Abbreviations

9127 Div OR RASC

Map Reference Divisional Other Ranks Royal Army Service Corps

Month and year: September 1944

Commanding Officer: Major W.J. Carrick

1st September 1944

Place: Near Bayeux

Information received for move of unit in Div. Convoy to forward area in order to support operation.

2nd September 1944

Place: Near Bayeux

0800 - Moved from present location in Div. Convoy to Gisors - 20 miles north of the Seine midway between Rouen and Paris.

0900 - Information received that operation has been cancelled.

3rd September 1944

Place: Crevecoeur

1700 - Moved to location at Crevecoeur-le-Grand (N 9127) Sheet 14 1:100,000 Belgium and N.E. France.

5th September 1944

Place: Crevecoeur

1730-2200 - A Grand Ball was held - all the villagers attended.

6th September 1944

Place: Crevecoeur

0330 - Warning order received to move to Amiens Area.

Place: Albert.

1400 - Moved to area ALBERT.

7th September 1944

Place: Hal

1215 - Moved to area HAL approximately 10 miles South of Brussels.

8th September 1944

Place: Louvain

0700 - Moved to area LOUVAIN.

9th September 1944

Place: Louvain

A large number of vehicles brought to Workshop for repair.  3 vehicles & 1 motor-cycle had to be evacuated.

10th September 1944

Place: Louvain

1700 - All vehicles repaired and workshops now clear.

11th September 1944

Place: Louvain

Unit captured one German prisoner in village in Aigenhoven.

1800 - Platoon from this unit assisted Belgian Forces of the Interior cleared some woods.  No Germans were found.

13th September 1944

Place: Beretem

1000 - Unit moved to new location 2km away.  This area provides better facilities for Workshop.

14th September 1944

Place: Beretem

1000 - Major W.J. Carrick went to meet Colonel R.T.L. Shorrock, D.D.M.E. Airborne Forces at Brussels Airfield.

15th September 1944

Place: Lilo

0800 - Unit moved in Div. Convoy to location near Lilo (I 3275) 1:250,000 - between Albert & Escaut Canals.

18th September 1944

Place: Lilo

Capt H. Snow attached to Polish Parachute Brigade for liaison duties.

22nd September 1944

Place: Hechelt

0730 - Unit moved in Div. Convoy.

0900 - Arrived area Hechelt.

24th September 1944

Place: Hechelt

1100 - Unit moved in Div. Convoy.

Place: Eindhoven

1900 - Arrived area Eindhoven.

26th September 1944

Place: Eindhoven

Capt H. Snow returned from duty with Polish Forces.

1540 - Moved from area near Eindhoven in Div. Convoy.  Convoy passed through Corridor.

27th September 1944

Place: Nijmegen

0130 - Arrived area south of Nijmegen.

1600 - Lieut. G. Manning reported to Major Carrick the movements of details etc. of Airborne Detachment in Airborne operation at Arnhem.  Casualties were:- Lieut. H.R. Roberts seriously wounded (believed P.O.W.), 2 O.Rs. killed & 13 O.Rs. missing (believed P.O.W.)

28th September 1944

Place: Nijmegen

0630 - Lieut. G. Manning & 24 O.Rs, comprising Airborne Detachment joined Seaborne Party.

0800 - Left Nijmegen in Div. Convoy.

Place: Louvain

1600 - Arrived Louvain.

29th September 1944

Place: Louvain

1430 - Lieut. G. Manning & 19 O.Rs. of Airborne Detachment left for U.K. by plane.

30th September 1944

Place: Louvain

0900 - 5 O.Rs. from Airborne Detachment left with R.A.S.C. to emplane for U.K.

Warning order received for move of Seaborne Party to Port of Embarkation.