WO 171/2380 - 96 Company - April 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: 96 Company, RASC (Troop Carrying)
Month and Year: April 1944	(Erase heading not required).	Commanding Officer: Major A.W. Holmes, RASC

Place	Date	Summary
SPRATTON GRANGE, Northants	2	Lt McInnes, Lt Ware & 7 O.R. on course. Receipt of WOUM re reorganisation of Coy, McInnes, A.R. Ware
	3	1845 hrs.: Tpt pls return from det Chelsea Bks. Unit censorship imposed on all mail.
	4	O.C. proceeds on leave. WD land agent and GE rep visit’s location.
	5	Unit waterproofing & m/cycle course begin 4 O.R.s posted to Airborne Trg Centre. All leave cancelled midnight 5/6.
	7	Major Pringle A/CRASC visits to see WOUM in connection with reorganisation. Pringle
	8	Det. of 6 vehs proceed to 205 CRS HOUGHTON HALL NORFOLK for duty.
	9	Personnel return from course.
	10	Authy received for Lt’s McInnes & Beare to become Capts. W.e.f. 29 Mar. Beare, R.C. McInnes, A.R.
	11	O.C. returns from leave.
	12	Unit received a letter of commendation for the good work performed during Salute the Soldier Week from DDST London District. O.C. visited CRASC
	13	Arrival of Amns and RDI Pls. of 53 Troop Carrying Coy RASC. 1 offr & 53 O.R.s in all towards reorganisation of Coy on a 3 Pl basis. Under WOUM 79/Mob/6430/66 (AG5 Mob) dated 29 Mar 44 this unit is reorganized with H.Q. M.T Coy. 3 Tpt Pls, 1 serial 2 W/S pl. and 2 RDI’s with 4 x 4 Tp. Carrying vehicles to carry 20 soldiers each.
	15	3 vehicles of unit put through watersplash at Islip near Thrapston. Very Successful.
	18	O.C. informed that unit changes command today from CRASC 2nd Army Trps. to CRASC 2 Tk. Tpt. Coln. RASC
	18	Lt. Col. Thompson CRASC visits unit at 14:30 hrs. O.C. received “Prip Admin Instruction” from 21 Army Group under Top Secret Cover. At 15:30 hrs. unit warned to move at 7 hrs. notice. At 1830 hrs. verbal unit order received from Adijt RASC 2 Army Tps for main party to move on 19 Apr and main party and main party on 20 Apr to Salisbury area. Thompson
	20	Main Party moves to provide 2 pls. Tpt. for H.Q. Hants & District. Located at Norman Court, West Dean, Salisbury. On arrival O.C. who visited H.Q. 2 Tk. Tpt. Coln. at Hampstead London on route, found that H.Q. & W/S and surplus bodies should not have come. This is the second time this has happened to the unit.
WEST DEAN, Salisbury	21	Unit accommodated under canvas in a wood. Day spent in organizing camp and considering return of H.Q. & W/S. Message received for O.C. to contact Lt. Col. Thompson per Maj. Sloan, O.C. 20 Coy RASC at Waterlooville, Hants at 1100 hrs. tomorrow. Sloan, James Joseph Thompson
	22	O.C. proceeded to Waterlooville, Hants camp A7 and had telephoned instruction from Lt. Col. Thompson to return to leave tomorrow. Rear party had not left. Thompson
	23	Main body except 2 Tpt pls. and W/S maintenance return to Stratton. O.C. and Capt. Locke call at H.Q. 2 T.T.Coln. Hampstead for liaison. The second in command, Capt. F. Locking posted from unit very suddenly. Locke, T. Locking, F.
SPRATTON GRANGE, Northants	24	Arrangements being made to dispose of all surplus furniture etc. from officer’s mess & PRI.
	27	O.C. went to conference at CRASC H.Q. 2 Tk. Tpt. Coln. RASC at 1430 hrs. Then proceeded to visit detachment at Norman Court, West Dean, Salisbury.
	28	It was found that all ADOS indents & Mobn deficiency lists had been sent to ASOS Salisbury Plain Area. These were collected by O.C. for return to East Central District. O.C. proceeded to London 1900 hrs.
	29	O.C. returned via ADOS E.C.D. to Coy H.Q. having collected 100 gls. of vehicle paint on route. First to be received for many months.

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Source: Paul Bulmer.

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