| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Event and Information | References to Appendix |
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| BENGHASI | 1 | Quarterly Audit of Company Funds found them to be worth £E366.194. | ||
| 3 | Signals Building at Berka II Aerodrome completed and handed over to R.A.F. | |||
| 3 | Movement warning order received GHQ MEF letter CEA/78A of 2 July. | E.1 | ||
| 4 | Controlled equipment and transport deficiencies to CE Aerodromes, Unit letter 3/30. | J.1 | ||
| 5 | Sgt. Batten with 20 ORs moved from Benghasi to Bersis Aerodrome to carry out construction with concrete blocks of Repair workshops 60' x 25'. Programme of works on Berka III Aerodrome now completed. | |||
| 8 | 0900 |
Capt. Ridd left by air to visit Misurata detachment.
H.Q. Tripolitania letter 1346Q of 5 July received. O.C. made arrangements with DADOS 93 Sub Area for re-equipment to be carried out so far as possible in this Area. Indents submitted. |
E.2 | |
| 10 | 1400 |
Capt. Ridd returned by air from Misurata.
Re-equipment stores collected. Inabilities to DDOS Tripbase. Unit Signal 10/297. |
J.2 | |
| 13 |
Cydist signal G.946 of 9th July received. Signal delayed in transit.
Inabilities to DDOS Tripbase repeated, Cydist and 93 Sub Area. Unit signal 10/298. |
J.3 | ||
| 15 | Coy. Location statement. | T.1 | ||
| 16 |
745 A.W. Coy., R.E., arrived to take over all works in Benghasi area
from this Unit and were provided with office in Company billets, the
remainder of the company being accommodated at 159 Transit Camp.
L/Sgt. Guest and Cpls. Pead, Norris and Martin, posted to C.E. Aerodromes as Probationary Assistant Foremen of Works. |
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| 18 | Movement Order being extract of ME Signal SD/78419 of 6 July received from 93 Sub Area. Distribution of this signal had been much delayed. | E.4 | ||
| 19 | All works in Benghasi Area taken over by 745 A.W. Coy. R.E. and Bersis and Benina detachments returned to H.Q. | |||
| BENGHASI | 20 | 1200 | Verbal orders received from Mov. & Tn. that Coy. would move to Kilo 20 south of Benghasi at 1700 hrs. This move is 24 hours earlier than expected. | |
| 1600 | Unit transport moved out from H.Q. to Kilo 20. | |||
| 1700 | 9 lorries from Mov. & Tn. arrived to carry Unit personnel to Kilo 20. | |||
| 1800 |
Personnel arrived Kilo 20.
Unit transport and personnel are to travel in convoy with 14 Coy. RASC. A total of 450 vehicles are in the convoy and personnel are accommodated in twos and threes on vehicles already loaded with stores. |
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| 1830 |
Hot meal provided for all ranks.
Marching-out State at Appendix I.2. 82 Works Section R.E. letter 7/1 of 20 July received. |
I.2
J.4 |
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| KILO 20 | 21 | 0500 | O.C. moved forward independently from this point. | |
| 1000 | Convoy moved out from Kilo 20. | |||
| 1500 | Convoy arrived Adjedabia and stayed night. | |||
| ADJEDABIA | 22 | 0700 | Convoy moved out Adjedabia. | |
| 1430 | Convoy arrived Ras-el-Ali and stayed night. Bathing parties arranged. | |||
| 1700 | 1700 O.C. arrived Misurata. | |||
| RS-EL-ALI | 23 | 0700 | Convoy moved out Ras-el-Ali. | |
| 14300 |
Convoy arrived Sultan and staged night. Bathing parties arranged.
O.C. arrived Tripoli. |
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| SULTAN | 24 | 0700 | Convoy moved out Sultan. | |
| 1500 | Convoy arrived Buerat and staged night. | |||
| 1700 | Spr. Brion E. slightly wounded by A.P. mine set off in staging area. 10 others injured but no fatalities. | |||
| BUERAT | 25 | 0700 | Convoy moved out Buerat. | |
| 1430 | Convoy arrived Misurata and staged night. Bathing parties arranged. | |||
| 1530 |
C.S.M. sent forward on m/c to contact O.C. at Tripoli.
Detachment 745 A.W. Coy. R.E. dropped from convoy to take over work of this Unit's detachment at Misurata. |
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| MISURATA | 26 | 0700 | Convoy moved out Misurata. | |
| 1500 | Convoy met by C.S.M. and Unit transport diverted to Company lines south of 201 Rest & Leave Camp, Tripoli. | |||
| 1800 | Convoy with personnel arrived Zawia. | |||
| TRIPOLI | 27 | 0830 | Company personnel in 14 Coy. RASC. transport departed Zawia. | |
| 1300 |
Personnel arrived Unit lines.
All works at Misurata aerodrome handed over to 745 A.W. Coy. R.E. |
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| 28 | 0600 | Misurata detachment under Lt. Nelson departed Misurata in transport provided by 74 Works Section R.E. | ||
| 1430 | Misurata detachment arrived Unit Lines, Tripoli. | |||
| 31 | A.F.W. 3008 & 3009 B | I.3 - I.4 |
Folder also contains:
Movement Order to Tripoli
Source: National Archives WO 169/10755