War Diary 757th Field Company, Royal Engineers, September 1943
1 September 1943 DUNBLANE.
08:00 hours. Weather. Dull.
Company on Works. Major L A M Fraser returns from School of Military Engineering, Ripon.
2 September 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Fair.
Company on Works.
3 September 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Fair.
Company on Works. Major L A M Fraser leaves on Exercise Euclid.
4 September 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Dull.
Company on unit administration. Maintenance party on Works. Half day.
5 September 1943
08:00 hours. Weather. Dull.
Company on Works.
6 September 1943
09:00 hours. Weather. Wet.
Company on Works. Lt Little and Lt Dodd to Mechanised Equipment Course at Newark.
7 September 1943
10:00 hours. Weather. Dull and showery.
Company on Works. NCOs lectures 19:00 hours.
8 September 1943
09:30 hours. Weather. Fine.
Lt Little and Lt Dodd nreturn from Mechanical Equipment Course at Newark.
9 September 1943
09:30 hours. Weather. Fine and dry.
Company on Works. Search Party out for crashed aircraft.
10 September 1943
08:30 hours. Weather. Fine and dry.
Company on Works.
11 September 1943
09:30 hours. Weather. Fine and dry.
Unit and Platoon administration. Maintenance Party at Works site. Half day.
12 September 1943
Company on Works.
Major Fraser returns from “Euclid”. Captain Williams returned from Course at Royal Engineer Records.
13 September 1943
Weather. Showery.
Company on Works. NCOs training – Mines and Demolitions.
14 September 1943
Weather. Fine.
Company on Works. Training films.
15 September 1943
Weather. Fine.
Company on Works.
16 September 1943
Weather. Showery.
Company on Works. Commander Royal Engineers visiting Works site.
17 September 1943
Weather. Fine and clear.
Company on Works.
18 September 1943
Weather. Fine, clear and warm.
Company and Platoon administration. NCOs and Officers’ training. Mine clearance drill.
19 September 1943
Weather. Dull, rather cold.
Company on Works.
20 September 1943
Weather report. Cold, bright.
Company on Works.
Lt Donoghue left for Royal Engineer demonstration NEWARK, and leave.
21 September 1943
Weather report. Cold, bright.
Company on Works. Training films.
22 September 1943
Weather report. Dull and showery.
Lt Moore on leave.
Company on Works. NCOs training evening.
23 September 1943
Weather report. Dull and mild.
Company on Works. Lts Little and Dodd attending Assault Squadron? Royal Engineer demonstration at Stobs Camp, HAWICK. Officers and NCOs training in evening.
24 September 1943
Weather report. Dull and mild.
Company on Works.
25 September 1943
Weather report. Bright, mild.
Conservancy. Painting? On Work site.
26 September 1943
Weather report. Dull, mild.
Company on Works.
27 September 1943
Weather report. Dull and showery.
Company on Works. Officer Commanding and Second-in-Command attending demonstration of Assault Squadron Royal Engineers at STOBS CAMP.
Lt Howard returned from “QUEBEC”.
28 September 1943
Weather report. Dull and showery.
Company on Works.
Officer Commanding and Second-in-Command at 70 Brigade HQ, HAMILTON.
29 September 1943
Weather report. Dull and mild.
Company on Works.
30 September 1943
Weather report. Dull and mild.
Company on Works.
Officers’ and NCOs training in evening.
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