| 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: 15 Bridging Platoon R.E. | ||
| Month and Year: June 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. G. Sumner R.E. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHAMPTON | 1 | Dep. C.21 Camp to docks. | ||
| 2 | 0100 | Embarked for operations overseas. Ships routine. | ||
| 3 | On board. Ships routine. | |||
| 4 | ditto | |||
| 5 | ditto | |||
| 6 | Arrived off French coast D Day. Landings held up owing to rough seas. | |||
| FIELD | 7 | Disembarked dryshod and proceeded to CRÉPON. Two snipers taken prisoner at CREPON. | ||
| 8 | Moved to area SOMMERVIEU. | |||
| 9 | Checking and sorting of stores. | |||
| 10 | Drew Bailey stores from R.A.S.C. and handed in surplus stores to R.E. stores B.M.A. | |||
| 11 | Maintenance of Bailey Equipment and De-waterproofing. | |||
| 12 | ditto | |||
| 13 | ditto | |||
| 14 | Returned to normal Field routine. | |||
| 15 | No change. | |||
| 16 | Bailey Equipment delivered to 295 Field Company R.E. for training scheme No. 1 | |||
| 17 | Bailey Equipment loaded onto vehicles. | |||
| 18 | Bailey Equipment delivered to 295 Field Company R.E. for training scheme No. 2 | |||
| 19 | Unit site moved to area LA VALLIERS. Loading Bailey Equipment back onto vehicles. | |||
| 20 | Cleaning and regreasing of Bailey stores. | |||
| 21 | Maintenance of vehicles and Camp Area. | |||
| 22 | Moved to new location CACLEY. One Willys jeep sent to W/s for repair. | |||
| 24 | No change. | |||
| 25 | Bailey Equipment delivered to 295 Field Company R.E. for training scheme No. 3. Bailey Equip. reloaded and returned to camp by 2330 hrs. | |||
| 26 | Checking and regreasing of stores. | |||
| 27 | Bailey Equip. delivered to 295 Field Coy., (40 ft D.S.) and 233 Field Coy., (40 ft D.S.) for training schemes No. 4 and 5. Equip. reloaded and returned by 2000 hrs. | |||
| FIELD | 28 | Re-checking of Equipment. Small stores inspection. 1 Jeep returned to unit. | ||
| 29 | 4 Panel lorries to have superstructure placed in them to ease carrying of Panels. | |||
| 30 | First 2 panel lorries unloaded and superstructure placed in position. Panels re-loaded onto vehicles. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
