War Diary: 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers, 1944

Officer Field Returns

199975 Captain Temporary Major H G GOOD Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 21 Dec 1942 Yes Officer Commanding 10 Jul 1943

246069 Lieutenant Temporary Captain P R MACIVEN Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 6 Aug 1944 Yes E.M.E. 6 Aug 1944

262320 Lieutenant Temporary Captain A RENSHAW Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 20 Mar 1944 Yes E.M.E. 20 Mar 1944

295319 Lieutenant Temporary Captain D J HARTNELL Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 8 Oct 1943 Yes E.M.E. 8 Oct 1943

254850 Lieutenant Lieutenant D C GREIG Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 1 Jun 1943 Yes E.M.E. 1 Jun 1943

308851 Lieutenant Lieutenant G CAMMIDGE Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 31 Jul 1944 Yes E.M.E. 31 Jul 1944

315586 Lieutenant Lieutenant P B WHITE Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 17 Jun 1944 Yes E.M.E. 17 Jun 1944

210125 Lieutenant Temporary Captain L J MANNING Royal Army Ordnance Corps 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 12 Feb 1944 No O.O. 12 Feb 1944

 

1944 November 1 - 11
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Sheet No. 2A & 3A, Map Ref. 690600

1944 November 12
1300 hours
Commenced to move to new area GELEEN - SITTARD.

1944 November 13
600 hours
Harboured in new location GELEEN, Map Ref. 676668, Sheet No. 48, 1:50,000

1944 November 14 - 17
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1944 November 18
-
Officer Field Returns

1944 19 - 20
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1944 November 21
2140 hours
Workshop area bombed by enemy aircraft, one Other Rank mortally wounded.

1944 November 22 - 27
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1944 November 28
1400 hours
Visited by Brigadier MORROUGH, Commandant A.F.V. P.E.
Lieutenant Colonel LISTER, Second-in-Command A.F.V. P.E.
Lieutenant Colonel DAVIS, A.D.M.E. 2nd ARMY
Lieutenant Colonel KENNEDY, A.D.M.E. (Tech) A Vehicles 21st ARMY GROUP
Lieutenant Colonel BERRYMAN, C.R.E.M.E., 7th ARMOURED DIVISION

1944 November 29 - 30
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Officer Field Returns

199975 Captain Temporary Major H G GOOD Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 21 Dec 1942 Yes Officer Commanding 10 Jul 1943

246069 Lieutenant Temporary Captain P R MACIVEN Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 6 Aug 1944 Yes E.M.E. 6 Aug 1944

262320 Lieutenant Temporary Captain A RENSHAW Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 20 Mar 1944 Yes E.M.E. 20 Mar 1944

295319 Lieutenant Temporary Captain D J HARTNELL Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 8 Oct 1943 Yes E.M.E. 8 Oct 1943

254850 Lieutenant Lieutenant D C GREIG Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 1 Jun 1943 Yes E.M.E. TELS 1 Jun 1943

308851 Lieutenant Lieutenant G CAMMIDGE Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 31 Jul 1944 Yes E.M.E. 31 Jul 1944

315586 Lieutenant Lieutenant P B WHITE Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 17 Jun 1944 Yes E.M.E. 17 Jun 1944

210125 Lieutenant Temporary Captain L J MANNING Royal Army Ordnance Corps 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 12 Feb 1944 Yes O.O. 12 Feb 1944

 

1944 December 1
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Geleen, Map Ref. 676668, Sheet 48

1944 December 2
1030 hours
Conference on Re-organisation of R.E.M.E. Services.

1944 December 3
1020 hours
Workshop area bombed by enemy aircraft - no damage or casualties.

1944 December 4 - 16
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1944 December 17
1820 hours
Area SITTARD attacked by small number of enemy aircraft.
Flares and fire bombs dropped.
Intense Anti-Aircraft fire.
One aircraft hit by light Anti-Aircraft shell, aircraft carried on.
No damage or casualties to Workshops.

1944 December 18 - 19
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1944 December 20
2045 hours
Commended to move to BAUTERSEM, J9653.

1944 December 21
830 hours
Harboured at BAUTERSEM, J 9653.
1400 hours
Moved to TIRLEMONT, K 0349.

1944 December 22
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1944 December 23
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Officer Field Returns

1944 December 24 - 31
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Officer Field Returns

199975 Captain Temporary Major H G GOOD Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 21 Dec 1942 Yes Officer Commanding 10 Jul 1943

246069 Lieutenant Temporary Captain P R MACIVEN Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 6 Aug 1944 Yes E.M.E. 6 Aug 1944

262320 Lieutenant Temporary Captain A RENSHAW Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 20 Mar 1944 Yes E.M.E. 20 Mar 1944

295319 Lieutenant Temporary Captain D J HARTNELL Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 8 Oct 1943 Yes E.M.E. 8 Oct 1943

254850 Lieutenant Lieutenant D C GREIG Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 1 Jun 1943 Yes E.M.E. TELS 1 Jun 1943

308851 Lieutenant Lieutenant G CAMMIDGE Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 31 Jul 1944 No E.M.E. 31 Jul 1944 A.W.D. F.R.S.

315586 Lieutenant Lieutenant P B WHITE Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineeers 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 17 Jun 1944 Yes E.M.E. 17 Jun 1944

210125 Lieutenant Temporary Captain L J MANNING Royal Army Ordnance Corps 5th Guards Armoured Brigade Workshops, R.E.M.E. 12 Feb 1944 Yes O.O. 12 Feb 1944