Wo 171/100 June 44 appendix 3
5th Assault Regiment RE
D Day loading tables of LCT.
Colours refer to Gap Colours of the respective Beaches.
1st Assault Brigade Commander (Watkinson) on LCT 1413A
26 Assault Squadron RE & B Squadron 22 Dragoons.
1 Troop Green LCT 1018 2 Flails, Bobbin, D7, ARV (Beach recovery section)
1019 Flail, Fascine, SBG
1019A 3 x AVRE, ARV
2 Troop Yellow 1020 Flail; Plough with Sledge (1/2 squadron Commander),D7,SBG
1021 Flail, AVRE, Fascine, SBG
3 Troop Blue 1022 Flail, Fascine, Log Carpet, SBG
1023 Flail, Bobbin, Bobbin, AVRE with Sledge, (1/2 squadron Commander),D7
1023A Flail, Fascine, 2 x AVRE,
4 Troop Red 1024 Flail, Fascine, Log Carpet, SBG
1025 Flail, D7 with Porpoise, Fascine, SBG
80 Assault Squadron RE & B Squadron 22Dragoons
1 Troop Green 1408 Flail, Log Carpet, Fascine, SBG
1409 Flail, AVRE, Fascine, D7
1 troop or 2 troop? 1409A Plough,ARV,D7
2 Troop Yellow 1410 2 x Flail, AVRE, Fascine
1411 Flail, AVRE, Fascine, SBG
3 Troop Blue 1412 Flail, AVRE, Fascine, SBG
1413 Flail, AVRE, Bobbin, D7
3 Troop or 4 Troop 1413A 2 x ARV, Flail, D7
4 Troop Red 1414 2 x Flail, 2 x AVRE
1415 Flail, Bobbin, Fascine, SBG
77Assault Squadron & A Squadron 22 Dragoons
1 Troop Green 112 3 x Flails & 3 x AVRE
2 Troop Yellow 111 2 x Flails & 4 x AVRE
110A 2 x Flails & 2 x AVRE, 2 x D7
3 Troop Blue 110 3 x Flails & 3 x AVRE
4 Troop Red 109 2 x Flails & 4 x AVRE
Each troop had 3 x AVRE, one fitted with twin Bangalore, & log carpet, & towing Porpoise. One fitted with MK 2 SBG. One with Bobbin & twin Bangalore.
LCT (A) 533 2 x D7 LCT (A) 535 1x Flail
79 Assault Squadron RE. & A Squadron 22 Dragoons
1 Troop Green 113 2 x Flails & 4 x AVRE
2 Troop Yellow 114 3 x Flails & 3 x AVRE
114A 2 x Flails & 2 x AVRE, 2 x D7
3 Troop Blue 115 2 x Flails & 4 x AVRE
4 Troop Red 116 3 x Flails & 3 x AVRE
Each troop had 3 x AVRE, one fitted with twin Bangalore, & log carpet, & towing Porpoise. One fitted with MK 2 SBG. One with Bobbin & twin Bangalore.
LCT (A) 545 2x D7 LCT(A) 547 1x AVRE
LCT(CB) 548 1x Flail, 1x AVRE