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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCE. BAYEUX STA | 1 | - | Routine works. Nothing to report. |
| 790792 | 2 | - | 12 E & M Section rear party arrived and joined unit at present location. 211 Rear party still not yet disembarked. |
| 3-4 | - | Nothing to report. | |
| 5 | - | Traffic congestion in bridge head. Great difficulty in transporting stores to operational units. | |
| O.C. and 2 i/o proceeded on recce of possible new site at LE PONT ROC. Site provisionally reserved for Corps Fd Pk. | |||
| 6 | - | Informed that Bye-pass road being constructed through unit lines. Field Stores Section would there by be cut off from main road. O.C. Mech Eqpt Section volunteered to 'bulldoze' exit from | |
| Fd Stores Sect. to main road. 211 Rear party arrived and joined unit at present location. Whole unit now concentrated. | |||
| 7 | - | RAF Bd Squad deloused 2 unexploded bombs in TILLY area. | |
| 8 | - | Nothing to report. We ather still very dull. | |
| 9 | - | Unit visited by Corps Commander Lt. Gen BUCKNALL who carried out inspection of works. 1 Sgt. attached this unit from Corps Camouflage Branch in charge of Corps Camouflage Stores. | |
| 10 | - | Quiet day. Nothing exceptional to report. Routine Works. Heavy air raids in neighbouring areas at night. Considerable A.A. fire. No incidents in this area. | |
| 11-12 | - | Decision by CE Corps that plant in Corps be passed through 211 Corps Fd Pk and all plant and | |
| Mech Eqpt movements within Corps be reported daily in Unit Sitreps. All plant in Corps to be recorded and reported on by 211 Corps Fd Pk Coy. R.E. Mech Eqpt to be recorded and reported | |||
| on by unit holding G.1098 establishment. Close liason maintained with C.R.E. Corps Tps on this matter and machinery set up within existing framework of this unit for controlling and accurate | |||
| recording of plant and mech egpt handled by this unit (See Appendix A) | |||
| 13 | - | Some confusion has arisen with regard to reponsibilities in connection with Engineer Stores. Outline of new responsibilities given in Appendix 'B'. | |
| 14-15-16 | Routine Works. Nothing to report. Considerable enemy air activity at night over this area. | ||
| 17 | Following dealt with by RAF, BD squad today - 1 UXB at JERUSALEM Cross roads. 3 UX A.A. shells |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCE. BAYEUX STA. 790792 | 17 contd. | in same area. 2 i/c's conference (attended by Chief Clerks) held at H.Q. 30 Corps Troops Engrs. Reviewed admin position and ironed out many outstanding difficulties and queries. Plant | |
| inspection carried out by 2 i/c. | |||
| 18 | Further plant recces and inspections at working sites. | ||
| 19 | 1830 | Approx 15 shells landed in field adjoining Coy Area. Shellrep sent to H.Q. 30 Corps Troops Engrs. | |
| Further plant inspections carried out. | |||
| 20 | Plant inspections. All plant on charge now inspected and index completed giving information | ||
| required in 21 A.G. Works Directorate Instruction No. 6. Application made for Theatre Nos. as therein instructed. | |||
| 21-22 | Little to report. Rain. Further air activity at night. | ||
| 23 | Tarmac and Stone Factory at present working at this location moved to TILLY - LINGEVRES road | ||
| (one Section at TILLY second section at LINGEVRES). 2 Stone Crushers, 1 Concrete Mixer and crews moved. Rubble obtained from property destroyed by war. Property broken up by Mech | |||
| Equpt and transported to stone crushing site, where converted into tarmac for collection by Field Coys. | |||
| 24-26 | Nothing to report. Weather slightly improved. 2 i/c Capt. SMITH posted to 210 Fd Coy. Replaced by Capt. HARRIS H.Q. 30 Corps Tps. Engrs. | ||
| 27 | New site being prepared for tarmac factory. One extra stone crusher sent forward to new site. | ||
| 28-29 | Routine works. Sawmill at LINGEVRES put into operation under S/Sgt. FORD cutting up timber for | ||
| use in Corps. This became necessary owing to extreme difficulty experienced in obtaining timber from Army resources. Machinery serviced and sawnill operated by personnel of this unit. | |||
| 30 | 2 UX shells dealt with by RAF. BD Squad. Field Stores ordered to prepare advanced dump 771701 Moved 1400 hours. | ||
| 31 | New tarmac site at TILLY taken into use. Sections at TILLY and LINGEVRES amalgamate. Daily output of sawmill increasing, at present approx 2000 F.R. per day. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCE. BAYEUX STA. 790792 | SUMMARY | ||
| E & M and Workshops Section. These two sections now under control of Lt. WHITE (12 E & M Section) and during this month carried out (inter alia) the following work. :- | |||
| Painting of upwards of 300 signs, sawing timber approx 30,000 F.R. Converted 3 tonner to Office Truck for F/S Section. Modified C.E's caravan. Numerous other tasks included paint spraying, | |||
| modifications, repairs to pent houses, construction of wooden latrines, folding stools, filing | |||
| trays, cabinets, map boards, notice boards, packing cases, meat safe, sundry canvas work, and fitting out stores truck. On instructions of Comd 21 A. Gp. Gen MONTGOMERY, following were | |||
| constructed:- table (in oak) and sundry furniture. | |||
| E & M work carried out included following:- Construction of sheeps foot roller. Maintenance | |||
| of electric generators at Corps Rest Camp and Cinema BAYEUX. Maintenance and repair of Stellar Water Purification Trailers. Maintenance and repair of items of plant becoming U/S. Numerous | |||
| welding and brazing work was done for M.T. and Other work included :- Sharpening picks and chisels, making up brackets, hooks, repairs to compressor tools, construction of frames for | |||
| Canvas, and maintenance of tools. M.D.R.S. During the month 114 detectors were repaired, B.L.R'd - 2. Since arrival in FRANCE, | |||
| 201 detectors have been repaired. B.L.R'd 25. Five Coys have been instructed in Detector repairs on courses of 1 weeks duration. Total number of units served - 30. | |||
| M.E.O.S. Units holdings of 1 X cl.I tractor, 1 X cl II tractor 2 X cl III tractors, 1 autopatrol and 1 pull grader have been continuously employed during whole period under review. Tasks carried | |||
| out were of infinite variety, and included digging in guns, breaking down damaged property for rubble and road maintenance. Assistance to 11 Fd Coy in constructing new road called "WATLING | |||
| STREET" from BAYEUX to TILLY. FIELD STORES. This section has been exceptionally active as a result of increased operational | |||
| activity by Corps and Div. R.E. Dump at BAYEUX STATION has now assumed substantial proportions. Adv. Dump. also established during month at 771709. In connection with Eng. Stores considerable | |||
| difficulty is always experienced in moving stores and in establishing new dumps due to lack of |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUMMARY contd. | |||
| FRANCE. BAYEUX STA. 792790 | FIELD STORES contd. | ||
| transport. Again this was the case and it was necessary to employ 12 G.T. and 18 Tipper lorries | |||
| to establish forward dump. This difficulty was NOT experienced in SICILY where a G.T. and Tipper Pl. RASC were permanently attached this unit. |
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