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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: H.Q. 30 Corps Troops RE | ||
| Month and Year: February 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.M. Lambert OBE RE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYKE REGIS | 1-10 | Nothing to record. | ||
| MADINGLEY | 11 | Collection of 2 Austin utilities from 21 VRD. Also 1 4 str 4×2 Ford car. | ||
| 12 | Return from WYKE REGIS to MADINGLEY. Admin Order No 2. | Appendix “A” | ||
| 16 | 0900 | Visit to this HQ by C.E. Eastern Command. | ||
| 18 | 1200 | Admin Order No 1 “Marathon II” issued. | Appendix “B” & “C” | |
| 18 | Exercise – “Marathon II” | |||
| 20 | 0900 | Advance party (Adj & 2 O.Rs) leave for NORTH MUSKHAM. | ||
| 21 | 0830 | Main H.Q. leaves for NORTH MUSKHAM, arrives 1730 hrs. | ||
| NORTH MUSKHAM | 22 | Locations: H.Q.: 270788 (& det. 211) 11: 270788 209: 2876 210: 256785. | Ref Map O.S. 1”-1m Sh ? 46 | |
| 22 | Progress reports from 11 Fd Coy:- | |||
| 22 | 0940 | Lorries arrive on site. | ||
| 22 | 1100 | Unloading completed. | ||
| 22 | 1210 | Bridging started. | ||
| 22 | 1500 | Construction 5%: approaches started. | ||
| 22 | 1700 | Construction 25%: approaches started. | ||
| 23 | 1015 | Construction 75%: approaches 50%. | ||
| 23 | 1100 | Construction 75%: approaches 60%. | ||
| 23 | 1200 | Construction 75%: approaches 90%. | ||
| 23 | 1900 | Exercise Marathon II Phase II Op Order ? 1 issued. | App “D” | |
| 23 | 1400 | Construction 85%. | ||
| 23 | 1500 | Constructions complete less ramps & jacking down near bank. | ||
| 23 | 1610 | Bridge open to traffic. | ||
| EASEDIKE | 24 | 1200 | H.Q. moves to EASEDIKE 947652. | |
| 24 | Progress reports 210 Fd Coy (R WHARFE). | |||
| 24 | Location 210 943637 with following u/c 1 sec PRO, 1 sec F.B.E., 1 bailey pl, half a raft pl. | |||
| 24 | 1800 | Lorries on site. | ||
| 24 | 2000 | 85% complete. | ||
| 24 | 2100 | Sommerfelt complete. | ||
| 24 | 2300 | Work ceases. | ||
| 25 | 0820 | Estimated time of completion 1300 hrs. | ||
| 25 | 1040 | Half raft pl. arrived NEWTON KYME 3364 and work commences on ferry below F.B.E. site at 1400 hrs. | ||
| 25 | 1000 | F.B.E. 50% complete and one pl crossing. | ||
| 25 | 1100 | F.B.E. 80% complete estimated time of completion 1200 hrs. Work started on Bailey site at CATTAL. | ||
| 25 | 1300 | F.B.E. bridge now open to traffic. Bailey launching nose complete. | ||
| 25 | 1400 | Work starts on batwing ferry. | ||
| 25 | 1500 | Ferry 20% complete. Bailey four bays built completion advanced 2000 hrs. | ||
| 25 | 1800 | Ferry completed. Bailey 60% complete. Work finishes. | ||
| 25 | 1900 | Exercise Canute. Preliminary Instructions issued. | App ‘E’ | |
| 25 | Phase III Op Order ? 2 issued. | App ‘F’ | ||
| 26 | 1100 | Sitrep 210: Bailey 75% complete estimated time of completion 1400 hrs. | ||
| 26 | 1200 | Bailey 80% complete. | ||
| 26 | 1300 | Bailey 90% complete. | ||
| 26 | 1337 | Cl 40 Br. CATTAL E922742 open to traffic. | ||
| 26 | 1501 | 209 reports recce of R. URE & R. SWALE. Proposed F.B.E. bridge at BRIDGE HAWICK 808904 and Bailey bridge at SKELLFIELD SCHOOL 864964. Mines found. | ||
| 26 | 1600 | C.E. visits H.Q.R.E. | ||
| 27 | 1300 | Sitrep from 209 located BISHOP MONKTON 8086. F.B.E. bridge home side approach 80% complete. Home side trestle and half-floating bay cpte. 2 trestles ferried to far side. 1 floating bay cpte. Estimated completion 1800 hrs. | ||
| LITTLE OUSEBURN | 27 | 1500 | H.Q.R.E. moves to KIRBY HALL FARM 928805. | |
| 27 | 1755 | F.B.E. Bride 85% complete. Gap 1’3” too short. Estimated time of completion 2000 hrs. | ||
| 28 | 0900 | Sitrep from 209: F.B.E. completed 1910 hrs 27. Bailey SKELL FIELD SCHOOL bank seats 80% complete. | ||
| 28 | 1100 | Nose complete. Bridge started: far bank seat 80% estimated time of completion 1800 hrs. | ||
| 28 | 1500 | Bailey Bridge 80% complete estimated time of completion 1730 hrs. | ||
| 28 | 1820 | Bailey Bridge open to traffic 1820 hrs. | ||
| 28 | 1900 | Op. Order ? III issued. | App ‘H’ | |
| 29 | 1000 | H.Q.R.E. moves to GRINGLEY-ON-THE-HILL A215101. 210 located A231146. 11 located 279111. Br Trent at WALKERITH. |
Source: Jeroen Niels, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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