289th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, War Diary February 1944
1 February 1944 LODDON.
10:00 hours. Inspection of Unit Motor Transport and Administration by Commandant Royal Engineers 49th Infantry Division.
2 February 1944
1877945, 2133556, 2078522, 2002905 and 1866277 sent to 66 Military Engineering Company, HEREFORD RACECOURSE for 1 month training course on Operating Excavators.
14250072 posted from 101 Reinforcement Group.
4 February 1944
Lieutenant P R Arthur and 2/Lt J A S Mowat on one-day Signals Course at DRILL HALL, AYLSHAM ROAD, NORWICH run by Divisional Signals.
5 February 1944
Lieutenant P R Arthur on one-day Signal Course at HQRE.
Army Forms W 3008 submitted. See Appendix A attached to the War Diary. This Appendix has either not survived in the file or not been photographed at Kew.
7 February 1944
10:00 hours. Commandant Royal Engineers 49 Division inspects Workshops and Bridging Platoons in turnout and at drill.
17:00 hours. Display of Training and Recreational Films by Army Kinema Service.
8 February 1944
3977342 posted to X List on admission to Camp reception Station WROXHAM.
Company on Route March of 15 miles.
9 February 1944
14250072 posted to Home Details.
10 February 1944
? (name omitted) on Vehicle Maintenance Course at Luton.
11 February 1944
Platoon Training PIAT firing.
12 February 1944
Commandant Royal Engineers 49 Division inspects HQ Platoon and Field Stores Platoon.
Army Forms 3008 submitted. See Appendix B attached to the War Diary. This Appendix has either not survived in the file or not been photographed at Kew.
14 February 1944
Sten Gun firing at STUBBS GREEN.
3977342 returned to unit from X List.
16 February 1944
Three Officers and 88 Other Ranks to SUMMERLEYTON PARK for review and speech by G.O.C. in C. 21st Army Group, Sir Bernard Law Montgomery KCB, DSO.
18 February 1944
Commences Exercise PONTOON, 49 Division exercise in opposed river crossings. Major I D S Brown as Acting Commandant Royal Engineers, Lieutenant R W SAUNDERS as Acting Officer Commanding Company. Held over area EAST of line SHERINGHAM – EAST DEREHAM.
20 February 1944
Inspection of Small Arms by Armourers of 146 Brigade Workshops.
21 February 1944
End of Exercise “PONTOON”.
22 February 1944
3977342 admitted to Hospital, COLCHESTER.
23 February 1944
Visit of Chief Engineer 30 Corps, Brigadier B C Davey.
7591789 A J M MONNEY REME i/c Light Aid Detachment posted to 148 Pre-OCTU Training Unit WROTHAM.
1884613 proceeds on Vehicle Mechanics Course.
24 February 1944
10:00 hours. Inspection of Unit by G.O.C. 49th Infantry Division Major-General E H Barker CB, CBE. Accompanied by C.R.E. 49 Infantry Division Lt Colonel R H Foster MBE, RE. A very satisfactory report was obtained.
25 February 1944
Rifle and Bren Gun practice shooting on PARKFIELD RANGE.
26 February 1944
Army Forms W 3008 submitted. See Appendix D attached to the War Diary. This Appendix has either not survived in the file or not been photographed at Kew.
29 February 1944
4042715 posted to 607 Railway Construction Company at WANSTEAD.
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