19 July 1942 Part 3

Summary

Shipping and convoy movements. Battery construction or maintenance. Military organisation or personnel

Location Details

Guernsey; Alderney; Cherbourg

Diary Entry

19 July 1942 Alderney Harbour Commandant diary

Partly cloudy, visibility 10 nautical miles, NW 4–5, sea 2–3. 0105: Vp 713/211 departed for Cherbourg with the attacked Vp 204/209. 0325: Vp 203/202 arrived from Guernsey with RO 21, carrying relief personnel: the column and 4th Company of Construction Battalion 158, and the remainder of Signals Staff 1 [source abbreviation Nachr. Stab 1]. 0520: HS 12 returned from patrol. 1000: Vp 202/203 departed for Cherbourg with Tinda, Heinrich and Lena. 2110: Vp 211/713 arrived from Cherbourg. 2300: Vp 211/713 departed for Guernsey with RO 21, carrying the relieved 1st Engineer Mine Company and 1st and 3rd Companies of Construction Battalion 158. 2325: HS 183 went to patrol position. 2350: HS 12/135 departed for Cherbourg.

Source of Information

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37995, scan 0398.