20-04-2008, 12:53 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: East Bay, CA, USA
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| A couple of notes from my grandfather's memoirs (ex-225 Field Company RE): Quote: |
May 1st. [1944] Extensive training with Bailey Bridging to gap 100’ carried out by day and night, rations increased by 2 ounces when on night work, time to build bridge reduced to 2 hours 40 minutes. Plans revealed for three bridges to be built over River Rapido. 7th Field Company to build “Congo”, 59 Field Company to build “Blackwater”, 225 to build “Amazon”, at three sites.
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The 7th & 59 Field Companies were unable to build their bridges due to enemy fire and were withdrawn to assist 225 in building the Amazon bridge. Major Gabbett, OC of 225 was in command of the building of the bridge which was opened for tanks to cross at 0500 hours on the morning of May 13th... 225 [Field Company, RE] had 4 men killed and 10 wounded during the building of the bridge.
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