War Diary 757th Field Company, Royal Engineers, June 1942
1 June 1942 JARVIS CHARITY SCHOOL.
09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, average temperature.
13:00 hours. Showery, cool.
Company on Works. Captain Lucas returned from leave.
2 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Heavy clouds, calm, mild.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, clear, bright, warm.
Company on Works. Working late.
3 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright sunshine, warm.
13:00 hours. Very warm.
Company on Works. Major General J O Inglis, Chief Engineer, Home Forces, inspecting Company on Works. Officer Commanding and Lieutenant Fox on recce of BRYNGWYN map reference 987514. Working late.
4 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright, sunshine, warm.
13:00 hours. Very warm.
Company on Works. Company working late.
5 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright, sunshine, warm.
13:00 hours. Very warm.
Company on Works.
6 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. No change.
13:00 hours. No change.
Company on Works.
7 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright sunshine, cooler.
13:00 hours. No change.
Company on Works.
8 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, rather cool.
13:00 hours. Bright sunshine.
Company on Works.
9 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, rather cool.
13:00 hours. Bright.
Company on Works. Officer Commanding carrying out recce for Burley Bridge Site. Officer Commanding attending Officers’ Commanding Conference at C.R.E. HQ.
10 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy and cool.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, sunshine.
Company on Works. Officer Commanding carrying out Bailey Bridge recce.
11 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds and cool.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, sunshine.
Company on Works. Officer Commanding camping out. Bailey Bridge recce.
2/Lt Moore making report on Bailey Bridge recce at MORETON-ON-LUGG.
12 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright sunshine, warm.
13:00 hours. No change.
Company on Works.
13 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, rain, mild.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, sunshine.
Company on unit administration, equipment inspections, Army Bureau of Current Affairs lectures etc.
14 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, sunshine, mild.
13:00 hours. Showers.
Conservancy. Officer Commanding’s inspection of Billets etc.
15 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, heavy clouds, mild.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.
Company on Works.
16 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright, average temperature.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.
Company on Works. Officer Commanding at C.R.E. Conference.
17 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright, average temperature.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.
Company on Works. Lecture to all Royal Engineer Officers by Commandant Royal Engineers at R.E. H.Q.
18 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light showers, average temperature.
13:00 hours. Heavy clouds.
Company on Works.
19 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, heavy mist.
13:00 hours. Clear, bright, warm.
Company on Works.
20 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Haze, warm.
13:00 hours. Clear, very warm.
Company administration. Inspection. Plumbers working on W.C. HARPTON COURT.
21 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, very warm.
13:00 hours. No change.
Conservancy. Lecture on Radio Telephone to Senior NCO’s, Clerks and Officers given by Divisional Signals.
22 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, warm.
13:00 hours. Very warm.
Company on Works. Officers’ Commanding Conference at R.E. Divisional HQ.
23 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, warm.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.
Company on Works. Skeleton HQ and one Recce Party on Exercise “CRASSUS”.
24 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, warm.
13:00 hours. No change.
Company on Works. Officer Commanding attending Conference on CRASSUS at Divisional HQ.
25 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, warm.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright, warm.
Company on Works HARPTON COURT. Remainder of Company collecting Bailey Bridge Equipment from 289 Field Park Company and dumping on site at MORETON-ON-LUGG.
26 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.
13:00 hours. Very warm.
Works and Bailey Bridge training.
27 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear, warm.
13:00 hours. No change.
Officer Commanding’s inspection. Officer Commanding at Divisional Model Exercise.
28 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear, warm.
13:00 hours. No change.
Conservancy. All Officers at lecture on “Combined Operations” given at HAY. All Officers at lecture given by Commandant Royal Engineers at HQ RE. Company Commanders’ Conference.
29 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright, warm.
13:00 hours. Very warm.
Company on Divisional Royal Engineers Exercise “RUMBLE”.
30 June 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright, warm.
13:00 hours. No change.
Works and Bailey Bridge training. Officers and NCO’s attending lecture and demonstration of Booby Traps etc by Regimental Sergeant Major BIDGOOD, Royal Engineers.
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