War Diary 757th Field Company, Royal Engineers, October 1943
1 October 1943
Weather report. Heavy rain, mild.
Company on Works.
Officer Commanding and Second-in-Command at HAMILTON making recce of Billets for move.
2 October 1943
Weather report. Heavy showers, mild.
Conservancy. Lt Dodd left for “BRIDGEHEAD”.
3 October 1943
Weather report. Very heavy rain all day.
Company on Works. Works site flooded.
Lt Donoghue returned from leave and left for “BRIDGEHEAD”.
4 October 1943
Weather report. Very heavy rain.
Company on Works. Serious flooding of site.
Lt Moore and 50% of 1 Platoon returned from leave.
5 October 1943
Weather report. Very heavy rain.
Company on Works. Infantry working parties depart.
Lts Dodd and Donoghue return from “BRIDGEHEAD”.
6 October 1943
Weather report. Dull and showery.
Advance Party to HAMILTON. Company on Works.
7 October 1943 HAMILTON.
Weather report. Dull at times.
Company less No. 3 Platoon move to HAMILTON. Advance Party and Cadre move to ROTHESAY.
Captain Williams detached to 49 Division Assault School as Instructor.
8 October 1943
Weather report. Fine and dull.
Company loading and cleaning transport.
3 Platoon returned from DUNBLANE.
9 October 1943
Weather report. Fine.
Road Party leave for ROTHESAY, remainder of Company cleaning transport.
10 October 1943
Weather report. Fine.
Company loading train for move to ROTHESAY.
11 October 1943
Weather report. Fine.
Main Body move by train to ROTHESAY.
12 October 1943 ROTHESAY.
Weather report. Fine and sunny.
Company settling into Billets – morning.
Individual Assault Demolition Training by Platoons in afternoon.
13 October 1943
Weather report. Fine and sunny.
Individual Assault Demolition Training all day.
14 October 1943
Weather report. Fine.
All Officers attend Training Conference in morning and Beach Recce in afternoon. Company on Individual Demolition Training.
15 October 1943
Weather report. Showery.
Company commence Combined Operations training with respective affiliated Infantry Battalions.
16 October 1943
Weather report. Rain.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
17 October 1943
Weather report. Rain.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
18 October 1943
Weather report. Fine and sunny.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
19 October 1943
Weather report. Fine.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
G.o.C. 49 Division watches “DRYSHOD” assault in which No. 1 Platoon was taking part.
20 October 1943
Weather report. Showery.
Company training by Platoons under Combined Training Centre Instructors also training with Infantry Battalions.
21 October 1943
Weather report. Dull and fine.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
22 October 1943
Weather report. Showery.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions. All Officers and Senior NCOs attend evening lecture on “Landings in Italy”.
23 October 1943
Weather report. Dull and showery.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions. G.o.C. 1st Corps watches experiments on Bangalore Torpedoes carried out by NO. 3 Platoon.
24 October 1943
Weather report. Dull and showery.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
25 October 1943
Weather report. Rainy.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
26 October 1943
Weather report. Rainy.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
27 October 1943
Weather report. Dull.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
28 October 1943
Weather report. Fine and dull.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
29 October 1943
Weather report. Fine and sunny.
No. 1 Platoon on Exercise “ULYSSES” which General Anderson G.o.C. in C. 2nd Army watching.
30 October 1943
Weather report. Raining.
Company on training with Infantry Battalions.
31 October 1943
Weather report. Dull and fine.
No. 2 Platoon on Exercise “ULYSSES”.
All Officers and Senior NCOs carry out Test Paper set by Chief Engineer 21 Army Group.
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