| 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: January 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major A.W. Holmes, RASC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTONS near BRADFORD | 1 | Moved all vehicles to Recreation Ground for now. Visit from W.O. i/c Recreational P.T. | ||
| 2 | 1000 | Officer’s Conference regarding Training, M.T. and matters of unit organization and administration. To be held weekly. | ||
| 3 | 1100 | Unit officer selection board held for four candidates. One passed, two for further training, one failed. | ||
| 3 | 1430 | Maj. Arnold, Chief Instructor No 1 Mobn Centre R.A.S.C. visited the unit to arrange training programme and instructors. Pleased with standard and numbers in unit. | ||
| 5 | Unit training programme started (in No1 Mobn Centre) Great shortage of suitable training area or building. | |||
| 6 | O.C. visited ADOS (Mobn) West Riding District taking A.F.W.5198’s for D.F.G.1098. Action on Workshop deficiencies held up pending decisions on vehicles retained. The I.T.S., Mobn Centre visited unit for a short while. He expressed satisfaction with Technical side and made one or two unofficial suggestions. | |||
| 7 | 1st Warning Order under A.C.I. 925 of 43 read out and agreed on Pay Parade. | |||
| 10 | About 2” snow on ground interrupted training programme somewhat, due to lack of inside accommodation. | |||
| 11 | Further snow Driving practice postponed. | |||
| 12 | Snow nearly all cleared. Training Proceeds. | |||
| 13 | 4 officers and 145 men with Stem Gun on ranges. Officers fired .38 pistols. Very wet morning. Standard above average. | |||
| 14 | Due to great pressure of work in W/S personnel off unit training programme. | |||
| 15 | Two units with total of 24 lorries 10 m/c added to out maintenance commitments. W/S are far behind ?? our own expectations – let alone someone else! | |||
| 17 | Officers’ classes in PIAT & Sten, in officers mess 1800 hrs. began. | |||
| 18 | O.C. and two officers attended lectures and mock Court Martial staged by J.A.G. Northern Command at Huddersfield continued PIAT class for officers. | |||
| 19 | First Catch progress report of Mobn sent to Norco. | |||
| 20 | Fitness report sent to Mobn. Unit on ranges for Bren & Rifle 0900 hrs. Bad weather, wind & rain. | |||
| 21 | O.C, visited driving instruction and convoy control. Traffic Control and N.C.O.s on point duty were word features. Second unit warning order read and signed by all. | |||
| 22 | Unit on ranges – Grenades (36) under Mobn | |||
| 24 | Unit on rages Rifles and Bren 0900 hrs. | |||
| 26 | Mobilization date for this unit. Coded progress report and fitness report rendered to Mobn and Command. | |||
| 27 | 1000 | A 2 hour lecture on R/T was given to officers of unit by Instructors from Mobn Centre |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
