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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 96 Company, RASC (Troop Carrying) | ||
| Month and Year: April 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major A.W. Holmes, RASC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRATTON GRANGE, Northants | 2 | Lt McInnes, Lt Ware & 7 O.R. on course. Receipt of WOUM re reorganisation of Coy, | ||
| 3 | 1845 hrs.: Tpt pls return from det Chelsea Bks. Unit censorship imposed on all mail. | |||
| 4 | O.C. proceeds on leave. WD land agent and GE rep visit’s location. | |||
| 5 | Unit waterproofing & m/cycle course begin 4 O.R.s posted to Airborne Trg Centre. All leave cancelled midnight 5/6. | |||
| 7 | Major Pringle A/CRASC visits to see WOUM in connection with reorganisation. | |||
| 8 | Det. of 6 vehs proceed to 205 CRS HOUGHTON HALL NORFOLK for duty. | |||
| 9 | Personnel return from course. | |||
| 10 | Authy received for Lt’s McInnes & Beare to become Capts. W.e.f. 29 Mar. | |||
| 11 | O.C. returns from leave. | |||
| 12 | Unit received a letter of commendation for the good work performed during Salute the Soldier Week from DDST London District. O.C. visited CRASC | |||
| 13 | Arrival of Amns and RDI Pls. of 53 Troop Carrying Coy RASC. 1 offr & 53 O.R.s in all towards reorganisation of Coy on a 3 Pl basis. Under WOUM 79/Mob/6430/66 (AG5 Mob) dated 29 Mar 44 this unit is reorganized with H.Q. M.T Coy. 3 Tpt Pls, 1 serial 2 W/S pl. and 2 RDI’s with 4 x 4 Tp. Carrying vehicles to carry 20 soldiers each. | |||
| 15 | 3 vehicles of unit put through watersplash at Islip near Thrapston. Very Successful. | |||
| 18 | O.C. informed that unit changes command today from CRASC 2nd Army Trps. to CRASC 2 Tk. Tpt. Coln. RASC | |||
| 18 | Lt. Col. Thompson CRASC visits unit at 14:30 hrs. O.C. received “Prip Admin Instruction” from 21 Army Group under Top Secret Cover. At 15:30 hrs. unit warned to move at 7 hrs. notice. At 1830 hrs. verbal unit order received from Adijt RASC 2 Army Tps for main party to move on 19 Apr and main party and main party on 20 Apr to Salisbury area. | |||
| 20 | Main Party moves to provide 2 pls. Tpt. for H.Q. Hants & District. Located at Norman Court, West Dean, Salisbury. On arrival O.C. who visited H.Q. 2 Tk. Tpt. Coln. at Hampstead London on route, found that H.Q. & W/S and surplus bodies should not have come. This is the second time this has happened to the unit. | |||
| WEST DEAN, Salisbury | 21 | Unit accommodated under canvas in a wood. Day spent in organizing camp and considering return of H.Q. & W/S. Message received for O.C. to contact Lt. Col. Thompson per Maj. Sloan, O.C. 20 Coy RASC at Waterlooville, Hants at 1100 hrs. tomorrow. | ||
| 22 | O.C. proceeded to Waterlooville, Hants camp A7 and had telephoned instruction from Lt. Col. Thompson to return to leave tomorrow. Rear party had not left. | |||
| 23 | Main body except 2 Tpt pls. and W/S maintenance return to Stratton. O.C. and Capt. Locke call at H.Q. 2 T.T.Coln. Hampstead for liaison. The second in command, Capt. F. Locking posted from unit very suddenly. | |||
| SPRATTON GRANGE, Northants | 24 | Arrangements being made to dispose of all surplus furniture etc. from officer’s mess & PRI. | ||
| 27 | O.C. went to conference at CRASC H.Q. 2 Tk. Tpt. Coln. RASC at 1430 hrs. Then proceeded to visit detachment at Norman Court, West Dean, Salisbury. | |||
| 28 | It was found that all ADOS indents & Mobn deficiency lists had been sent to ASOS Salisbury Plain Area. These were collected by O.C. for return to East Central District. O.C. proceeded to London 1900 hrs. | |||
| 29 | O.C. returned via ADOS E.C.D. to Coy H.Q. having collected 100 gls. of vehicle paint on route. First to be received for many months. |
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