| 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: 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. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
