70th Brigade Workshop Company - April 1944

1 April 1944 Brandon, Suffolk.

AF W 3008 and 3009. Appendices 1 and 6.

8 April 1944

AF W 3008 and 3009. Appendices 2 and 7.

11 April 1944

Exercise BUMP commenced.

15 April 1944

Unit visited by Commander 30 Corps and Commander 49 Infantry Division.

AF W 3008 and 3009. Appendices 3 and 8.

17 April 1944

Exercise BUMP ceased.

21 April 1944

Unit changed to Field Pay accounting system.

22 April 1944

AF W 3008 and 3009. Appendices 4 and 9.

The Field Return of Officers showed that all six were present with the Unit but that a new Operations Officer was in post – replacing Captain Gregory – this was Captain W. W. Laidler, RAOC, who had taken up post on 15/4/1944.

The Field Return of Other Ranks indicated a strength of 181 men against the 184 establishment with three reinforcements required and three sergeants surplus to the establishment – again linked to a shortage of Staff Sergeants.

27 April 1944

Unit with 70 Infantry Brigade Group inspected by H.M. King George VI.

30 April 1944

AF W 3008 and 3009. Appendices 5 and 10.

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