289th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, War Diary December 1942

1 December 1942 Stourbridge.

2194101. Posted to this Unit from No. 3 T.B.R.E.

1878785. Admitted to Military Hospital, Copthorne, Shrewsbury and relinquishes appointment of Acting Paid Lance Corporal.

2 December 1942

2070751 appointed Acting Unpaid Lance Sergeant with effect from27 Nov.42.

2078621 appointed Acting Unpaid Corporal with effect from 27 Nov.42.

2003223 appointed Acting Unpaid Corporal with effect from 27 Nov. 42.

3 December 1942

2072237 transferred to REME and posted to No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Workshop Company, REME.

2074556 admitted to Central Division Military Hospital, Lichfield.

6 December 1942

1908442 discharged from Military Hospital, Chester and rejoined Unit.

9 December 1942

1881936 released from Detention – remission earned 4 days (100%).

10 December 1942

2003213 admitted to Barnsley Hall Emergency Hospital, Bromsgrove.

11 December 1942

Lieutenant Williams absent from Company on 10 days’ privilege leave.

Demolition Instructional Party under Lieutenant Williams return from 49 Division Street Fighting School.

12 December 1942

155766 Captain W O Davies returns to Company from Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

13 December 1942

Thirteen members of Company with No. 2092522 in charge attached to No. 9 Bomb Disposal Company for Course of Instruction – period of attachment 7 days.

14 December 1942

Cloth Model Exercise for all Officers and NCOs of 49 Division Royal Engineers at Drill Hall, Stourbridge.

2011999. Posted to “Y” List having been in hospital for a consecutive period of 21 days.

15 December 1942

Officer Commanding Company leaves to do preliminary reconnaissance for Exercise FILLDYKE.

16 December 1942

Captain W O Davies returns to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham for further treatment.

2130523 completed Course of Instruction as Electrician at Gun Wharf Power Station, Portsmouth. Result – Passed.

17 December 1942

2130969 admitted to Wordsley Emergency Medical Services Hospital.

18 December 1942

1893058 admitted to Daveyhulme Hospital, Manchester.

19 December 1942

2130523 admitted to Barnsley Hall E.M.S. Hospital, Bromsgrove.

2121135 attended Course of Instruction at R.E. Records Office from8 Dec. 42 to 18 Dec. 42. Result – Very Good 81.47%.

20 December 1942

2138609 admitted to Barnsley Hall E.M.S. Hospital, Bromsgrove.

22 December 1942

2/Lt P Randall Arthur returns to Unit from Winter Warfare Course of Instruction at Kingussie. Result – Q.

1878785 posted to “Y” List having been in Hospital for a consecutive period of 21 days.

23 December 1942

Captain W O Davies rejoined this Unit from Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

2193764 completed upgrading course for Motor Mechanics at Motor Fitters School, Aldershot. Result to remain Motor Mechanic B II.

24 December 1942

2092293 completed No.3 Surveyors Engineers Course at No.1 School of Military Engineering D.B.R.E. and passed Trade Test as Surveyor Engineering A 1.

1893058 discharged from Military Hospital, Daveyhulme, Manchester and returned to Unit.

3915924 posted to this Unit from 284 Field Company, Royal Engineers.

1890773, 14261343, 14230594, 14250072, 5293548, 5293543 posted to this Unit from 283 Field Company, Royal Engineers.

25 December 1942

All troops given excellent Christmas Fare – turkey dinner. C.O. and Officers visited both billets at dinner time and assisted with serving troops.

26 December 1942

1942879 married to Enid Brookes at the Parish Church, Kington. Genealogical research identifies the bride as End Gwendoline Alma Brookes and the groom as Tegid A Jones – his name will be included on the personnel list. The bride remarried - William G R Peirce - in 1954 and died in Hereford on 27/6/2009 ).

28 December 1942

2074441 attending Cooks’ Course at E.C.T.C. Oswestry.

1946488 married to Billie Buckley at Registrar’s Office, Huddersfield. (The groom was Edward W Deacon – his name will now be included on the personnel list. The couple later possibly emigrated to Australia on 13/7/1948 as their names have been traced on an outward passenger list from Glasgow to Sydney – the Master of the vessel is named as James Cook!)

2110025 Admitted to Wordsley E.M.S. Hospital.

31 December 1942

Company has completed seven days Range Practice at Bromsgrove Open Range during the month of December.

2003213 posted to “Y” List having been in hospital for a consecutive peiod of 21 days.

2073459 won the Motor Transport Challenge Cup Competition for the second time in succession.

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