War Diary

158^th Railway Construction Company Royal Engineers

PLACE

DATE

Ardmore  near Cardross

Sep 1^st  1942 to Sep 30^th   

Half company continued work on railway and port facilities in connexion with No 2 MP scheme at Cairnryan during whole of month.

No 3 section carried on with railway construction work at No 1 MP Garelochhead

½ No 2 section continued work at ministry of supply depot at Eastriggs

HQ No 4 section and ½ No 2 section employed on railway construction for LNER at Ardmore & Drymen under RCE No 1

Sept 5^th

Trial by FGCM of Spr A Hammond 2006567 158^th Coy at Ardmore House. Adjourned to 10/09/42 & 15/09/42

Sept 8^th

Lt CE Clark posted to 607^th R C Coy RE as 2^nd In Command

Sept 12^th

Lt JRA Griffith posted from 8^th (Railway) Coy RE to 158^th Coy Vice Capt FRL Barnwell

Sept 16^th

Bulldozer tractor D4 broke down at Ardmore

Sept 19^th

Capt Clark arrived Ardmore to complete stores investigation. Departed 23/09/42.

Sept 26^th

Lt EJ Miall and ½ No 2 section returned to HQ from Eastriggs

Sept 29^th

Lt-Col Illingworth & Major Cantrell inspected works

Sept 30^th

Lt EJ Miall left for Stranraer to relieve Lt RCD Hughes for leave

RGM Matthews