ASC MT confusion

[homerp]

In trying to gather information relating to my grandfather's whereabout during the war,

I have come to a seemingly dead end. Any assistance at this point would be appreciated.

My grandad's Active Service record tells me the MT company he served with. Usually Seige Park.

The book by Micheal Young tells me the role and Corps .

However the war diaries of the specific MT company talk in terms of Brigades, Batteries and

Heavy Artillery Groups (HAG) or camps.

How do I find out what Brigade, Battery or HAG the MT company was attached to ?

When some brigades where transferred, did a MT company go with them?.

How many Seige parks to a Corps?

Does "Y" Seige corps indicate that there where 24 other seige parks somewhere?

According to my grandads records he swapped MT companies and Corps about 8 times.

Any ideas of how to simplify this.

It seems I'm not the only one to struggle with this interchanging.

CO "Y" Seige Parks writes -

In order to cope with the frequent shuffling about of batteries and brigades and so as to know

exactly where the lorries are, the following re-organisation will take place"

I seem to have the macro and the micro names, but like the

donut , there's a hole in the middle.

Any sources that may help ???

Regards

Snowy (melting)

[Chris_Baker]

Snowy, can you tell us which MT Company ASC he was with?

[homerp]

Hi Chris,

Details as follows,

YEAR SERVICE

07-Dec-1915 Attested and Posted Army Reserve

22-Sep-1916 Mobilized and Posted ASC at Grove park, London

22-Sep-1916 Home Service

29-Oct-1916 BEF France

30-Oct-1916 Embarked Folkestone onboard s/s "Henrietta"

30-Oct-1916 Disembarked Boulogne France

30-Oct-1916 Joined 188th Siege Battery (594 Motor Transport Company ASC) 10TH Corps

01-Mar-1917 Awarded 1 day Field Penalty (FP) No. 2 for losing by neglect one hammer (small)

04-Jul-1917 Posted to 406 MT Coy ( 2nd Corps)

28-Aug-1917 Posted to 594 MT Coy ( 10th Corps)

?-?-1917 Posted to 406 MT Coy ( 2nd Corps)

17-Dec-1917 Leave (14 Days R/A)

30-Jan-1918 Posted to 403 MT Coy ( 22nd Corps)

12-May-1918 Posted to 406 MT Coy ( 2nd Corps)

22-Aug-1918 Posted to 402 MT Coy (Canadian Corps)

08-Sep-1918 Posted to 403 MT Coy ( 22nd Corps)

11-Oct-1918 Posted to 402 MT Coy (Canadian Corps)

21-Oct-1918 Posted to 403 MT Coy ( 22nd Corps)

30-Nov-1918 Posted to 491 MT Coy ( 11th Corps)

24-Dec-1918 Leave (14 Days R/A)

07-Jan-1919 Return from leave

30-Apr-1919 Posted to 2nd Corps SMTO (Senior MOTOR TRANSPORT Officer)

21-May-1919 Leave (14 Days R/A) Leave to UK [27-5-1919 No2 C.T.M.T Coy]

04-Jun-1919 Return from leave

31-Aug-1919 Leave (14 Days R/A) Leave to UK [14-9-1919 No2 C.T.M.T Coy]

14-Sep-1919 Return from leave

24-Oct-1919 End of Campaign in France

Home Service ENGLAND

25-Oct-1919 Returned to UK Home duties

22-Nov-1919 Discharged to Class Z Army Reserve

As you can see, only the first entry into France indicates the seige battery

his MT company was assigned too.

Any additional info you can assist with would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Snowy