War Diary 757th Field Company, Royal Engineers, July 1943
1 July 1943 HALTON.
08:00 hours. Weather. Fine.
Company left HALTON Bridging Camp for BLACKFORD, PERTHSHIRE staged overnight at BEATTOCK. No. 3 Platoon 756 left for GALSTON. NO. 3 Platoon 294 attached this unit for move.
2 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Fine.
Company arrived BLACKFORD. NO. 3 Platoon 294 Field Company arrived MUTHILL.
3 July 1943 BLACKFORD, PERTHSHIRE.
08:00 hours. Weather. Fine.
Unloading stores and conservancy.
4 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Showery.
Conservancy.
5 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Fair and showers.
Making recce of site at SHERIFFMUIR for construction of GERMAN Platoon locality in reinforced concrete.
2 Officers and 50 Other Ranks arrived BLACKFORD. Accommodated DUNBLANE and attached with immediate effect to this unit for works.
6 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Heavy rain.
Unloading stores at GREENLOANING Station and forming dump on Site.
Officer Commanding on visit to 1 Corps.
7 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Rain.
Unloading stores at Station. Constructing corrugated iron sheds for stores and tools storage.
8 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Rain.
Unloading stores. Setting out site. Commenced excavacations.
9 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Showery.
Excavating on site. Unloading stores and material from wagons. Constructing showers.
2/Lt Little on leave. Lt Bruce returns from leave.
10 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Fair.
Conservancy. Unit administration. Half holiday.
11 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Showery.
Unloading railway wagons. Excavating site.
Lt Thomas and 2/Lt Donsford arrived Stourbridge for Exercise CONTACT.
12 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Rain.
Excavating – constructing baths. Unloading stores. Setting our site.
13 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Rain.
Company employed as 12th July.
14 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Heavy rain.
Company employed as 13th July.
15 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Showers.
Company employed as 14th July.
16 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Showers.
Company employed as 15th July.
17 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Fine and warm.
Conservancy. Drill. Unit administration. Half holiday.
Officer Commanding visiting 1 Corps regarding work.
18 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Fine and warm.
Company on accommodation etc.
19 July 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Fine and warm.
Company on excavations and unloading stores etc.
2/Lt Little returns from leave.
20 July 1943
Weather. Bright and very warm.
Company on accommodations etc.
2/Lt Dodd attending combined operations course DUNDONALD.
21 July 1943
Weather. Bright and warm.
Works at Sheriffmuir.
22 July 1943
Weather. Bright and warm.
Works at Sheriffmuir.
23 July 1943
Weather. Bright and very warm.
Officer Commanding at 1 Corps with Acting Chief Engineer.
Company on Works at Sheriffmuir.
24 July 1943
Weather. Bright and warm.
Conservancy and half holiday.
25 July 1943
Weather. Bright and warm.
Company on Works.
26 July 1943
Weather. Bright and warm, rain at times.
Company on Works.
27 July 1943
Weather. Dull, improving later in day.
Lt Howard left for Military Engineering Course, RIPON.
Company on Works.
Lt Moore returned from leave.
28 July 1943
Weather. Fine and warm.
Officer Commanding attending Company Commanders’ Conference at HQRE.
2/Lt Dodd returned from Combined Operations Course.
29 July 1943
Weather. Bright and warm.
Company on Works. Acting Commander Royal Engineers visiting site.
30 July 1943
Weather. Bright and warm.
Company moved to DUNBLANE. Company on Works.
31 July 1943
Weather. Bright and very warm.
Conservancy of Billets and cleaning up Billets at BLACKFORD.
Officer Commanding proceeds on 9 days’ leave.
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