Name/Title
RMR War Diary WWII - August 1941Entry/Object ID
2026x.13.06Scope and Content
WWII RMR War Diary from August 1941 (Triplicate). The date range listed on the front cover is August 1, 1941 to August 31, 1941. They were located in Sutton, Surrey, England at this time.
The contents of the diary include:
- Information regarding training and exercises/schemes such as "Chum," "Roft" and "Tiger"
- Meeting held in B Coy Mess Hall
- Discussion of church parades
- Descriptions of the weather
- Discussion of baseball team
- Ceremony of presenting Viscount Bennett (11th Prime Minister of Canada) with a cheque for five thousand pounds for the Spitfire Fund
- Brief descriptions of how days were spent, such as cleaning, doing exercises, checking weapons, movement, etc.
There are two separate diaries/intelligence summaries for the dates August 1 - 31 (likely two groups divided in different areas/for different tasks), one of which discusses only work/small jobs. It is signed by J.A. Roncarelli. on August 1, this diary lists the location as Bulford Fields, Wilts.
The second/main Diary is initialed on each page and signed on the final page by Maj. P.H. Barre.
Inside the War Diary jacket was a set of administrative documents pertaining to detachments/attachments, promotions, appointments, and general updates (Part II Orders Issued by Canadian Section, G.H.Q., 2nd Echelon) corresponding to personnel in the Canada Army, including some RMR personnel, for the month of August 1941.
There is also a set of three black and white photographs stapled together which feature RMR personnel in uniform in an unknown outdoor location with two men in suits. Uncertain why they are included here.Lexicon
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Creator
Gina WhelanDate(s) of Creation
Aug 1, 1941 - Aug 31, 1941Primary Language
EnglishRelationships
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Person or Organization
Roncarelli, Joseph Angelo, Lewis, Thomas Cripps, Rolph, John Manley German, Lowe, Albert Hector, MacRae, Donald, Hunter, Kenneth Lionel, Smith, Basil Alfred Henry, Barre, Paul Herbert, Forneret, George Reginald, Weir, Andrew BeresfordRelated Places
Place
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Sutton, Surrey, EnglandCountry
United KingdomContinent
Europe