War Diary 757th Field Company, Royal Engineers, July 1942
1 July 1942 Jarvis Charity School, Staunton-on-Wye.
09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, haze, warm.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, very warm
Company on Works and Training (Bailey Bridge).
2 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright, very warm.
13:00 hours. No change.
Company on Works and Training (Bailey Bridge and Watermanship).
3 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, slight rain.
13:00 hours. No change.
Company on Works and Training.
4 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, heavy rain, mild.
13:00 hours. No change.
Company administration. Officers and NCOs attending lecture by R.S.M. Bidgoos, RE, in afternoon.
5 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.
13:00 hours. No change.
Officer Commanding inspection Camp area.
6 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Heavy clouds, damp.
13:00 hours. Heavy clouds, bright.
Company on bridging.
7 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Heavy clouds, bright.
13:00 hours. No change.
Company on bridging. Watermanship and Bathing Parade.
Night bridging scheme, Moreton-on-Lugg.
8 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.
13:00 hours. No change.
Bailey bridge. Night scheme, bridging.
9 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, bright.
13:00 hours. No change.
Bailey bridge.
10 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy.
13:00 hours. Light clouds.
Bailey bridge. Training films and “Next of Kin”.
11 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Slight rain, dull.
13:00 hours. Light clouds.
Company administration.
12 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, light clouds, warm.
13:00 hours. Orderly Officer inspection of Camp.
13 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, light clouds.
13:00 hours. No change.
Bailey bridge.
14 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, light clouds.
13:00 hours. No change.
Bailey bridge. Company Exercise on Night Bridging.
15 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear.
13:00 hours. Light clouds.
Bailey bridging.
16 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, cool.
13:00 hours. No change.
Bailey bridging, rehearsal for cemonstration.
17 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Dull, cool.
13:00 hours. Slight rain.
Bailey bridging, rehearsal for demonstration. Time off lorries – 80 foot – 53 minutes.
18 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Very dull, cool.
13:00 hours. Showers. Dull.
Company administration. 2/Lt Moore on leave. 49 Division Royal Engineers demonstration at MORETON-ON-LUGG. 757 Bailey Bridge time off lorries - 80 foot Double Span – 38 minutes. Lieutenant Fox on leave.
19 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear, warm.
13:00 hours. Clear, bright.
Officer Commanding inspection and Company administration.
20 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Bright, clear, warm.
13:00 hours. No change.
Exercise “FRISK”.
21 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, cool.
13:00 hours. No change.
Exercise “FRISK”.
22 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, cool.
13:00 hours. Showers.
Exercise “FRISK”.
23 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, average temperature.
13:00 hours. Light clouds.
Returning Bailey Bridge to 289 Field Park Company. 2/Lt Moore returned from leave.
24 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, average temperature.
13:00 hours. No change.
Battle Training and purposeful P.T. Training Films.
25 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, average temperature.
13:00 hours. No change.
Exercise “GEORGE”.
26 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Light clouds, average temperature.
13:00 hours. No change.
Exercise “GEORGE”.
27 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, average temperature.
13:00 hours. No change.
Exercise “GEORGE”.
28 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, very mild.
13:00 hours. No change.
Returned to Camp at 03:10 hours. Conference at Divisional HQ on “GEORGE”.
29 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Cloudy, very mild.
13:00 hours. Light clouds.
Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey.
30 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, bright.
13:00 hours. Light clouds, bright.
Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey.
31 July 1942
09:00 hours. Weather report. Clear, warm.
13:00 hours. No change.
Steel Bridge Girder and cleaning Bailey. Major Fraser on leave.
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