| 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 |
| Unit: CE 8 Corps | ||
| Month and Year: March 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brig. H.H.C. Sugden, DSO, OBE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Command | 1 | Brig WMcM Keane proceeded on leave prior to posting Overseas appointment. | ||
| Northern Command | 7 - 10 | 224 Fd Coy RE (Corps Tps) engaged on construction of TT Bailey Br at NABURN | ||
| 9 - 17 | 11 Arm Div RE engaged in clearing operational minefield at BRAMSTON | |||
| 11 | Brig WMcM Keane left UK for overseas appointment | |||
| 12 - 17 | Gds Arm Div RE on exercise "Horatius". Br Exercise set by CE 8 Corps. Crs constructed were one Cl Cl 12 and three Cl 40 Bailey brs. | |||
| 18 - 24 | Corps Tps RE engaged on demonstration lay out of Water Point, Minefield Clearance and Bailey Bridging. | |||
| 26 - 31 | 15 (S) Div RE engaged on exercise "Oyster II". | |||
| 31 | Brig HHC Sugden, DSO, OBE took over appointment of Chief Engineer, 8 Corps in replacement of Brig WMcM Keane. |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Theo Vervoort.
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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