The Royal Engineers Journal VOL. LXI DECEMBER, 1947 CONTENTS Naming Ceremony of American Locomotives at Longmoor . 287 Indian Beach Groups in the Landings in Malaya Colonel D. W. Price and Colonel J. R. H. Robertson 288 "Q " In the Italian Campaign, 1945 .Maj.-Gen. A. C. Duff 306 The Army Transportation Service . Brigadier R. F. O'D Gage 321 Background to the Palestine P^lem . Brigadier A. J. Knott 332 Engineer Training Establishmel C.M.F., November, 1943, to June, 1946 Lieut.-Col. E. H. T. Gayer 340 Economical Large Span Timber Construction in India Lieut.-Col. R. H. Matthews 352 Intelligence and the Army Boot . Sentry" 360 The Problem of the Italian Colonies . Brigadier A. J. Knott 364 Royal Engineers' Gift to Sappers of India and Pakistan Lieut.-Col. M. C. A. Henniker 371 Bailey Bridging for Repair of Flood Damage . Major R. G. 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O'D GAGE, C.B.E., M.C., AT THE JOINT SERVICES STAFF COLLEGE, ON 21ST APRIL, 1947. (With Photographs) . 321 5. BACKGROUND TO THE PALESTINE PROBLEM. BY BRIGADIER A. J. KNOTT, O.B.E. 332 6. ENGINEER TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT C.M.F., NOVEMBER, 1943, TO JUNE, 1946. BY LIEUT.-COL. E. H. T. GAYER, C.B.E., R.E. (With Photo- graphs and Map) . 340 7. ECONOMICAL LARGE SPAN TIMBER CONSTRUCTION IN INDIA. BY LIEUT.- COL. R. H. MATTHEWS, R.I.E. (With Photographs and Sketches) . 352 8. INTELLIGENCE AND THE ARMY BOOT. BY" SENTRY . 360 9. THE PROBLEM OF THE ITALIAN COLONIES. BY BRIGADIER A. J. KNOTT, O.B.E. 364 10. ROYAL ENGINEERS' GIFT TO SAPPERS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN. BY LIEUT.- COL. M. C. A. HENNIKER, D.S.O., O.B.E., M.C., R.E. (With Photo- graph) . 371 11. BAILEY BRIDGING FOR REPAIR OF FLOOD DAMAGE. BY MAJOR R. G. BISHOP, R.E. (IWith Photographsand Sketch) . 373 12. MEMOIRS . 378 BRIGADIER J. S. PAYNE . R.E.B.-W. BRIG.-GEN. F. G. BOWLES . W.A.L. COLONEL H. M. FORDHAM, O.B.E., M.C. H.M.C. BRIG.-GEN. J. A. S. TULLOCH, C.B., C.M.G. C.C.P. LIEUT.-COL. J. C. GARWOOD, D.S.O., R.E. M.C.A.H. 13. BOOK REVIEW . 386 GERMAN RESEARCH IN WORLD WAR II . F.E.F. 14. TECHNICAL NOTES . 387 THERMIC DRILLING OF CONCRETE AND STONE CEMENTS WITH CONTROLLED EXPANSION AND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE THE HERMETICALLY SEALED DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR UNIT IMPRESSIONS OF ROADS AND ROAD RESEARCH IN NORTH AMERICA APPLICATION OF ELECTROSMOSIS TO SOIL MECHANICS L.M.S.R. TO EXPERIMENT WITH MAIN LINE DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCO- MOTIVES CONNAUGHT BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION MALAYAN RAILWAY SOMMERFELD JOISTS BUILDING PRICES, 1947 THE COUNCIL OF THE INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS (Incorporated by Royal Charter, 27th February, 1923) Patron-HIS MAJESTY THE KING President Lieut.-Gen. Sir Lionel V. Bond, K.B.E., C.B., Col.-Comdt., R.E. 1945 Vice-Presidents Lieut.-Gen. Sir Francis P. Nosworthy, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Rep. Col.-Comdt., R.E. 1945 Maj.-Gen. Sir Eustace F. Tickell, K.B.E., C.B., M.C ...... ... 1945 Elected Col. 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Naming ceremony of American locomotives at Longmoor 1 Naming ceremony of American locomotives at Longmoor 2 NAMING CEREMONY OF AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES AT LONGMOOR Submitted by TRANSPORTATION TRAINING CENTRE, R.E. THE equipment at the Transportation Training Centre, R.E., at Longmoor, now includes two American locomotives of the standard types brought to Europe during the war by the Transportation Corps of the U.S. Army. These two locomotives, a 2-8-0 freight engine and a 0-6-0 shunting engine were, on 6th June, 1947, named respectively after two Senior American Transportation Officers-Major-General Carl R.Gray, Jnr. who was Director- General of the Military Railway Service in North Africa, Italy and North West Europe and Major-General Frank S. Ross, who was Chief of Trans- portation in the North West Europe Theatre. The naming ceremony was carried out by Lieut.-Gen. Sir Francis P. Nosworthy, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Representative Colonel Commandant, Royal Engineers, in the presence of Major.-General Edmond H. Leavey, Chief of Transportation, U.S. Army, who was on a visit to this country.