62nd Troop Carrying Company, Royal Army Service Corps, War Diary September 1942.

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1 September 1942 - Stanage Park, Knighton.

Ordinary routine. Officer Commanding to CRASC Conference. Informed of proposed move to Eastern Command. Fine.

2 September 1942

Ordinary routine. Fine.

3 September 1942

Route march. Whole Company. Fine.

4 September 1942

Ordinary routine.

6 September 1942

Preparations for Exercise WETSHOD. Showery.

7 September 1942 Field.

Vehicles out to Battalions and move to concentration area Exercise WETSHOD.

8 September 1942 Field.

Company harboured LLANWYRTYDD WELLS. Exercise WETSHOD.

9 September 1942 Field.

Exercise WETSHOD. Still harboured, maintenance and training.

10 September 1942 Field.

WETSHOD. Similar routine.

11 September 1942 Field.

WETSHOD. Similar routine.

12 September 1942 Field.

WETSHOD. No move today. Warning order move by 10:00 hours 13th to SWANSEA.

13 September 1942 Field.

Exercise WETSHOD. Moved to SWANSEA 10:00 hours, arrived 12:00 hours.

Vehicles embarked Battalions 22:00 hours. Carried Belgian Battalion in place of 35 Motor Coach Company. Start Point PONTADULAIS 22:30 hours crossed at that time.

14 September 1942 Stanage Park, Knighton.

Vehicles arrived back location from Exercise. WETSHOD 06:00 – 09:30 hours. Refuelled. Weather fine for whole Exercise.

15 September 1942

Maintenance after Exercise. Fine.

16 September 1942

Ordinary routine. Fine.

17 September 1942

Ordinary routine. Route march whole Company. Fine.

18 September 1942

22 vehicles reported to Brigade carrying Officers and Other Ranks to tank demonstration HEREFORD. Fine.

19 September 1942

Vehicles still out but ordinary routine. Wet.

20 September 1942

Vehicles returned from demonstration. Wet.

21 September 1942

Ordinary routine. Wet.

22 September 1942

Exercise MONTE CARLO II postponed till 23rd.

23 September 1942.

Exercise MONTE CARLO II. Officer Commanding at LEOMINSTER judging suitability of various densities and speeds in column running and control. 30 V.T.M. (vehicles to the mile) and 17 ½ M.I.H. (miles in the hour) the best. Weather fine, later very cold.

24 September 1942

Two Officers and 70 Other Ranks away from Company  ? vehicles, no time of return given. Fine with a few showers but cold.

25 September 1942

Ordinary routine. Pay. Fine.

26 September 1942

Ordinary routine. Fine and cold.

27 September 1942

Baths. Fine but very cold.

28 September 1942

Ordinary routine. Fine with rain later.

29 September 1942

Ordinary routine. Very wet.

30 September 1942

Officer Commanding to CRASC Conference. Routine training. Fine but cold. Warmer later.


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