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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 96 Company, RASC (Troop Carrying) | ||
| Month and Year: December 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major A.W. Holmes, RASC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORSPEL K2679 | 1 | General check-up of maintenance in interior economy in all Pls. CRASC 46 Tpt. Coln. visited unit. | ||
| 2 | Shake up continued, maintenance getting fairly good, though W/S have difficulty in turning out vehicles fast enough. | |||
| 3 | 0100 | Standby order received for move a.m. 4 Dec. Meanwhile 50 TCV's sent out at 0500 hrs. to carry Ord. stores from Mechlin to Moll, on high priority. W/S working all night to turn out vehicles. | ||
| 4 | Warning order cancelled in afternoon. Working party of P.O.W.'s employed on W/S duty with good results. | |||
| 5 | Some local details performed with check up and sort out of Pls. continued. Offrs. Conference at 1730. | |||
| 6 | 2100 | Warning, Order for ops lift received. | ||
| 7 | Maj. Combe of 46 Tpt. Coln. visited unit to inspect W/S. Brig. Eossie, D.D.S.T. Second Army called at W/S with Lt. Col Weiner A.D.S.T. No further developments on operational lift but expected in 24 hours. Det. Of 6 vehicles at Brussels returned. | |||
| 8 | 1500 | No news of lift as yet. | ||
| 9 | 1200 | Detail received for 90 TCV's to report to NEERPELT STATION to collect MT80 and deliver to 164 F.M.C. | ||
| 10 | All vehicles returned unit locn. by 2000 hrs. | |||
| 11-15 | No details received. Time spent on maintenance & interior economy. Details rec'd 15th for lift of 3rd Bn. Belgium Fusiliers cancelled. | |||
| 16 | Received details for 90 TCV's to report KINROY X rds. M.R. K6185 for troop lift 53 (W) Div. | |||
| 17 | Troop lift continued. Meanwhile further details received for collection & delivery of POL & foodstuffs on completion of Tp. lift. | |||
| 18 | 60 TCV's now engaged on POL & SUPPLY detail, remaining 30 TCV's still engaged on Tp. lift. The latter completed PM & vehicles harboured overnight M.R. J9691. 30 TCV's reported Coy locn. 2050 hrs. O.C. attended conference CRASC 46 Tpt. Coln. | |||
| 19 | Further 30 TCV's returned locn. 0100 hrs. Those which harboured overnight at M.R. J9691 reported CRASC 19 SUPS at 0945 hrs. & received details at 12:00 hrs. for supplies. This detail completed 2030 hrs. & vehicles returned to STALL. Other 45 TCV's engaged on POL detail & lift of 160 lb tents. All vehs. except those at STALL in Coy locn. PM. | |||
| 20 | All available TCV's reported to GHEEL M.R. K0888 (90TCV's) for Tp. Lift 53 (W) Div. | |||
| 21 | Vehicles engaged on detail with the a/m Div. 1 vehicle involved in accident with WD veh. carrying civilians. Several civilians injured. | |||
| 22 | Tpt. Pls. now located at SEMPST M.R. J7171 under orders from CRASC 53 Div. Advanced H.Q. established at SEMPST under comd. 2 i/c. Capt. T Locke | |||
| 22 | D.D.S.T. Second Army visited Coy locn. CORSPEL. | |||
| 22 | O.C. not seen, being at Adv. H.Q. | |||
| 23 | Pls. remained in locn. SEMPST awaiting instructions. | |||
| 24 | Pls. still standing by in locn. O.C. visited Pls & adv. H.Q. | |||
| 25 | 2 Pls. engaged on details with 53 Div. 1 Pl. returned SEMPST PM, remaining Pl. harboured overnight at AGIMONT M.R. 09078 | |||
| 26-28 | Pls. being kept fully occupied & very busy. Various operational lifts being carried out. Weather very severe now, making roads very treacherous with frost etc, necessitating the utmost care being taken by Drivers. | |||
| 29 | Advance H.Q. moved to HANZINELLE M.R. 07497. Complete section of Workshop now attached for maintenance purposes. | |||
| 30 | 2 pls. harboured overnight HANZINELLE after completion of a lift. Remaining Pl. H.Q. established MORIALME M.R. 07592. Pl. engaged on lift of 6 RWF & 4 WELCH. Instruction received at Coy H.Q. regarding re-organisation of RDI Pls. WAR ESTAB. under authority 21AGP/1716/8/3/9 (SD) of 17 Dec 44. Entails a reduction of EST of 15 Dvrs. Taken into effect immediately but no posting necessary as unit already deficient of personnel. | |||
| 31 | Adv. H.Q. located HANZINELLE. Pls. kept very busy with Tp. lifts. | |||
| 31 | O.C. proceeding to Adv. H.Q. on 1st Jan 45 |
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