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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND | 1 | Location - Venhorst MR 575364. | |
| 2 | Unit moved to Daftshof (Malden) MR 696576. | ||
| 9 | Owing to enemy shell fire, 4 vehicles were damaged, one being written off. | ||
| 10 | Unit moved to Beuningen MR 648648. | ||
| 27 | O.C., 2 Officers and 19 O.R's. attended lecture by Corps Commander at Nijmegen. | ||
| 28 | 1 Officer and 3 O.R's. attended lecture on the "Demobilization Scheme" by W.O. lecturer. | ||
| 31 | 5 O.R's. sent on 48 hrs. leave to Antwerp. | ||
| NOTES 1. WORKSHOPS - Work has been hampered by very muddy conditions in the unit | |||
| area. This has been partly overcome by moving M.T. sections on to the sides of a by-road and by making hard standings. It is noticeable, how - | |||
| ever, that repair time has increased. At one period, six heavy tracked vehicles were under repair at once. | |||
| This is not very satisfactory in an infantry brigade shops, as there are insufficient tackle and trained personnel to deal with six heavy tracked | |||
| vehicles quickly. A Coles Crane was borrowed to lift the engines of these vehicles, and this greatly eased the problem. It is felt that one of | |||
| these cranes on W.E., would be a great asset. The guns of one field regiment have been in workshops for examination | |||
| and overhaul. It is noticeable that these guns, new in the Spring, now require much more work than in the previous overhaul programme three months ago. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOTES 1. WORKSHOPS - CONTD. | |||
| There have been many vehicle smashes requiring chassis repairs, particularly jeeps. Most of these are due to muddy and narrowr road conditions, | |||
| but some jeep smashes are head-on and appear to be due to carelessness. | |||
| 2. GENERAL | |||
| The site at Malden was surrounded by medium guns - daily C.B. shelling fell in the area. Finally, a battery of 155 mm guns moved into the workshop | |||
| site, and all ranks were therefore made to sleep below ground. As a result, the C.B. fire attracted this battery caused damage to vehicles | |||
| only, no personnel being hit. | |||
| Due to the muddy conditions, an attempt was made to find a workshop | |||
| site in Nijmegen, but it was finally decided that mud was preferable to the shelling and bombing centred on that city. It is worth noting that poss- | |||
| ession of the site at Beuningen was disputed by one Corps H.Q., one Div. H.Q. and one Recce. Regt. of another Div. As a result, the first ten days in | |||
| this site was a constant battle for billets. | |||
| Entertainment allotments have been good lately, and it is now possible for all interested to see one or two shows each week. |
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