WO 171/352 - 30 Corps CRE - May 1944

Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1. and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages will be prepared in manuscript.	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Army Form C.2118
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: H.Q. 30 Corps Troops Engineers
Month and Year: May 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R.E. Black RE

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
MADINGLEY	1		21 A.Gp. Preparatory Administrative Order ? 1 received.	21 AGp/5536/2/AQ of 28 Mar
	2-6		Nothing to record.
	7	1100	30 Corps Admin Order ? 1 received.
	7	1500	21 A.Gp. Preparatory Administrative Order ? 2 received.	21 AGp/5536/2/AQ of 22 Apr
	8		N.T.R.
	9	1200	Order received from C.E. for concentration of detachment from this H.Q. in final concentration locations between May 10 & May 14.	C.E. letter RE/0/10 of 7 May 44
	10		N.T.R.
	13	0830	CRE recce party departed for Camp TC [5?].
	14	0700	Main party departed for Camp S.8.
	15	1730	CRE’s conference for Coy Commanders.
	16	1730	CRE’s conference for Coy Commanders.
	17	1730	CRE’s conference for Coy Commanders.
	18	1530	CRE left to visit 860 […] Coy & 23 M.E. Sec.
	19	1100	Message Cornelius recd.
	19		CE Standing Op. Instrn. with CRE’s Supp. Instruction issued.
	21	1730	CRE’s conference for Coy Commanders.
	23	1430	CRE’s conference for Coy Commanders.
	25	0001	Camp S.8 sealed.
	26	1600	CRE’s conference for Coy Commanders covering […] briefing.
	28	1155	H.Q.R.E. first flight vehicles departed for loading.

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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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