| 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: June 1945 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major A.W. Holmes, RASC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARVER | 1 | O.C. proceeded via 46 Tpt. Coln. to Luneburg to arrange accm. for move of H.Q. to that area. | ||
| 1 | Whole Coy now engaged in lifts of leave personnel from Luneburg to Osnabruck (railhead) | |||
| 2 | O.C. returned from Luneburg receiving route via Bremen-Hamburg autobahn for leave runs. | |||
| 3 | 1100 | O.C. attended CRASC conference. Move to Luneburg finally fired for tomorrow morning. | ||
| HACKLINGEN M.R. S774165 | 4 | 0900 | H.Q. closes at BARVER | |
| 4 | 1800 | H.Q. re-opens at HACKLINGEN, near LUNEBURG. | ||
| 5 | Contact ‘Y’ RHU arranged for figures of personnel to be carried to railhead. | |||
| 5 | O.C. 13 Coy visited for liaison purposes. | |||
| 6 | Arrangement made for phone lines to Rear Army board made. | |||
| 7 | Provisional arrangements for 10 civilian artificers to be employed in W/S made. | |||
| 8 | Telephone installed for communication through Rear Army with Osnabruck and with transit camps for leave personnel. One additional platoon of G.S. vehicles is being placed u/c to allow rest & maintenance of our own vehicles. | |||
| 9 | Civilian artificers are being arranged to help out in W/S. Information received that this unit is transferred from Second Army to 30 Corps District w.e.f. 2359 hrs. 8 June 45. | |||
| 10 | O.C. visited Osnabruck & 13 Coy with W/S offr. | |||
| 10 | Arranged to base whole Coy in LUNEBURG area. | |||
| 12 | Trying to find suitable location in area for whole Coy. Sports arena & Track taken over from Second Army Rear. | |||
| 13 | ‘A’ Pl. H.Q. moved from OSNABRUCK to location near ‘Y’ RHU on outskirts north of town. | |||
| 14 | Main & Rear Army moved out of area. Propose taking over sufficient accommodation for 3 pls. in late main location. | |||
| 16 | O.C. contacted ADOS 51 Div through whom under new organization all ord. stores will now be drawn. | |||
| 17 | Further information received that this unit passed to command of 30 Corps District w.e.f. 160001B. | |||
| 17 | ‘B’, ‘C’ Pls. & 2 Sect. of W/s moved from OSNABRUCK to LUNEBURG. | |||
| 18 | 1100 | Telephone changed to dial system on LUNEBURG local exchange. | ||
| 19 | Commander Second Army inspected and addressed reps. Of RASC Second Army. Capt. K.E. Wilson, Lt. Bates and 12 O.R.’s represented this unit. | |||
| 19 | Lt. Haylerigg sent on U.K. leave, second time. | |||
| 20 | 1 O.R. (Dvr. Burns W.C.) recommended for BEM on special return to CRASC at end of campaign. | |||
| 23 | O.C. visited H.Q. 46 Tpt. Coln. Instructions received to proceed to Brussels area & collect vehicles and personnel to forma German P.W. Tpt Pl. for operation by this unit. | |||
| 23 | 21A Op letter 11325/14/ST3 of 18 June 45 is connected and the W.E. is E.U/2061/1 for M.T. and Codre? For German P.W.W.E is G.E, 2061/1 | |||
| 24 | Party dispatched to Belgium to collect P.W. G1098 & vehicles. ‘C’ Pl. this unit put off road to provide sufficient drivers to bring back convoy. | |||
| 27 | CRASC 46 Tpt. Coln. visited unit made general inspection. Stayed overnight. Only comment was that better workshop location required – this has been sought for some weeks already. | |||
| 28 | Leave personnel now going through LUNEBURG Station both ways. Loading between 0200 & 0400 hrs. daily. | |||
| 30 | First part of new P.W. Pl. convoy arrived to Coy location. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
