55th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps, War Diary August 1942.
1 August 1942 Bryngwyn.
Normal routine Training Programme.
2 August 1942
Normal routine Training Programme.
3 August 1942
Captain ? RAMC attached 49 Division Troops Company RASC called to inspect sanitary arrangements of Unit.
Captain S L C Medrington returned from leave.
4 August 1942
C.O. visited HQ CRASC for Conference at 10:30 hours.
Major Marshall RASC 62 Troop Carrying Company called to collect four Thompson Sub-Machine Guns and twenty magazines surplus to Unit establishment and allocated by Division.
5 August 1942
C.R.E. D.C.R.E. and Garrison Engineer called regarding water supply.
Posting instructions from CRASC received for Captain S L C Medrington and 2/Lieutenant G D Mabey.
6 August 1942
Captain Medrington and 2/Lieutenant Mabey proceeded on embarkation leave.
7 August 1942
Normal routine training.
8 August 1942
Normal routine training.
9 August 1942
Company inspection.
10 August 1942
2/Lieutenant J Winton proceeded on ten days’ leave.
Visit to unit by A.D.M.S. 49th Division.
11 August 1942
Visit to Unit by District Manager and Area Supervisor NAAFI.
O.C. attended Conference at HQ CRASC.
Captain R Poole returned from Exercise “Dryshod”.
12 August 1942
Normal routine training.
13 August 1942
Visit by CRASC 49th Division and Colonel Robins regarding workshops personnel.
14 August 1942
Normal routine training.
15 August 1942
Lieutenant A Campbell proceeded on ten days’ leave.
16 August 1942
Normal routine training.
17 August 1942
Normal routine training.
Father Gaffney, R.C. Padre called.
18 August 1942
C.O. attends lecture at HQ CRASC.
Mass held at 07:00 hours for R.C’s.
Captain Porter RASC Inspector transport availability and M.T. stores Western Command called.
Captain Poole attends gas refresher course at HQ 49 Division.
19 August 1942
Range completed and passed by RE’s for Company to fire .303, .38 and T.S.M.G.
2/Lieutenant J Winton returns from leave.
20 August 1942
Norman routine training. See Appendix A attached.
21 August 1942
Lt Col Philpott A.D.O.S. 49 Division called.
Lt Mortimer proceeded on leave.
C.A.P. Chamber Test for Company.
22 August 1942
Normal training.
Organised games in afternoon.
23 August 1942
Voluntary Church Parade.
24 August 1942
Range firing a, B and E Platoons – .303 Rifle.
25 August 1942
Range firing C Platoon .303 Rifle.
26 August 1942
Instructions received for Exercise “Juniper”.
C.S.M. Ross returned from Course (6 weeks).
27 August 1942
36 Coaches and 2 Lorries left at 12:00 hours to take part in Exercise “Juniper”.
C.S.M. Ross and M.S.M. Harris attended Conference of Umpires for the Exercise.
28 August 1942
Coaches in harbour near Llanwyrtd Wells.
C.S.M. Ross and M.S.M. Harris acting as Umpires on ranges.
29 August 1942
Coaches returned from Exercise from 23:30 onwards.
Very heavy thunderstorm started about 16:00 hours and continued until midnight. Parts of Camp flooded.
Dance held at Bryngwyn House.
30 August 1942
Damage done by storm repaired.
Church Parade.
31 August 1942
Routine duties.
Details received of winter locations.
Lt Mortimer returned from leave.
Training films shown at 14:30 hours. Recreational film “Flight Command” shown at 19:00 hours.
Appendices attached to the August 1942 War Diary.
Appendix A.
This Appendix set out the Training Programme for the week 24/8/1942 to 30/8/1942.
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