WO 171/352 - 30 Corps CRE - February 1944

Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1. and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages will be prepared in manuscript.	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Army Form C.2118
	WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY	Unit: H.Q. 30 Corps Troops RE
Month and Year: February 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.M. Lambert OBE RE

Place	Date	Hour	Summary	Reference
WYKE REGIS	1-10		Nothing to record.
MADINGLEY	11		Collection of 2 Austin utilities from 21 VRD. Also 1 4 str 4×2 Ford car.
	12		Return from WYKE REGIS to MADINGLEY. Admin Order No 2.	Appendix “A”
	16	0900	Visit to this HQ by C.E. Eastern Command.
	18	1200	Admin Order No 1 “Marathon II” issued.	Appendix “B” & “C”
	18		Exercise – “Marathon II”
	20	0900	Advance party (Adj & 2 O.Rs) leave for NORTH MUSKHAM.
	21	0830	Main H.Q. leaves for NORTH MUSKHAM, arrives 1730 hrs.
NORTH MUSKHAM	22		Locations: H.Q.: 270788 (& det. 211) 11: 270788 209: 2876 210: 256785.	Ref Map O.S. 1”-1m Sh ? 46
	22		Progress reports from 11 Fd Coy:-
	22	0940	Lorries arrive on site.
	22	1100	Unloading completed.
	22	1210	Bridging started.
	22	1500	Construction 5%: approaches started.
	22	1700	Construction 25%: approaches started.
	23	1015	Construction 75%: approaches 50%.
	23	1100	Construction 75%: approaches 60%.
	23	1200	Construction 75%: approaches 90%.
	23	1900	Exercise Marathon II Phase II Op Order ? 1 issued.	App “D”
	23	1400	Construction 85%.
	23	1500	Constructions complete less ramps & jacking down near bank.
	23	1610	Bridge open to traffic.
EASEDIKE	24	1200	H.Q. moves to EASEDIKE 947652.
	24		Progress reports 210 Fd Coy (R WHARFE).
	24		Location 210 943637 with following u/c 1 sec PRO, 1 sec F.B.E., 1 bailey pl, half a raft pl.
	24	1800	Lorries on site.
	24	2000	85% complete.
	24	2100	Sommerfelt complete.
	24	2300	Work ceases.
	25	0820	Estimated time of completion 1300 hrs.
	25	1040	Half raft pl. arrived NEWTON KYME 3364 and work commences on ferry below F.B.E. site at 1400 hrs.
	25	1000	F.B.E. 50% complete and one pl crossing.
	25	1100	F.B.E. 80% complete estimated time of completion 1200 hrs. Work started on Bailey site at CATTAL.
	25	1300	F.B.E. bridge now open to traffic. Bailey launching nose complete.
	25	1400	Work starts on batwing ferry.
	25	1500	Ferry 20% complete. Bailey four bays built completion advanced 2000 hrs.
	25	1800	Ferry completed. Bailey 60% complete. Work finishes.
	25	1900	Exercise Canute. Preliminary Instructions issued.	App ‘E’
	25		Phase III Op Order ? 2 issued.	App ‘F’
	26	1100	Sitrep 210: Bailey 75% complete estimated time of completion 1400 hrs.
	26	1200	Bailey 80% complete.
	26	1300	Bailey 90% complete.
	26	1337	Cl 40 Br. CATTAL E922742 open to traffic.
	26	1501	209 reports recce of R. URE & R. SWALE. Proposed F.B.E. bridge at BRIDGE HAWICK 808904 and Bailey bridge at SKELLFIELD SCHOOL 864964. Mines found.
	26	1600	C.E. visits H.Q.R.E.
	27	1300	Sitrep from 209 located BISHOP MONKTON 8086. F.B.E. bridge home side approach 80% complete. Home side trestle and half-floating bay cpte. 2 trestles ferried to far side. 1 floating bay cpte. Estimated completion 1800 hrs.
LITTLE OUSEBURN	27	1500	H.Q.R.E. moves to KIRBY HALL FARM 928805.
	27	1755	F.B.E. Bride 85% complete. Gap 1’3” too short. Estimated time of completion 2000 hrs.
	28	0900	Sitrep from 209: F.B.E. completed 1910 hrs 27. Bailey SKELL FIELD SCHOOL bank seats 80% complete.
	28	1100	Nose complete. Bridge started: far bank seat 80% estimated time of completion 1800 hrs.
	28	1500	Bailey Bridge 80% complete estimated time of completion 1730 hrs.
	28	1820	Bailey Bridge open to traffic 1820 hrs.
	28	1900	Op. Order ? III issued.	App ‘H’
	29	1000	H.Q.R.E. moves to GRINGLEY-ON-THE-HILL A215101. 210 located A231146. 11 located 279111. Br Trent at WALKERITH.

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Source: Jeroen Niels, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.

Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.

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