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WAR DIARY
or
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
Army Form C.2118
Unit: H.Q. 30 Corps Troops RE
Month and Year: March 1944 (Erase heading not required). Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.M. Lambert OBE RE
Place Date Hour Summary Reference
“CROSS KEYS” GRINGLEY 1 1200 Sitrep 210: All pontoons manned and awaiting tide.
1   Sitrep 11: Gullages 60%. Pontoon offloading 80% & Bailey 40%.
1 1300 Sitrep 210: Construction EFB and Bailey commenced.
1 1350 Sitrep 11: Gullages 75%. Bailey offloading 80%. Pontoon offloading complete.
1 1400 Sitrep 210: E.F.B. 75%. Bridge 3 bays.
1 1435 Sitrep 210: Gullage complete.
1 1500 Sitrep 210: E.F.B. 85%. Bridge 5 bays.
1 1535 Sitrep 11: E.F.B. complete. Landing bay 10%.
1 1500 CREs orders for day 2 Mar issued. App ‘J’
1 1545 209 reports new location WALKERINGHAM 237119.
1 1600 210 sitrep: E.F.B. completed. L.B. 75%.
1 1630 11 sitrep: L.B. 40%.
1 1700 210 sitrep: L.B. complete work finishing for day.
1 1730 11 sitrep: L.B. 70%.
1 1900 Landing bay completed not decked (11 Coy).
2 1440 Bridge completed at high tide, one lorry sent over and then immediately started to dismantle bridge.
3   All coys dismantle, clean and return stores to 128 Br Coy RASC.
4 1030 H.Q.R.E. leaves for Cambridge area with 11 & 209 Fd Coys. App ‘K’
MADINGLEY 5-10   Nothing to record.
11   Visit of S.M.E. Method of Instruction Team. Duration 3 days.
12-20   Nothing to record.
21 1415 Arrival this HQ Lt.Col. RE Black RE.
24   Visit of Personnel Selection Team.
25-31   Nothing to record.

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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.