| 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 |
| Unit: 96 Company, RASC (Troop Carrying) | ||
| Month and Year: April 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Captain T. Locke, RASC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOCH M.R. 899421 | 1 | 0800 | Lt. N.C. Ware RASC att. to 43 Div. RASC for liaison with Pls. & Coy H.Q. | |
| 1 | 1530 | Coy moves to new location at 091599 (Sheet P1) and arrives at 1800 hrs. | ||
| 1 | 1830 | O.C. visits CRASC 31 Tpt. Coln. to report Coy in & get info. that is available. Adm O. to report to Adjt. at 0930 hrs. tomorrow for full particulars. | ||
| Map Ref 091599 | 2 | 0900 | Coy Report Centre moves to LICHTENVOORDE. This report centre to be link between fwd. Pls. & Coy H.Q. Lt. WARE to keep it fully informed of movements of 'A' & 'C' pls. & Lt. GODBER O i/c Report Centre to liaise with 'B' Pls. with 3 Div. Report Centre has pool of spares & breakdown & filter with it. | |
| 2 | 1500 | O.C. visits Report Centre at LICHTENVOORDE. All pls. had reported there & everything going well. Still moving forwd. & Report Centre instructed to move to 331965 tomorrow morning. CRASC 31 Tpt. Coln. visited location & shown round by O i/c Adm in my absence. | ||
| 3 | 2 Pls. still with 43 Div. & one with 3 Div. Capt. Wilson reported. | |||
| 4 | 0830 | O.C. proceeds to Adv. H.Q. at HAAKSBERGEN. All pls. officers contacted & no difficulty being experienced. D.D.S.T. 30 Corps called at Adv. H.Q. 'B' Pl. ordered back to WERTH to pick up Bns. of 51 Div. 20 Vehs. with 1 Gordens & 10 with B.W. | ||
| 4 | New location GROENLO recede by Capt. Wilson. | |||
| GROENLO M.R. 235830 | 5 | 1015 | Coy H.Q. & W/Shop move to new location GROENLO - accommodation very good. | |
| 5 | O.C. visits Adv. H.Q. at HAAKSBERGEN where pool of spares has proved useful. | |||
| 5 | 'C' Pl. veh. replaced on spot & VOR sent to W/shop. | |||
| 5 | 'B' Pl. returned to WERTH again after lift fowd. to ENSCHEDE. | |||
| 6 | Veh. sent to pick up returning leave personnel, returns without them. Is going to be difficult to find them until 205 CRC pick them up. | |||
| 6 | 1800 | Now appears that we are operating under 3 Div. - 43 Div., 51 Div. & 3 Div. | ||
| 6 | O.C. visited CRASC 31 Tpt. Coln. & Informed him of posn. | |||
| 7 | 0830 | Adv. H.Q. instructed to move to NORDIERN at 1400 hrs. today. ST 30 Corps state that 'B' Pl. will revert to Coy after lift of today. | ||
| 7 | 1500 | O.C. visits ST 30 corps. Instruction issued for 'B' Pl. to RV N. of OLDENZALL. | ||
| 7 | O.C. also conveys message to CRASC 31 Tpt. Coln. for Coln. H.Q. & 96 & 215 Coys to move to between OLDENZALL & DENKAMP ON red Heart up route. | |||
| 7 | 2000 | 'B' Pl instructions cancelled. Capt. Wilson sent to ST 30 Corps to get orders for Pl. | ||
| 8 | 0400 | Capt. Wilson returns. 'B' Pl to move to NORDHORN where guides would pick up Coln. | ||
| 8 | 0800 | Recce part moves off for Coy H.Q. & W/shop. | ||
| 8 | 1000 | O.C. proceeds to Adv. H.Q. where all pls have reported correct up to 1200 hrs. today. | ||
| 8 | 1100 | Coy H.Q. & W/Shop move to new location at OLDENZALL M.R. 460145 (Sheet N.1) | ||
| 8 | 1700 | Settled in new location. Coy H.Q. on outskirts of town. W/Shop in railway yard in centre. | ||
| OLDENZALL M.R. 460145 | 9 | 0800 | 23 of Coy Vehs. Move past Coy H.Q. on way forward with 130 Bde. Quite a change for op employed vehs. to move up past us! | |
| 9 | 1900 | O.C. visits Adv. H.Q. Pls all lined up ready to move forward but so far lack of ?? ???? up Bde. Movement. | ||
| 10 | 1100 | CRASC 31 Tpt. Coln. visited location. | ||
| 10 | 1430 | Capt. Miller-Jone proceeded on leave. Capt. K. E. Wilson to deputise for him. | ||
| 10 | 1600 | .C. visits Adv. H.Q. | ||
| 10 | Lt. Hazlerigg O.C. 'B' Pl. reports in after lift of 9 Bde. to area N.E. of OSNABRUCK. | |||
| 10 | Total lift of 113 miles. 8 Bde. now to be lifted to same area. | |||
| 10 | 2130 | Lt. N.C. Ware reports to Coy H.Q. after visiting all vehs. - everything in order distribution now 42 with 214 Bde. 15 with 130 Bde. & 2 still in Div. Adm area. | ||
| 11 | 'B' pl bombed in area DIEPHOLZ. 4 vehs. damaged. Dvr. WHALE W.G. wounded & admitted to hospital. 2 others suffering from shock. | |||
| 12 | 2200 | Enemy plane bombed area 31 Tpt. Coln., approx. 300 yrds. from this location, CRASC killed. | ||
| 13 | 0945 | O.C. attended burial of CRASC. | ||
| FURSTENAU M.R. 950360 | 14 | 1015 | Coy H.Q. & one sect. W/Shop moved to FURSTENAU 950360. One sect. W/Shop left at OLDENZALL to deal with bombed vehs. | |
| 15 | 1800 | Recce party to HOLDORF | ||
| 16 | 1045 | O.C. to CRASC 31 Tpt. Coln. where instructions for move to HOLDORF cancelled & recce party to proceed to TWISTRINGEN forth with. | ||
| TWISTRINGEN M.R. 623660 | 16 | 1700 | Coy H.Q. & one sect. W/shop in location. | |
| 17 | Sect. of W/Shop from OLDENZALL arrive two QL's had to be evacuated, others built up. One replacement collected against Ops. indent. Now two QL's under W.E. | |||
| 18 | 1030 | CRASC 31 Tpt. Coln. visited location. All 3 pls. return to Coy location after lift of amn. from 171 FMC to 172 FMC. | ||
| 18 | 1830 | Message received that Coy would revert forthwith to 2 army under 46 Tpt. Coln. Officer rep. to report for quipp? | ||
| LEVERN M.R. 490200 | 19 | 1500 | Coy H.Q. & W/Shop in new location LEVERN 490200. Pls. all employed on ST army details. O.C. visited 46 Tpt. Coln. for adm dope. | |
| 20 | 1700 | Instructed by CRASC 46 Tpt. Coln. to prepare Coy H.Q. & W/Shop for move to 12 Corps. Two pls. also to go to 12 Corps - third remaining under 13 Coy RASC. Still no sign of much needed rest for pls. | ||
| 21 | 1130 | Coy H.Q., W/Shop & 12 vehicles. instructed to report to H.Q. 120 FMC. | ||
| 21 | O.C. ahead to contact, finds that H.Q.120 FMC has gone. | |||
| 21 | 2000 | Ultimately contacts CRASC 12 Corps Tpt. & moves into location at LOHE. 'A' & 'B' pls. harboured 2 miles away. In one month, Coy H.Q. & W/Shop have moved nine times. | ||
| 22 | Engaged on PWX lift. one sect. W/Shop at LEVERN | |||
| LOHE | 23 | Message received that Coy reverts to comd. of 2 army at 2359 hrs. | ||
| 23 | O.C. visited Camp Commandant Stalag XI B. | |||
| 24 | O.C. visited CRASC 46 Tpt. Coln. & Instructed to move into location 13 Coy when they vacate it. | |||
| BARVER | 27 | 1000 | Coy H.Q. & W/Shop move to area BARVER. | |
| 27 | O.C. visits 46 Tpt. Coln. | |||
| 27 | 'C' Pl under orders to move to OSNABRUCK 28 Apr for leave detail to & from GENNEP. | |||
| 28 | 'A' & 'B' Pls. engaged on PWX lifts. | |||
| 29 | Issue order received for one TCV from 2 Army Veh. Pk. | |||
| 30 | To rest drivers on PWX lift & backloads drivers of H.Q. Pl. vehs. on loan to 'A' Pl. |
Source: Paul Bulmer.
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