| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: 96 Company, RASC (Troop Carrying) | ||
| Month and Year: July 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major A.W. Holmes, RASC |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANVILLE M.R. 950828 Sheet 7E/F Scale 1/80,000 | 1 | Onboard H.M. L.S.T. 401 and beached at 'JUNO' at 2230 hours. | ||
| 2 | 0005 | Unloading commenced. Proceeded to "Byron - Army Troop" Assembly area. Disembarkation completed 0245 of 96 Coy RASC, 8 Corps and Army Troops. Sub Par?, RAOC, 783 Coy RASC (Army Car) and 12 0R's of 331 V.P. Coy, CMP. Arrived in assembly area 0330 and proceeded to advance company location Banville, near rear H.Q. Second Army at 0730 hrs. | ||
| 3 | Unit carrying out a number of transport details under S&T H.Q. Second Army direct. | |||
| 3 | O.C. visited 'B' & 'C' Pls. on detachment, former under 8 Corps. | |||
| 4 | Capt. McInnes, Capt. Locke and O.C. recede new location for company as a whole in area M.R. Sheet 7F/1 8579. On instruction of S&T Second Army. Found very suitable large site. | |||
| 5 | Arrangements made for unit plus 17 vehicles attached from 115 Coy RASC to move Rear Army H.Q. to new location. Roads very congested. ‘C’ Pl moved to new location in evening. | |||
| VIENNE-EN-BESSIM M.R. 857793 | 6 | A' Pl. and W/S Pl. moved to new location. Very suitable area in orchards and with some buildings. | ||
| 7 | 1000 | Company H.Q closes and reopens new location. Defence Scheme prepared. | ||
| 7 | 2145 | Heavy Allied air raid on area Caen. A good view from this camp. | ||
| 13 | M.S.S. Strayham posted to this unit on promotion from 527 Coy RASC (Inf. Bde.) and Cpl. Michleborough (Tpt Clerk) from 34 R.H.U. | |||
| ESQUAV-SUR-SEULLES | 14 | 1400 | 'B' Pl .previously attached to 8 Corps, returned to Company H.Q. All the unit now concentrated at this location. A fair number of details being carried out by the unit, some of them operational lifts down to the Caen area. | |
| 16 | CRASC 2 Tk. Tpt. Coln. visited unit with his 2 i/c. | |||
| 16 | Maj. Carroll stayed over lunch and talked to all officers. One Cpl. Dvr. clerk T.O.S this unit. | |||
| 17 | The Commers Patrol MKIII appear to be still very unsatisfactory even after various attempts at improvement. The lorries clog up with leaded petrol daily and also there is considerable difficulty in setting them to hold pressure. | |||
| 21 | One Cpl. Dvr. TOS this unit a Sergt. having reverted to Cpl. at own request and to be posted. | |||
| 22 | One Pte. cook and one driver cross posted with H.Q. 2 Tk. Tpt. Coln. RASC | |||
| 23 | Part issues of bulk rations being made now. The compo rations have proved very satisfactory on the whole. The puddings are without exception excellent the bacon has improved somewhat over previous issues, but the M & V is not as tasty as that issued in Middle East though causes less stomach trouble. Vegetables excellent. Biscuits also greatly improved being thinner sweeter and less hard. Margarine more tasty and sausages are much more palatable and less "stodgy" | |||
| 24 | M.S.S. Strachon reposted from this unit to 649 Coy RASC being surplus to W.E. | |||
| 26 | One Pte. Electrician posted to unit. | |||
| 31 | Brig. J.K. Gillespie D.D.S.T. Second Army visited the unit and toured the location. He had little comment to make on what he saw and heard. |
Source: Paul Bulmer.
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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