War Diary - CRE - August 1941
2 August 1941 – Reykjavik
Progress Report:-
803 Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers – week ending 2/8/1941 – see Appendix A attached.
3 August 1941
Progress Report:-
294 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers – week ending 3/8/1941 – see Appendix B attached.
4 August 1941
Force Signals Exercise No 8 due to start as from midnight 4/5 August.
5 August 1941
04:35 hours. Air Raid siren sounded. All Clear sounded about half an hour later.
6 August 1941
10:30 hours approximately. Force Signals Exercise No 8 finished.
Commander, Royal Engineers goes to Kaldadarnes, with Bomb Disposal Officer attached to this HQ, to investigate damage to Runway caused by bombs exploding in burnt-out aircraft. Two other unexploded 250lb anti-submarine bombs lying near Runways were removed and detonated by Bomb Disposal Officer.
7 August 1941
Conference on Force Exercise No 8.
11 August 1941
Leave personnel returned from UK.
Bomb Disposal Officer commenced series of lectures on bomb recognition to Infantry personnel of 70th Infantry Brigade.
12 August 1941
2/Lt Fox of this HQ leaves for UK to attend Course on Inglis Bridge.
13 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers goes to HVITANES.
Progress Report:-
803 Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers – week ending 8/8/1941 – see Appendix C attached.
804 Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers – week ending 9/8/1941 – see Appendix D attached.
14 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers visits sites of Camps being built by 294 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers in area around GEITHALS.
15 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers goes to Kaldadarnes.
16 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers is invited to Force HQ to meet the Prime Minister and the Chief of the Imperial General Staff who arrived at REYJAVIK this morning.
Progress Report:-
803 Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers – week ending 15/8/1941 – see Appendix E attached.
18 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers visits Camp sites at GEITHALS with Deputy Commander, Royal Engineers.
19 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers goes to Kaldadarnes.
20 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers visits Camp sites in GEITHALS with G.E. (Water).
Progress Report:-
803 Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers – week ending 20/8/1941 – see Appendix F attached.
21 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers inspects defences on GARDAR peninsula.
22 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers goes to Kaldadarnes accompanied by Field Engineer 1 and Bomb Disposal Officer.
23 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers goes to Force HQ to discuss petrol storage at Kaldadarnes.
24 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers goes to Kaldadarnes for further investigations of the question of bulk storage of petrol.
26 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers visits Camp sites in GEITHALS area.
Progress Report:-
803 Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers – week ending 22/8/1941 – see Appendix G attached.
NOTE
The new establishment of this Headquarters, 79/WE/2928 (SD 3) came into effect as from 13 June 1941. The title appearing at the head of the War Diary will henceforward be :-
HQ Royal Engineers (Operations) Iceland (C ) Force.
29 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers and Adjutant go to Kaldadarnes.
Report on MELGERDI landing ground from 804 Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers dated 27 August 1941 – see Appendix H attached.
30 August 1941
Progress Report:-
803 Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers – week ending 29/8/1941 – see Appendix J attached.
31 August 1941
Commander, Royal Engineers and Adjutant visit Camp sites.
Appendices attached to the August 1941 War Diary for the HQ Royal Engineers (Operations) Iceland (C ) Force.
None of the listed Appendices identified as being attached to the War Diary appear to have survived to be included in the file.
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