RMR War Diary WWII - April 1941

Name/Title

RMR War Diary WWII - April 1941

Entry/Object ID

2026x.13.02

Scope and Content

WWII RMR War Diary from April 1941 (Triplicate). The date range listed on the front cover is April 1, 1941 to April 30, 1941. They were located in Sutton, Surrey, England at this time. The contents of the diary include: - Information regarding training and exercises/schemes, in particular the scheme "Benito" and exercise "Hare" - Discussion of church parades - Descriptions of the weather - Films watched - Transfer of Lieuts. Trenholme and Hanson to 1 Cdn. M.G. Holding Unit Instructional Staff (and expression of sadness over this departure, and mention of a farewell dance at the Sutton Hard Court Club) - Promotion of Maj. Calder to Lt. Col. Calder - Talk given by Maj. Gen. Buckley (Director General of Economy at the War Office) - Brief descriptions of how days were spent, such as cleaning, doing exercises, checking weapons, etc. The Diary is initialed on each page and signed on the final page by Maj. P.H. Barre. There is also a set of field return of officers/nominal roll documents (original) which list the officers and other personnel on strength, their rank, their status within the unit, and their whereabouts if not present with the unit. The dates of dispatch listed are: April 5, 12, 19, and 26.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Diary

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Journal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Gina Whelan

Date(s) of Creation

Apr 1, 1941 - Apr 30, 1941

Primary Language

English

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Calder, James Allan, Barre, Paul Herbert, MacRae, Donald, McBride, John Harding, McBride, Harold Austin, Russell-Murray, Hugh, Campbell, Donald Henderson, Laing, John M., Lewis, Thomas Cripps, Logie, George Henry, Lowe, Albert Hector, Blue, John Lawrence, Mackenzie, Kenneth R., Pratt, William Frederick White, Stevens, Basil Webster., Arnold, Thomas Taylor, Cook, John William Webster, Hanson, John Philip, Hunter, Douglas R., Whitehead, George Victor, Lynch, Darcy Thompson, Morehouse, John Harwood, Mustard, Peter Patrick, McLean, Norman A., Patrick, David Young, Scotcher, Charles William Dixon, Smith, Basil Alfred Henry, Stacey, Cyril, Trenholme, Thomas Creighton, Turpin, Geoffrey William Francis, Waud, Edward William, Weir, Andrew Beresford, Willis, Matthew Alexander, Niddrie, C.C., Roncarelli, Joseph Angelo, Mackenzie, W.S., Pettipiece, A.S., Mundy, Sidney Ashford, Forneret, George Reginald, Fluck, W. F.

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Sutton, Surrey, England

Country

United Kingdom

Continent

Europe