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WW1 War Diaries for 'J' Company Special Brigade Royal Engineers

From March 1917 to July 1919

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National Archive Reference Number: WO 95/401/6

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VRAUCOURT.Tuesday 01/Oct/1918 Company continued with practice with Tank Sledges & in the surface method of Installing projectors: Projector stores at MOYENNEVILLE position collected & brought by lorry to Company H.Q. Dump: 1 O.R. on special leave to UK: 8 O.R.'s rejoined from Base & Depot.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Wednesday 02/Oct/1918 Company continued with practice with Tank Sledges & in the surface method of Installing projectors: Projector stores at MOYENNEVILLE position collected & brought by lorry to Company H.Q. Dump: 1 O.R. on special leave to UK: 8 O.R.'s rejoined from Base & Depot.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Thursday 03/Oct/1918 Company continued with practice with Tank Sledges & in the surface method of Installing projectors: Projector stores at MOYENNEVILLE position collected & brought by lorry to Company H.Q. Dump: 1 O.R. on special leave to UK: 8 O.R.'s rejoined from Base & Depot.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Friday 04/Oct/1918 Company continued with practice with Tank Sledges & in the surface method of Installing projectors: Projector stores at MOYENNEVILLE position collected & brought by lorry to Company H.Q. Dump: 1 O.R. on special leave to UK: 8 O.R.'s rejoined from Base & Depot.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Saturday 05/Oct/1918 13 Tank Sledges & fittings loaded onto lorries & handed over to 'N' Special Coy R.E.: Collection of projector stores from MOYENNEVILLE position continued & a Central dump for damaged projector stores commenced at BOISLEUX-AU-MONT: All guns on Coy H.Q. dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Sunday 06/Oct/1918 13 Tank Sledges & fittings loaded onto lorries & handed over to 'N' Special Coy R.E.: Collection of projector stores from MOYENNEVILLE position continued & a Central dump for damaged projector stores commenced at BOISLEUX-AU-MONT: All guns on Coy H.Q. dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Monday 07/Oct/1918 13 Tank Sledges & fittings loaded onto lorries & handed over to 'N' Special Coy R.E.: Collection of projector stores from MOYENNEVILLE position continued & a Central dump for damaged projector stores commenced at BOISLEUX-AU-MONT: All guns on Coy H.Q. dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Tuesday 08/Oct/1918 Two truck loads of damaged projector stores despatched to No 1 Special Store LES ATTAQUES: 80 4ft guns drawn by 'K' Coy Special Coy R.E.: All charges damaged in Tank sledge experiments repaired.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Wednesday 09/Oct/1918 Close order drill carried out & also work on Coy dump: 94 4ft guns drawn by 'K' Coy Special Coy R.E.: 240 4ft guns by 'Q' Coy Special Coy : 138 2ft 9ins guns by 'N' Coy & 150 Base Plates by 'N' Special Coy Dump at MOYENNEVILLE position cleared: damaged stores taken to BOISLEUX-AU-MONT & remainder to Coy H.Q. dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Thursday 10/Oct/1918 Close order drill carried out & also work on Coy dump: 94 4ft guns drawn by 'K' Coy Special Coy R.E.: 240 4ft guns by 'Q' Coy Special Coy : 138 2ft 9ins guns by 'N' Coy & 150 Base Plates by 'N' Special Coy Dump at MOYENNEVILLE position cleared: damaged stores taken to BOISLEUX-AU-MONT & remainder to Coy H.Q. dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Friday 11/Oct/1918 Further drill & work in dump carried out: 1 Leeming Generator haulage winch & spare parts collected at BEAURAINVILLE & brought by lorry to Coy H.Q.: 200 4ft guns & 344 Baseplates drawn by 'Q' Special Coy : 50 7ft 4ins Propellants & 50 C.G. drums salved & taken in charge.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Saturday 12/Oct/1918 Inspection in meteorological observations given to all N.C.Os: Projector stores collected by lorry from forward position near MOEUVRES.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Sunday 13/Oct/1918 640 2ft 9ins guns & 249 baseplates drawn by Quartermaster from GOUY dump: Projector stores at Coy H.Q. dump arranged for loading quickly preparatory To concentration of such stores at Army Reserve Dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Monday 14/Oct/1918 All projector stores handed over to Army Reserve Dump & company engaged Loading & unloading these: Leeming Generator winch also loaded on lorry & handed over to Army Reserve Dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Tuesday 15/Oct/1918 All projector stores handed over to Army Reserve Dump & company engaged Loading & unloading these: Leeming Generator winch also loaded on lorry & handed over to Army Reserve Dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Wednesday 16/Oct/1918 All projector stores handed over to Army Reserve Dump & company engaged Loading & unloading these: Leeming Generator winch also loaded on lorry & handed over to Army Reserve Dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Thursday 17/Oct/1918 All projector stores handed over to Army Reserve Dump & company engaged Loading & unloading these: Leeming Generator winch also loaded on lorry & handed over to Army Reserve Dump.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Friday 18/Oct/1918 Further training in meteorological observation carried out: 29 4ft guns salved from BOISLEUX-AU-MONT village & brought to Coy H.Q. dump: Company had Box Respirators tested in lacrymator chamber.Lt R. BLACK
VRAUCOURT.Saturday 19/Oct/1918 Company moved by road to MARCOING: movement of stores not completed owing to lack of transport.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Sunday 20/Oct/1918 Company engaged on fatigues & on cleaning & improving billets: All men had baths: 2/Lt F. HODKINSON M.C. & 42 other ranks proceeded to BAPAUM for work at Northern Dump.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Monday 21/Oct/1918 Company engaged on fatigues & on cleaning & improving billets: All men had baths: 2/Lt F. HODKINSON M.C. & 42 other ranks proceeded to BAPAUM for work at Northern Dump.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Tuesday 22/Oct/1918 Company engaged on fatigues & on cleaning & improving billets: All men had baths: 2/Lt F. HODKINSON M.C. & 42 other ranks proceeded to BAPAUM for work at Northern Dump.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Wednesday 23/Oct/1918 Company engaged on musketry & drill: Leeming Generator & winch drawn from NORTHERN Dump & unloaded at Coy H.Q.: Stores for Leeming Ropeway unloaded from truck & dumped at MARCOING station: Remainder of Coy stores brought by lorry from VRAUCOURT to Coy H.Q.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Thursday 24/Oct/1918 Leeming Generator tested: Stores for Leeming Ropeway collected at MARCOING station & brought by lorry to Coy H.Q.: ARMY RESERVE dump for projector stores commenced at MARCOING (G.17.d.5.0.) & stores received from 'Q' Special Coy dumped thereon.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Friday 25/Oct/1918 Leeming Generator overhauled & put in running order: 2/Lt HODKINSON MC & 4 Section engaged on Leeming Ropeway assembling parts & Leeming ropeway for instructional purposes: Further stores received from 'Q' Special Coy unloaded & dumped at MARCOING Dump: 1 O.R. on special leave to UK.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Saturday 26/Oct/1918 Leeming Generator overhauled & put in running order: 2/Lt HODKINSON MC & 4 Section engaged on Leeming Ropeway assembling parts & Leeming ropeway for instructional purposes: Further stores received from 'Q' Special Coy unloaded & dumped at MARCOING Dump: 1 O.R. on special leave to UK.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Sunday 27/Oct/1918 2/Lt F. MARTIN & 23 other ranks from 'N' Special Coy reported for Leeming Ropeway cause of distinction commencing 28th inst : Further stores from 'Q' & 'N' Special Companies unloaded & dumped at MARCOING dump: Road to dump repaired.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Monday 28/Oct/1918 41 Section engaged as instructors on Leeming Ropeway: Lt BRANSON & 30 other ranks proceeded to BAPAUME for work at Northern Dump.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Tuesday 29/Oct/1918 2/Lt GERRANS & 21 other ranks proceeded to BAPAUME for work at Northern Dump: Further stores from 'N' Special Coy unloaded & dumped at MARCOING dump & Also trench mortar stores from No. 3 Special Coy .Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Wednesday 30/Oct/1918 All available men engaged on Leeming Ropeway instruction.Lt R. BLACK
MARCOING.Thursday 31/Oct/1918 41 Section engaged on Leeming Ropeway Course: 150 2ft 9ins guns, 200 Baseplates & 158 oil drums complete drawn by 'Q' Special Coy: 2/Lt Yates & 40 other ranks dug out 411 4ft guns & 55 baseplates at 'Q' Coy's old MOEUVRES position.Lt R. BLACK
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