National Archives catalogue number WO 171/437.
Abbreviation
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AA&QMG APO Att BAPO BLA Bn Coy CRASC DMA LZ MA OC OR Oxf & Bucks RAMC RASC RE Regd RUR Sqn |
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General Army Post Office Attached British Army Post Office British Liberation Army Battalion Company Commander Royal Army Service Corps Divisional Maintenance Area Landing Zone Maintenance Area Officer Commanding Other Ranks Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Army Service Corps Royal Engineers Registered Royal Ulster Rifles Squadron |
Month and year : June 1944
Commanding Officer : Lt Hine
3rd June 1944
Place: Field
1430 - Sappers Thornton, Woodhurst, Harper and L/Cpl Holmes sent to Transit Camp Harwell att 591 Para Sqn RE.
4th June 1944
Place: Field
1630 - Lieut Hine, Sgt Moles, Cpl Wakefield, Sappers Huggins, Lloyd and Griffiths reported at Transit Camps at Blakehill and Down Ampney.
5th June 1944
Place: Field
1200 - Briefing of unit personnel in Transit Camps.
6th June 1944
Place: Field
2100 - Glider Party arrived in France at 2100 hours. Parachutists at 0115 hours. L/Cpl Holmes found by Sapper Woodhurst with broken arm and leg on the LZ. Immediate medical attention given by the RAMC and casualty evacuated to UK.
7th June 1944
Place: Field
0900 - Glider and Parachute Parties reformed at Divisional H.Q. and Field Post Office established in the Div MA. Postings accepted.
8th June 1944
Place: Field
1430 - Despatch of mail to Beach Post Office 3 686.
9th June 1944
Place: Field
1430 - Normal despatching arrangements commenced.
1000 - Sapper Thornton and Cpl Wakefield wounded by mortar fire when crossing bridge over River Orne. Immediate medical attention. Sapper Thornton evacuated to the UK. Sgt Moles, when still under fire, gave all possible attention to the wounded and later retrieved Divisional mail and returned to [DAR6?] (Advance) for fresh transport and subsequently conveyed mail to 5 686.
10th June 1944
Place: Field
1930 - Seaborne Party consisting of 1 Cpl and 4 Sappers arrived in the D.M.A.
13th June 1944
Place: Field
1430 - First arrival of mail consisting of 71 bags received from 30 Corps and delivery effected by RASC on a milk round basis.
1400 - Despatches commenced to Corps Post Office H1.
14th June 1944
Place: Field
2100 - Mail dropped by parachute and delivery effected by RASC on a milk round basis.
15th June 1944
Place: Field
1430 - Sappers Harper, Davis, Bradshaw and Vickers sent to 30 Corps Postal Unit as reliefs.
16th June 1944
Place: Field
1700 - Mail for 12 Devons only received from the UK.
17th June 1944
Place: Field
1500 - Delivery effected of 120 bags of mail received from 1 Corps. Registered correspondence received from Southampton "Z".
18th June 1944
Place: Field
1600 - Seaborne mail received from 1 Corps. Two baskets of mail and news papers for frontline troops dropped at 2137 hours. Delivery effected of all mail on hand.
19th June 1944
Place: Field
1700 - 150 bags of mail and newspapers received. Postings exceptionally heavy.
20th June 1944
Place: Field
No mail received owing to rough seas.
21st June 1944
Place: Field
No mail received owing to rough seas.
22nd June 1944
Place: Field
No mail received owing to rough seas.
23rd June 1944
Place: Field
1200 - 150 bags received from 30 Corps and also 2 bags by parachute at 2030 hours.
24th June 1944
Place: Field
1200 - 120 bags of mail received. Despatches commenced to Distribution offices in the UK and 8 B.A.P.O. at 1500 hours.
25th June 1944
Place: Field
1230 - 60 bags of mail received from 1 Corps.
26th June 1944
Place: Field
1200 - 50 bags of mail received from 1 Corps.
27th June 1944
Place: Field
1600 - No inward mail. Visit to 8 B.A.P.O. for stores etc.
28th June 1944
Place: Field
1100 - 60 bags of mail received. Check of accounts at F.P.O. DAR6 (Rear).
30th June 1944
Place: Field
0930 - Conference with AQ and CRASC regarding system of supplies to be commenced on 1 July.
Month and year : July 1944
Commanding Officer : Lt Hine
1st July 1944
Place: Field
Ordinary mail delivered with supply trains. Regd items by R.E.P.s personnel travelling with unit trucks.
2nd July 1944
Place: Field
Divisional mail not received. Intermittent shelling of D.M.A.
3rd July 1944
Place: Field
Intermittent shelling of D.M.A.
4th July 1944
Place: Field
Divisional mail not received. Intermittent shelling of D.M.A.
5th July 1944
Place: Field
Divisional mail not received. Intermittent shelling of D.M.A.
6th July 1944
Place: Field
Outstanding mail received and distributed.
2330 - Bombing of D.M.A.
7th July 1944
Place: Field
0100 - Bombing of D.M.A.
1000 - Machine gunning of D.M.A.
First arrival of mail transported by air - arrived 12.30 hours.
8th July 1944
Place: Field
Non arrival of seaborne mail.
9th July 1944
Place: Field
Final bag from air series not received.
10th July 1944
Place: Field
Outstanding mail received and distributed, but two bags from current air despatch not to hand. Intermittent shelling of D.M.A.
11th July 1944
Place: Field
All outstanding mail received and distributed.
12th July 1944
Place: Field
Intermittent shelling of D.M.A.
13th July 1944
Place: Field
Intermittent shelling of D.M.A.
17th July 1944
Place: Field
Non-receipt of mail transported by air.
18th July 1944
Place: Field
Bombing of D.M.A. Outstanding mail received and distributed.
20th July 1944
Place: Field
Non-receipt of air mail.
21st July 1944
Place: Field
No air mail despatch owing to weather conditions.
22nd July 1944
Place: Field
Non-receipt of air mail.
23rd July 1944
Place: Field
Air mail despatch of the 22nd July received and distributed
24th July 1944
Place: Field
Outstanding air mail received and distributed.
Month and year : August 1944
Commanding Officer : Lt Hine
1st August 1944
Place: Field
Air mail not received from 1 Corps.
2nd August 1944
Place: Field
1130 - Outstanding air mail received from 1 Corps and delivery effected.
3rd August 1944
Place: Field
2030 - Surface mail not received. Special arrival from 8 B.A.P.O. containing mail for 1 RUR, 2 Oxf & Bucks and 7 Para Bns.
5th August 1944
Place: Field
Air mail not received from 1 Corps.
6th August 1944
Place: Field
Air mail not received from 1 Corps.
7th August 1944
Place: Field
1700 - Outstanding mails received and delivery effected.
11th August 1944
Place: Field
0900 - Belgian Army Post Office att. HQ 1 Belgian Group arrived in area and arrangements made for its supervision and control.
12th August 1944
Place: Field
1900 - Dutch Army Post Office arrived in the area and arrangements made for its supervision and control.
13th August 1944
Place: Field
0800 - Dutch and Belgian Army Post Offices opened to serve their respective groups.
16th August 1944
Place: Field
Newspapers not received.
21st August 1944
Place: Field
1700 - A.P.O. moved to new location at Banneville. Normal facilities available.
23rd August 1944
Place: Field
1400 - A.P.O. moved to new location at Bressevilles att. 398 Coy RASC. Normal postal facilities available.
27th August 1944
Place: Field
Air mail not received.
30th August 1944
Place: Field
0800 - Conference with AA&QMG regarding movement of the Division. Air mail not received.
31st August 1944
Place: Field
1330 - Outstanding air mail received and delivery effected.
Month and year : September 1944
Commanding Officer : Lt Hine
7th September 1944
Place: Field
1330 - OC and 9 ORs returned from B.L.A.
8th September 1944
Place: Field
Preparation of deficiency lists.
9th September 1944
Place: Field
2330 - Rear party of 2 ORs arrived from B.L.A.
