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

1 June 1942 Dolserau.

Lt P F Williams 70383 rejoined unit from Course of Instruction at 6 Armoured Division Battle School.

3 June 1942

Packed up.

4 June 1942

Moved from Dolserau, Dolgelly to the racecourse, Hereford – very hot day – all motor cyclists sore eyes.

8 June 1942 The Racecourse, Hereford.

Swimming instruction three times weekly – Hereford Baths. P.T. Instructor attached.

9 June 1942

Temporary Captain T K Davison 92053. Posted to Combined Training Centre Darlin House (Army Wing) Asharacle, Argyllshire.

10 June 1942

Army Catering Corps Cook 13016773. Posted to this Unit.

11 June 1942

2/Lt A de S Hutton 214785. Posted to Royal Engineers Depot, Halifax for Serial HGKOA.

2070760. Attached Ministry of Labour Centre, Gloucester Technical Training Group for Course of Instruction – Metal Machinist.

12 June 1942

Lt H E Toomer attached to unit as Officer i/c Refresher Course for NCOs in 49 Division Royal Engineers.

13 June 1942

2003224 Married.

15 June 1942

Temporary Captain W O Davies RE 155766. Joined unit from 141 OCTU R.E. and assumed appointment of Second-in-Command.

16 June 1942

Unloaded Bailey Bridge.

17 June 1942

Cricket versus RAF. Won by 15 runs.

18 June 1942

Temporary Major W J Wakeham 33293, and 3170387 proceeded to Brome Hall, Eye, Suffolk for Court of Inquiry.

22 June 1942

2138609. Course of Instruction Regimental Sanitary Duties, Army School of Hygiene, Aldershot.

23 June 1942

“Crassus” Exercise.

24 June 1942

2074430 to Railway Collective. Training Wing Royal Engineers, Weston-on-Trent for Trade Test as Steel Erector.

Captain W S Cowan 127738. Attached to this unit from 160 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps.

25 June 1942

Lt M E Toomer 153750. C.t.b.a. to this unit on posting to A.G.7.

2/Lt A W Moore 233357. Replaced Lt H E Toomer 153750 as Officer i/c 49 Division NCO’s Refresher Course.

27 June 1942

2078621. Course of Instruction – Pay Duties, No. 7 Detachment Royal Army Pay Corps, Chester.

28 June 1942

2/Lt P R Arthur 235602. Joined this unit on first commissioning from No. 33 Class 1 & 2 OCTU, R.E.

29 June 1942

“Rumble” Exercise.

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