55th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps, War Diary May 1942.
The War Diary of this Unit was completed in manuscript and – due to the nature of the handwriting – some words are not clear, so question marks have been placed within the text where this is the case. In some instances “educated guesses” have been possible and these have quotation marks attached.
1 May 1942 Narberth
C.I.M.T. Viewer arrived.
2/Lt Mabey returned from leave.
2 May 1942
Normal Training.
3 May 1942
Church Parade HQ and W/S Section in ? of B.D.S.
Company turned out to fight fires at Ludchurch.
4 May 1942
C.I.M.T. Inspector Captain Sibbley arrived.
Normal Training and Maintenance in Sections. HQ C.I.M.T. inspection.
5 May 1942
Viewer (C.I.M.T.) Inspected C Section vehicles.
Normal Training and Maintenance in the other Sections.
6 May 1942
O.C. and Captain Sibbley Inspected B & C Sections records.
7 May 1942
O.C. visited O i/c Records Hastings regarding the conversion of the Company. 2/Lt Campbell and Captain Sibbley visited Ministry of Supply, Swansea.
8 May 1942
O.C. Returned from Hastings. Visited War Office en route regarding vehicles. Men of Company Pay.
9 May 1942
Board of Survey for Disposal of M.T. Parts. C.I.M.T. in attendance.
Company Football Team beat R.A.F. 9 - 3.
10 May 1942.
Normal Training.
Captain Sibbley C.I.M.T. Interviewed by C.O. regarding final information and results of C.I.M.T. Inspection.
11 May 1942
Captain Sibbley C.I.M.T. completed his work and left.
12 May 1942
Normal Training all Sections.
13 May 1942
O.C. visited Saundersfoot and Tenby.
14 May 1942
O.C. and Adjutant recce Priscelly Mountain Area for Battle Demonstration “Detail”.
2/Lt Mabey visited Carmarthen re route etc.
15 May 1942
O.C. and Lt Campbell visited Ashchurch H.E.S.D. and exchanged two Austin cars for Utilities (two). Men of Company Pay.
16 May 1942
Further recce by by 2/Lt Mabey of Priscelly Mountain Area owing to change of Orders for Battle Demonstration.
17 May 1942
Coaches conveyed Home Guard from Cardigan, Llanelly, Carmarthen, Llandilo, and Pioneer Corps from Tenby to Battle Demonstration. All available personnel from Sections attended.
18 May 1942
O.C. visited Western Command HQ.
Normal Training.
19 May 1942
O.C. returned from Western Command HQ.
All Sections went to Penally Ranges (Bren and F.S.M.).
20 May 1942
O.C. visited B & C Sections and inspected Personnel etc.
21 May 1942
O.C. visited A Section.
Captain Bell interviewed by a General Officer at Abergavenny.
Training film shown to all Sections. Recreational film in the evening.
22 May 1942
Normal Training.
Men of Company Pay Parade.
23 May 1942
Normal Training.
Captain Porter (Western Command) visited Workshops and obtained information required.
24 May 1942
O.C. visited A Section regarding vehicles and move to Tenby.
25 May 1942
O.C. visited O.C. at Tenby.
Normal Training.
26 May 1942
Received details of Exercise “Knave”.
Normal Training.
27 May 1942
Captain Poole made recce for Exercise “Knave”.
28 May 1942
Men of Company Pay.
Normal Training.
29 May 1942
Men of Company went to Penally Ranges for firing practice.
30 May 1942
Captain Poole and 2/Lt Mabey proceeded on Exercise “Knave” with 16 coaches.
ENSA show in the evening.
31 May 1942
Normal Training.
Company placed under command of 49th Division with effect from 1/6/1942.
Captain Poole and 2/Lt Mabey still away on Exercise “Knave”.
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