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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 96 Company, RASC (Troop Carrying) | ||
| Month and Year: February 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major A.W. Holmes, RASC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORSPEL K2679 | 1 | 1030 | Adm and Rear Coy H.Q. moved to new location following 3 Tpt. Pls. who moved yesterday. Now located in Western suburbs of EINDHOVEN, E403183 being M.R. on scale 1/100,000. | |
| EINDHOVEN E403183 | 2 | O.C. remained at old location to clear up a number of points and speed up W/S, which will be completing programme of engine changes. We have now changed 84 engines out of 90 vehicles since 'D' day. | ||
| 2 | O.C. arrived new location 1330 hrs. and reported to CRASC 27 Tpt. Coln. acting for 1 Cdn. Army | |||
| 3 | 1700 | W/S Pl. complete arrived at new location. We have arranged to exchange one of the unsatisfactorily Thorneycroft Breakdowns for an Austin. | ||
| 4 | Pls. carrying out troop lifts to bring into position for an attack 53(W) Div., & 15(S) Div. involved. | |||
| 6 | Pls. still engaged in lifting troops assembling in Area Nijmegen u/c 30 Corps & 1st Cdn. Army. | |||
| 7 | All these details completed. | |||
| 8 | 'A' Pl. sent on detachment for indefinite period to Guards Armd. Div., 20 TCV's to 2nd Scots Guards and 10 attd. Div. Troop Coy RASC in reserve. | |||
| 9 | Owing to shortage of replacements domestic vehicles, we collected a BLR 8cwt from Army park today & will overhaul it and take on strength with W.E. | |||
| 10 | Received Ford 4 x 4 Technical lorry as replacement for Bedford Technical which has been in use with this unit since Apr. 41. | |||
| 10 | Main body of 'A' Pl. at 1 hr. notice for Tp. lift. Other Pls. in location. | |||
| 11 | 45 TCV's reported to 62 B.S.D. for supply detail. Part detail completed PM. Balance of vehs. retained on "job" overnight. 'A' Pl. vehs. still at 1 hr. notice. | |||
| 12 | All vehicles on supply detail returned to locn. at 1200 hrs. | |||
| 12 | 'A' Pl. notice extended to 4 hrs. & at 1800 hrs. extended to six. Remaining 'A' Pl. vehicles att. 904 Coy RASC (Gds. Armoured Div.) employed on transporting leave personnel & supply details. | |||
| 13-14 | 30 TCV's again on supply detail with 62 BSD, transporting rations to D.I.D. DONK & NIJMEGEN. | |||
| 13-14 | 'A' Pl. still at 6 hrs. notice. | |||
| 15 | 30 TCV's on detail carrying COMPO rations to 166 F.M.C. DONK, returned locn. 14:00 hrs. | |||
| 15 | 26 TCV's proceeded to 166 F.M.C. Ammo. Depot VEGHEL loaded 25 pound ammo. & conveyed to NIJMEGEN where they offloaded. | |||
| 15 | Vehicles then reported to MALDEN for lift of 157 BDE of 52 Div. | |||
| 15 | 'A' Pl. now at 8 hrs notice. | |||
| 16 | Lift of 157 BDE completed debussing Tps. at GENNEP and vehs. returned to locn. | |||
| 16 | 20 TCV's (incl.10 of 13 Coy RASC) lifted 4th KOSB from WANROY M.R. 6742 to GENNEP M.R. 7847, vehs. out overnight. 'A' Pl. remain at 8 hr. notice. | |||
| 17 | CRASC 27 Tpt. Coln. visited unit H.Q. Lift of 7/9th Bn. Royal Scots from St Antonis to GENNEP. | |||
| 17 | 'A' Pl. as before. | |||
| 18 | Further Tp. lifts as per Ops. Diary attached, all 'B' & ‘C' Pl. vehicles back in locn. by PM. | |||
| 18 | 8 hrs notice for 'A' Pl. still standing. | |||
| 19 | B' & 'C' Pls. still being employed at high pressure carrying out various supply details & operational lifts. | |||
| 19 | 'A' pl. being kept at 8 hrs. notice. | |||
| 20 | Supply of paint expected shortly when repainting of TCV's will be put into effect whenever possible. It will however be rather complicated with vehicles so heavily engaged. | |||
| 20 | 'A' Pl. embussed 2 Bn. Scots Guards at 1815 hrs. & transported to GENNEP. | |||
| 21 | TCV's debussed Tps. at GENNEP & proceeded to NIJMEGAN (32 GDS BDE. 'A' Ech. Area). Other Pls. employed on ration details. | |||
| 22 | Supply details & 'A' Pl. remaining in 'A' Ech. Area. | |||
| 23-24 | Tp. lift of 1st Welch Bn. & 1st East Lancs. of 158 Bde. 53(W) Div. carried out as per Ops. Diary. | |||
| 23-24 | 30 TCV's of 'A' Pl. transported 21000 galls. of Petrol from HAPS M.R. 704449 to Mook M.R. 719520. Petrol retained on vehicles overnight & off loaded in morning. | |||
| 23-24 | 'B' Pl. on completion of Tp. lift harboured at HEUMEN M.R. 7053. | |||
| 25 | 20 TCV's of 'B' remain in locn. HEUMEN. | |||
| 25 | 'A' Pl. on petrol detail for Gds. A. Div. Other vehicles in locn. EINDHOVEN. | |||
| 26 | Vehicle paint now received, and "spraying" of vehicles being carried out as the vehicles become available. | |||
| 27 | 'A' Pl. proceeded to HOMMERSUM M.R. E823440 & harboured with 2nd Bn Scots Guards. | |||
| 27 | 20 Vehs. of 'B' still at HEUMEN. Also supply details carried out. | |||
| 28 | 1 Cpl. reported back to Unit having completed 4 weeks course (Pl. Sgts. & NCOs) at Aldershot. Information received as to possible move of Coy H.Q. from EINDHOVEN. |
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