21st Beach Recovery Section REME War Diary: November 1944
The 21st Beach Recovery Section REME November 1944 war diary covers recovery and workshop operations centred on Abbeville, with detachments to Ostend and Boulogne. The period included a fatal mine incident and repeated vehicle-recovery accidents involving BARVs and D8 tractors at Ostend,
National Archive Reference: WO 171/2961
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville. | 1 | Unit visited by DADME 16 L of C Sub Area. | ||
| 1 | 0835 | 3 ORs of detachment which proceeded to Brussels area on 22 Oct 44 killed | ||
| on beach at OSTEND by underwater mine. 2 BARVs damaged boyond local | ||||
| repair. | ||||
| 3 | One BARV and Crew of 2 ORs despatched to BOULOGNE for duty with 23 Port | |||
| Wksp., REME | ||||
| 4 | Appx - AF W3008 | |||
| 9 | BARVs and crews rejoined unit from detachment at 22 B.R.S. | Appx - AF W3009B | ||
| 11 | Appx - AF W3008 Appx - AF W3009B | |||
| 13 | NCO i/c D8 Tractor at OSTEND severely injured - Right leg run over by | |||
| Tractor. | ||||
| 18 | Appx - AF W3008 Appx - AF W3009B | |||
| 19 | Detachment of One BARV and One D8 Tractor and crews rejoined unit from | |||
| BOULOGNE. | ||||
| 19 | 2359 | Unit changed from Cmd 16 L of C Sub Area to 6 L of C Sub Area. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville. | 22 | D8 Tractor detached at OSTEND drowned in sea. | ||
| 24 | OC Reported to DAG 21 Army Group for interview re posting and promotion. | |||
| 25 | Appx - AF W3008 Appx - AF W3009B | |||
| 27 | Posting Instruction received for OC to report to No. 1 Rec Coy., REME as | |||
| Officer Commanding. | ||||
| 30 | OC Granted Acting Rank of Major |
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