War Diary 757th Field Company, Royal Engineers, July 1942

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1 July 1942 Jarvis Charity School, Staunton-on-Wye.

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, haze, warm.

13:00 hours. Light clouds, very warm

Company on Works and Training (Bailey Bridge).

2 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright, very warm.

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on Works and Training (Bailey Bridge and Watermanship).

3 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, slight rain.

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on Works and Training.

4 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, heavy rain, mild.

13:00 hours. No change.

Company administration. Officers and NCOs attending lecture by R.S.M. Bidgoos, RE, in afternoon.

5 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.

13:00 hours. No change.

Officer Commanding inspection Camp area.

6 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Heavy clouds, damp.

13:00 hours. Heavy clouds, bright.

Company on bridging.

7 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Heavy clouds, bright.

13:00 hours. No change.

Company on bridging. Watermanship and Bathing Parade.

Night bridging scheme, Moreton-on-Lugg.

8 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridge. Night scheme, bridging.

9 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridge.

10 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Bailey bridge. Training films and “Next of Kin”.

11 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Slight rain, dull.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Company administration.

12 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, light clouds, warm.

13:00 hours. Orderly Officer inspection of Camp.

13 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, light clouds.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridge.

14 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, light clouds.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridge. Company Exercise on Night Bridging.

15 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Bailey bridging.

16 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, cool.

13:00 hours. No change.

Bailey bridging, rehearsal for cemonstration.

17 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, cool.

13:00 hours. Slight rain.

Bailey bridging, rehearsal for demonstration. Time off lorries – 80 foot – 53 minutes.

18 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Very dull, cool.

13:00 hours. Showers. Dull.

Company administration. 2/Lt Moore on leave. 49 Division Royal Engineers demonstration at MORETON-ON-LUGG. 757 Bailey Bridge time off lorries - 80 foot Double Span – 38 minutes. Lieutenant Fox on leave.

19 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear, warm.

13:00 hours. Clear, bright.

Officer Commanding inspection and Company administration.

20 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear, warm.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “FRISK”.

21 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, cool.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “FRISK”.

22 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, cool.

13:00 hours. Showers.

Exercise “FRISK”.

23 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, average temperature.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Returning Bailey Bridge to 289 Field Park Company. 2/Lt Moore returned from leave.

24 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, average temperature.

13:00 hours. No change.

Battle Training and purposeful P.T. Training Films.

25 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, average temperature.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “GEORGE”.

26 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, average temperature.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “GEORGE”.

27 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, average temperature.

13:00 hours. No change.

Exercise “GEORGE”.

28 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, very mild.

13:00 hours. No change.

Returned to Camp at 03:10 hours. Conference at Divisional HQ on “GEORGE”.

29 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, very mild.

13:00 hours. Light clouds.

Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey.

30 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright.

13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.

Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey.

31 July 1942

09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, warm.

13:00 hours. No change.

Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey. Major Fraser on leave.


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