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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYEUX | 1-7-44 - 3-7-44 | Normal wksp proceedure | |
| " | 4-7-44 | Weekly Summary repairs work completed totals 231 jobs - as follows - 91 B Vehs. 3 A Vehs. 29 Telecom 42 Instruments. 2 Guns. + 64 miscellanious | |
| " | 5-7-44 to 10-7-44 | Normal wksp proceedure | |
| " | 11-7-44 | Weekly Summary repairs work completed totals 227 jobs - as follows - 98 B Vehs. 6 A Vehs. 9 Telecom 35 Instruments and 79 miscellanious | |
| 12-7-44 to 17-7-44 | Normal wksp proceedure |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayeux | 18-7-44 | Weekly Summary of repair works completed totals 261 Jobs - ie. - 107 B Vehs. 4 A Vehs. 20 Telecom 34 Instruments + 96 miscellanious. | |
| 2300 | Unit rear party arrived from disembarkation | ||
| " | 20-7-44 | Lt Col Baker DDME called saw Major Coaten regarding wksp accommodation | |
| " | 25-7-44 | Movement order received for 27th from CREME 50th (Northumbrian) Division: | |
| Weekly Summary of repair works completed totals 350 Jobs - ie. - 153 B Vehs. 4 A Vehs. 23 Telecom 27 Instruments + 143 miscellaneous. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayeux | 26-7-44 | 1000 | Major SF Coaten recced for new wksp site - movement for 27th confirmed. Vehs + equipment loaded + wksp cleared ready for movement |
| " | 27-7-44 | 0800 | Coy moved in three parties to new location at MR 792740 Sheet 7F/1 France 1/50000 |
| 28-7-44 | 1800 | Orders received from CREME for further movement Vehs re-loaded. Major Coaten proceeded to new location MR 820725 to arrange layout of wksp, returning at 2030 hrs. | |
| 820725 | 29-7-44 | 0600 | Coy moved to MR 820725 Sheet 7F/1 France 1/50,000 |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 820725 | 30-7-44 | Normal wksp procedure | |
| 31-7-44 | Major Coaten visited CREME's office | ||
| General The residual personnel of this unit which arrived Bayeux 18/7/44 moved from the arborfield UK on 15/7/44 to RCRP.2 and stayed the night/ | |||
| 16-7-44 | 0300 | Moved from RCRP2 to Embarkation Point, and embarked at 1100 hrs. | |
| 18-7-44 | 1530 | Disembarkation completed; then held by MC until 2200 hrs before being permitted to proceed to Bayeux. | |
| AF's W300B & W3009B appended to Original copy War Diary |
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