| 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: H.Q. 30 Corps Troops RE | ||
| Month and Year: January 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Lt. Col. J.M. Lambert OBE RE |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADINGLEY | 1 | Nothing to record. | ||
| 2 | 1400 | Mobilization Order ? 79/Mob/5774/589 (AG5 Mob) received for mobilization of this H.Q. by 0001 hrs 24 Jan 44. | App. “A” | |
| 3-5 | N.T.R. | |||
| 6 | 1430 | G.O.C. 2nd Army visits this H.Q. | ||
| 6 | 1600 | Amdt. received to Mobilization Order. | App. “B” | |
| 7-11 | N.T.R. | |||
| 12 | 1600 | 80% A.F.G. 1098 equipment received – no major deficiencies. | ||
| 12 | 1800 | 1 – 3 tonner collected from 52 V.R.D. under C.R.O. ? KNO/2078. | App. “C” | |
| 12 | 1 – car 2-str. 4×2 utility collected from 54 V.R.D. under C.R.O. ? QBH/303. | |||
| 13-15 | N.T.R. | |||
| 16 | 1800 | 2 M/Cs collected from 41 V.R.D. under C.R.O. ? CRY/1444. | App. “C” | |
| 17-19 | N.T.R. | |||
| 20 | 1 – 4 str 4×2 utility collected from 2 V.R.D. under C.R.O. ? 6 BUR/4288. | App. “D” | ||
| 23 | 4 M/Cs collected from 48 V.R.D. under C.R.O. ? 5 HDW/23. | |||
| 23 | 0800 | H.Q. less chief clerk and skeleton staff moved to R.E. Bridging Camp WYKE REGIS. | App. “E” Admin. Order | |
| 24 | 1800 | 1 3-tonner and 1 1-ton trailer collected from 21 V.R.D. under C.R.O. ? ASH/1964 & 5. | App. “D” | |
| 24 | Progress reports and personnel deficiency reports submitted. | |||
| 25 | N.T.R. | |||
| 26 | Reinforcements 1 S/Sgt (EES) received. | |||
| 27 | N.T.R. | |||
| 28 | Reinforcements 1 A.C.C. cook received. | |||
| 31 | Progress Reports and Personnel deficiency reports submitted. |
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. For historical research, always check the originals.
