30th Armoured Brigade - A & Q War Diary: September 1944
The 30th Armoured Brigade A&Q (Adjutant-General and Quartermaster-General) September 1944 war diary covers administration and supply as the brigade moved from Bosc Yves and Boos into the Le Havre area, drawing stores from Yvetot, Bayeux and Lisieux. The period focused on fuel holdings, special ammunition for the Assault RE and Crocodiles, mail and replacement tanks, alongside recovery lessons from Operation ASTONIA.
National Archive Reference: WO 171/628
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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSC YVES | 1 | 0900 | DAA&QMG visited 22 Dgns, 1 Lothians less A Sqn, W Dgns less A & B Sqns and 141 RAC less A,B & C Sqns with ADMS on surprise sanitation inspection. Fly discipline on the whole was not satisfactory and steps will be made to improve this. |
| BOOS | 2 | 1515 | Visit by CREME and SC(Q) 79 Armd Div. Question of sending fwd replace- ment tks for those unfit for 36 hrs or operationally required, was discussed. Decided that demand would be as follows "Replacement required for Type ? WD No. T? X Cas operationally unfit" Tks rendered surplus by these replacements would be disposed of to 264 Special Del Sqn under REME arrangements after this HQ had notified Div HQ. |
| BOOS | 3 | 1000 | DAA&QMG 31 Tk Bde visited HQ to discuss 141 Regt RAC(The Buffs) coming under their comd. |
| 3 | 1545 | 2 IC RASC 79 Armd Div visited HQ to discuss any problems regarding RASC. No outstanding RASC problems existed. Emphasised by 2 IC RASC that they existed mainly in advisory capacity and not executive. | |
| 8E/851350 | 4 | Decided in view of shortage of pet on EAST of river SEINE to increase holdings in 2nd Line to 39,000 which will give 60 miles refit for Bde. This has been done without reducing armor sups holdings and still carrying two Sqn lifts of FTF and N2 bottles for A and C Sqns 141 RAC. | |
| 8E/665406 | 5 | 1500 | Visit by DAA&QMG to AQMG 1 Corps Rear to ensure that adequate sups of special amn for Aslt REs and CROC requirements were obtainable at reasonable distance. No.3 FMC 1 Corps had 10,000 gals of FTF available but no N2 bottles for DUSTBINS etc. First(Cdn) Army were requested by 1 Corps to provide the following FTF 6,000 gals, N2 bottles 180, DUSTBINS 150, Fuses 289 - 150, Fuses 291 - 150, BEEHIVES 75lbs - 30, |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8E/665406(cont) | 5 | 1500 (cont) | GEN WADE - 50, and also to give location for drawing. It was agreed that if necessary tpt to collect these stores would be provided by 30 Armd Bde. |
| 5 | 1600 | It was decided with DAPS 1 Corps that in view of lateness of mail, to draw in future, until further notice, from No.3 FMC(1 Corps) at YVETOT 8E/9636 as no mail had been received for two days. | |
| 8E/665406 | 6 | 1200 | 75 bags of mail collected from 1 Corps Fd Post Office. On checking found that all mail now complete except for two bags. Newspapers also received for Sat 2 and Sun 3 Sep. |
| 8E/665406 | 7 | 1430 | A Sqn 1 Lothians moved to area MONTREIUL in sp of 3 Cdn Inf Div. No prior ref to this HQ regarding move. Decided to send off one Sqn lift of B Regt Pl of RASC to maint the Sqn working with CRASC 2(Cdn) Corps. |
| 8E/665406 | 7 | 1830 | OC 502 Coy RASC reported that Offr IC E Regt Pl of 109 Coy RASC had reported to him for orders with one Sqn lift to maint 81 Sqn 6 Aslt Regt RE, discovered that the Sqn had also moved to area MONTREIUL. In absence of any orders decided to take Sqn lift under comd and maint 81 Sqn of Aslt RE. |
| 7 | 1700 | Rum ration authorised. | |
| 8E/665406 | 8 | AM | Vehs from 502 Coy RASC sent off to collect following stores, 180 N2 bottles from 17 AOD at BAYEUX under authy FIRST CDN ARMY QG 66 of 062315 and 150 DUSTBINS, 200 Fuses 291 - 50, BEEHIVES 35 lbs 50 GEN WADES, from No.3 Cdn Rd-hd at LISIEUX, under authy FIRST CDN ARMY QG 59 of 061900B. When collected these were to be delivered to No.3 FMC(1 Corps) to form small res dump. |
| 8E/665406 | 8 | 1800 | Rum ration authorised. |
| 1600 | OC 30 Armd Bde Ord Fd Pk visited HQ to discuss the posn of his HQ Sec in relation to other units of the Bde. Maintained that owing to wide dispersal of Bde better Ord Services would be obtained by locating HQ Ord Fd Pk in Bde area and not in Div area as at present. Div however would not agree to this. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8E/665406 | 9 | 1030 | Rev Wheeldon, SCF, visited HQ for few days. |
| 8E/665406 | 10 | 0915 | Rev D Rhymes (CF IV) held Church Service. |
| 8E/665406 | 11 | - | Op 'ASTONIA' proved that it was essential to arrange clearance of veh cas from breaches with CREME user Div. |
| 8E/665406 | 12 | 1100 | CREME 79 Armd Div visited HQ to discuss rec of Op 'ASTONIA'. |
| 12 | 1600 | DAAG 79 Armd Div visted HQ to discuss surplus non-tradesmen at present held by Flail units. Decided to post these to 264 Special Del Sqn forthwith. | |
| 8E/813404 | 16 | 1130 | DAAG and SC(Q) visited HQ to discuss replacement tks for cas suffered in Op 'ASTONIA'. |
| 8E/813404 | 18 | 1500 | Rum ration authorised. |
| 7/155721 | 24 | 0900 | Rev D Rhymes (CFIV) (CE) held Church Service. |
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