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: HQ 30 Corps Tps Engrs | ||
Month and Year: October 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. R.E. Black RE |
Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
HOLLAND | 1 | 1730 | CCC. | |
1-4 | Road maintenance North of R WAAL. | |||
1-7 | Each Pl given 3 days Rafting & Watermanship on R. MAAS at GRAVE | |||
2 | 1730 | CCC. | ||
3 | 1730 | CCC. | ||
4 | NTR. | |||
5 | 1730 | CCC. | ||
5 | Area shelled. 210 Fd Coy sustained casualties. | |||
5-9 | Repair & camouflage of NIJMEGEN bridge. | |||
6 | 1500 | H.Q. moved to E.640575. | ||
7 | 1730 | CCC. | ||
11 | H.Q. moved into billets at school Koningstraat NIJMEGAN E700622. | |||
12 | 1730 | CCC. | ||
12-15 | Coys on general training one at a time. | |||
14 | 1730 | CCC. | ||
15 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
16 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
16-26 | One coy at a time on general training 211 & H.Q. RE part time training. | |||
17 | 90 Fd Coy placed in support. Received C.Es Op. Inst’s 22 & 23. | |||
18 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
19 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
20 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
21 | Lt Binney posted this H.Q. | |||
21 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
22 | Ferrying for evacuation of remainder of 1 Airborne Div see C.E’s Op Instr’n 24. | |||
23 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
24 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
26 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
27 | N.T.R. | |||
28 | 1700 | CCC. | ||
28 | A/Capt Hamilton posted to this HQ. Capt Peck posted 11 Fd Coy RE. Lt. L.D. Baker N.C. posted. | |||
28 | 227 Coy Pnr Corp u/c. | |||
28-31 | General formation employed on repair & reconstruction, and maintenance of Corps Routes including the erection of bridges, the most notable of which was Tower Bridge over MAAS-WAAL Canal. | |||
29 | N.T.R. 127 B.D. Pl u/c vice 26 B.D. Pl. | |||
30 | 1700 | CCC. |
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