed on conservancy of Vehicles, Equipment and Billets.
17 March 1943
08:00 hours. Company employed on conservancy. Army Bureau of Current Affairs during afternoon. Check of Platoon Kit and G 1098 Stores.
18 March 1943
08:00 hours. Platoons on Route March followed in afternoon by musketry.
19 March 1943
08:00 hours. Company on Drill. Preliminary musketry. Spare Despatch Rider and Driver training.
Mobilisation of Unit.
Second-in-Command attended A.D.O.S. Conference.
20 March 1943
Second Lieutenant M F Donoghue joined Unit from 265 General Purpose OCTU.
Company of Drill and Battle Drill. Army Bureau of Current Affairs during morning. Conservancy followed by Acting Officer Commanding’s inspection of Billets.
21 March 1943
08:00 hours. Company on conservancy and make and mend followed by ABCA period.
22 March 1943
No. 1 and 2 Platoons all day on Range. No. 3 Platoon Map Reading and Battle Drill. Spare Despatch Rider and Driver training.
Officer Commanding returned from leave.
23 March 1943
08:00 hours. No. 1 and 2 Platoons all day on Range. No. 3 Platoon Preliminary Musketry and Gas Training. Route March in afternoon.
Second-in Command on leave.
24 March 1943
08:00 hours. Platoons on Map Reading Exercise. 5 mile Cross Country Run in afternoon. Company Shooting Team to Range.
25 March 1943
08:00 hours. Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons Route March. No. 3 Platoon all day on Range.
Divisional Royal Engineers Shooting Competition.
Lieutenant A W Moore returns from leave.
26 March 1943
08:00 hours. Company loading Floating Bailey Equipment at BEWDLEY and STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN. Lieutenant A D S Howard goes on leave.
27 March 1943
08:00 hours. Company loading Floating Bailey Equipment.
28 March 1943
08:00 hours. Conservancy of Billets.
Church Parade.
29 March 1943
08:00 hours. No. 1 Platoon loading Floating Bailey.
Nos. 2 and 3 Platoons checking Billets and Accommodation Stores. Divisional Motor Cycle Trials.
30 March 1943
08:00 hours. Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons loading Floating Bailey.
No. 3 Platoon on Range at KINGSBURY.
31 March 1943
08:00 hours. Remainder of personnel to Range. Billet and equipment conservancy.
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