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    War Diary: 69th Infantry Brigade Workshop REME

    Month and year: October 1944

    The October 1944 War Diary for the 69th Infantry Brigade Workshop REME covering their continued work in Holland including the weekly summary of repair work jobs.

    National Archive Reference: WO 171/652

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    Page 1 of 4
    PlaceDateHourSummary of Events and Information
    VORKEL1-10-44Repair work cleared ready for movement
    6675722-10-44Moved by sections to MR 667572 Sheet 5,
    Holland scale 1:100,000
    3-10-44Weekly Summary of Repair work completed: Total 55
    ie 2 A Vehs, 13 B Vehs. 4 Telecom 25 Instruments
    1 Gun & 10 Small arms & miscellanious
    4-10-44 to 9-10-44Normal wksp proceedure
    10-10-44Weekly Summary of Repair work completed, 220 jobs ie
    7 A Vehs, 27 B Vehs. 67 Telecom, 49 Instruments, 9 Guns
    61 small arms & miscellanious
    Page 2 of 4
    PlaceDateHourSummary of Events and Information
    66757210-10-440830moved to BEUNINGEN MR: 645643 Sheet 5
    Holland, scale 1:100,000
    11-10-44 to 15-10-44Normal wksp proceedure
    16-10-44Arrangements made for all Tps to accommodate
    requisitioned billets, barns & other properties
    17-10-44Weekly Summary of Repair work completed, 220 jobs ie
    7 A Vehs, 27 B Vehs. 17 Telecom, 29 Instruments,
    7 Guns & 95 small arms & miscellanious
    all personnel billetted
    18-10-44Brigadier 69 Bde called - Routine visit
    Page 3 of 4
    PlaceDateHourSummary of Events and Information
    64564319-10-44Unit Tpt moved out of field which wksp
    was operating from & dispersed in immediate
    vicinity along road side, This HQ office
    now being situated MR 648639 Sheet 5 Holland
    scale 1:100,000
    64863920-10-44 to 23-10-44Normal wksp proceedure
    24-20-44Weekly Summary of Repair work completed, 1304 jobs
    ie 5 A Vehs, 23 B Vehs. 22 Telecom, 43 Instruments,
    17 Guns & 1194 small arms & miscellanious
    This figure includes large number of Sten Guns
    modified
    Page 4 of 4
    PlaceDateHourSummary of Events and Information
    64863925-10-44 to 30-10-44Normal wksp proceedure
    31-10-44Weekly Summary of Repair work completed, 652 jobs
    ie 6 A Vehs, 21 B Vehs. 48 Telecom, 22 Instruments,
    16 Guns & 539 small arms & miscellanious
    General
    AF's W300B & W3009B attached to Original
    copy War Diary

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