55th Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps, War Diary November 1942.

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The photograph taken of the first page of this month’s War Diary is, unfortunately, of poor quality and therefore there are many more instances of words which are unclear.

1 November 1942

Normal routine training.

2 November 1942

Normal routine training.

3 November 1942

Normal routine training.

4 November 1942

Normal routine training.

5 November 1942

Normal routine training.

6 November 1942

Normal routine training.

7 November 1942

Normal routine training.

8 November 1942

Normal routine training.

9 November 1942

Normal routine training.

10 November 1942

Advance Party – Captain Poole with Lt Campbell left for new location at 09:00 hours.

11 November 1942 – 14 November 1942

Although the text is unreadable – as indicated above – it is apparent that these few days were taken up with the move to the new location and the arrival of replacement troop carrying vehicles from the Vehicle Replacement Depot.

15 November 1942

Lt Winton proceeded on leave.

16 November 1942

Change of Command – Unit left 49 Division and came under Command of Central Midlands District.

17 November 1942

Captain R Poole visited O.C. RASC Leamington and made recce of location for B Platoon at Knowle.

18 November 1942

Lt Marriage joined Unit from O.T.S. Southend.

19 November 1942

B Platoon prepared to move on detachment.

20 November 1942

B Platoon moved to new location at Knowle, Lt Marriage in command.

21 November 1942

Company football team beat 146 Field Ambulance 6 – 2.

22 November 1942

Routine duties.

23 November 1942

Major J S P Hall-Patch T.D. returned from leave.

Workshops moved to Evesham.

24 November 1942

Major J S P Hall-Patch T.D. visited O.C. RASC Leamington and B Platoon at Knowle.

25 November 1942

Lt Winton returned from leave.

Captain Poole made recce of location at Walsall.

26 November 1942

C Platoon permanent detachment left for Walsall area.

27 November 1942

C Platoon move to new location at Walsall.

28 November 1942

Lt Col Whittaker visited Unit and was accompanied to Leamington by Captain Poole.

29 November 1942

Routine duties.

30 November 1942

Normal routine training.


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