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right. Their task was to build trench blocks to the flank and in the communication trenches in front, to hinder German counter-attacks. The first job was to block the front line trench, named 'Fair Trench', while a London
Scottish bombing party worked its way along the trench ahead of the sappers. The party blew in four traverses and erected two wire barricades. Other sappers followed the leading London Scottish waves and blocked the second line trench, 'Fancy Trench'.
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fire-swept No man's land. In the afternoon, realising that the
Londoners' break-in was an isolated success, and had been contained, the Germans began counter-attacking. By 16.00, the 56th Division had been pushed back to the German front line, where they were running short of men and ammunition. By 21.00, resistance had ended in the German lines, and everybody who could get back had returned to the British lines.
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were made ready for overseas service and new
Reserve or 3rd Line units were formed to continue to process of training. The 1st London Reserve Field Company was later numbered 516th Company before being absorbed into the central training organisation. An additional 1st Line company, the 1/5th, was also raised in September 1914, and joined the 2nd Line companies in 2/1st London Division on 16 November 1915.
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518:. No sooner had it reached camp than it received orders to return to London for mobilisation. This process had been carefully planned, so that before war was declared on 4 August the units were already at their war stations, such as guarding vital railway lines, while the rear details at the drill halls completed mobilisation and began recruiting.
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and Spr Cox, of 416th Fd Co, jumped into the water to hold it together. McPhie and his men then set about repairing the bridge after daybreak, while under fire. McPhie and Cox were both mortally wounded, but the bridge held and the bridgehead was maintained until after 56th
Division had been relieved
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On 15 August the TF was ordered to separate men who had volunteered for overseas service from the Home
Service men, and on 31 August it was authorised to begin forming Reserve or 2nd Line units composed of Home Service men and recruits. These were distinguished by the prefix '2/'. Later, the 2nd Line
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The oldest is a brass plate listing the six NCOs and one sapper of the East London Royal
Engineers (Vol) who died during the South African War 1900–02. A small brass plate underneath explains that the plaque was presented by Colonel William Whetherly, CO of the unit from 1890 to the date of his own
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in front of the division: the troops would have to cross 700 yards to reach the enemy front line. The divisional commander decided to dig a new jumping-off trench 400 yards closer to the enemy. This was done at night under conditions of extreme secrecy, with half of 2/2nd London Field Co engaged in
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The leading battalions of the two attacking brigades succeeded in the first phase of the assault, crossing No man's land behind the smokescreen and seizing the German front line trench comparatively easily. No 1 Section of 2/2nd Field Co accompanied the London
Scottish in 168th Bde's attack on the
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were prime targets for the German artillery, and several mortar crews became casualties. No 15 Sub-section was supposed to have taken two mortars over to help 169th Bde, but all but two of the 22-man carrying party were hit in the communication trenches and the sub-section was never able to cross
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However, little made it across to the two brigades in the German lines. After an initial success, 169th Bde had been held up by the inability of The
Rangers of 168th Bde to take Nameless Farm, and both brigades were cut off in the German lines unable to get supplies and reinforcements across the
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and reported on it for the staff. However, 1/3rd
Londons and their supervising sappers suffered heavy casualties and were unable to begin the digging, while other Edinburgh sappers were prevented from leading carrying parties across to establish dumps of engineering stores in the captured German
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lifted and the infantry went 'over the top' at 07.30. The smoke cloud slowly thinned, but it lingered for 45 minutes in the hollow in front of
Gommecourt village and Nameless Farm, and on the far right No 20 Sub-section continued firing smoke bombs for 65 minutes. But the mortar positions at the
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until February 1916, when they left to join 1st London Division (now numbered 56th (1/1st London) Division), which was reforming in France. The signal company was numbered 56th (1st London) Divisional Signals and from February 1917 the field companies were numbered 512th and 513th (London) Field
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to provide the 1st London Divisional Telegraph Company, RE, but this arrangement was changed by 1910, and the Tower Hamlets RE provided this company as well. The commanding officer became the Commanding Royal Engineer (CRE) of 1st London Division. By the outbreak of World War I, the divisional
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In 1896 the unit built a new drill hall at Victoria Park Square, next door to the Tower Hamlets Militia Barracks. It became a popular venue for boxing matches in the 1930s. The unit continued to occupy the drill hall into the 1960s. Today the site is occupied by a police station built in 1997.
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168th Brigade was ordered to capture the first three line of German trenches and establish strongpoints on the flanks and at Nameless Farm; 169th Bde was to capture three lines of trenches, establish strongpoints, and then move on to capture the Quadrilateral strongpoint and meet up with
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at Bethnal Green with 216–8 Field Squadrons and 219 Field Park Squadron. The regiment was assigned to 27 Engineer Group. In 1956 it was redesignated as a Field Engineer Regiment, and again in 1961 as a Corps Engineer Regiment, when 216 and 219 Sqns were disbanded.
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When the 2/1st and 2/2nd London Field Companies transferred from the 58th to the 56th London Division, the 58th Divisional Engineers was left with only the 1/5th London Field Company (numbered 511th in February 1917); the gaps were filled in February 1916 by the
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The three field companies of 56th Divisional Engineers had suffered one officer and 23 other ranks killed or died of wounds, many of those who were killed outright in No Man's land or in the German lines having no known grave and being commemorated on the
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and fought through the rest of the campaign. When 50th Division was broken up for reinforcements at the end of 1944, the divisional engineers continued as 50th GHQ Troops RE (GHQTRE), and were heavily involved in the assault crossing of the
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Once Tobruk was relieved, 70th Division moved back to Egypt, and after a short spell in Syria, it went by sea to India, arriving in March 1942. In September 1943 the division was broken up and its units handed over to 'Special Force' (the
692:) on 169th Bde's front, pairs of sappers from 1/1st Edinburgh Field Co were similarly marking out two more trenches for 1/3rd Londons to dig. These were successfully marked, and Lance-Corporal Ellis then reconnoitred a German front-line
529:, to relieve the Regular Army Garrison there. These were the first TF units to go on service overseas. During the autumn of 1914, 1st London Division was progressively broken up to provide reinforcements for formations serving overseas.
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Capture of Bourlon Wood, 23–28 November – during the defence of Tadpole Copse against German counter-attacks, the Signal Company erected their wireless masts despite the barrage and maintained contact between the front line and brigade
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front line. More Edinburgh sappers were killed while they and the Cheshire Pioneers cleared the Hebuterne–Gommecourt road through the British lines behind the attack by the 1/12th Londons (The Rangers). Nevertheless, using charges of
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The third is a white metal plate honouring the officers, WOs, NCOs and men of 114 (1st London) Army Engineer Regiment who died in World War II. (The regimental title is anachronistic: it was not used until 1947 when the regiment was
1647:, they constructed booms across the river to prevent the enemy floating boats or mines downstream to damage the bridges. In XXX Corps' sector, 18th GHQTRE was instructed to build two 'Arrow' booms devised by the engineers of
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First Battle of Arras, 28 March – when the RE formed part of the divisional reserve during the German attack, and had to block communication trenches running back from the front line where the division had been forced to
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for this work, which had to be carried out in secrecy on the night of 17/18 July, but required much preparation in road building and mine clearing, as well as bringing up and concealing the bridging material.
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Troops of 3rd Division on Queen Red beach, Sword area, circa 08.45 on 6 June 1944. In the foreground are sappers of 84 Field Company RE, part of No.5 Beach Group, identified by the white bands around their
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Alexander Angus Croll (1811–87), a chemical engineer and director of several gas works and telegraph companies, was appointed hon colonel of the 2nd Tower Hamlets (East London) EVC on 28 September 1869.
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Of these, 74th, 84th and 91st were former Chemical Warfare Companies converted into Field Companies in 1943, while 173rd (a former Railway Tunnelling Company) and 213th had been brought back from the
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295th Field Company was also assigned to IV Corps after Dunkirk, and went to North Africa late in 1940. During the retreat to the Egyptian frontier after the German intervention in March 1941 (
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History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions,
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After the success of the landings, 18th GHQTRE reverted to commanding its own units, except 940th Inland Water Transport Company, which transferred to 9th Port Operating Group after D-Day.
908:, but the Germans counter-attacked the following morning, and the companies were withdrawn at dusk. That night a fresh patrol went across the footbridge, despite the Germans being within
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during the night of 12/13 October using rafts and then a floating bridge constructed by 416th (Edinburgh) Fd Co in the dark while within yards of enemy posts. The 1/2nd Londons captured
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During the final Advance in Picardy, the divisional RE were mainly engaged in road repair to enable the division to continue moving forwards. The 56th Division fought two last battles:
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in France on 23 December 1914 and remained with that formation throughout the war. When RE field companies were renumbered on 1 February 1917 it became 509th (London) Field Company.
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in Sicily in time for the assault landing at Porto San Venere on the Italian mainland on 7 September 1943 (Operation Ferdy). After this, 231 Brigade became an integral part of the
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for final battle training. The division began embarking for France on 20 January 1917 and by early February it was on the Western Front, where it remained for the rest of the war.
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Behind the London Scottish, two sappers of 1/1st Edinburgh Field Co were due to mark out a new communication trench across No man's land, to be dug by the 1/13th Londons (the
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following an invasion scare in 1859 saw the creation of many Rifle, Artillery and Engineer Volunteer units composed of part-time soldiers eager to supplement the Regular
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After the Armistice came into force, skilled men began to return home. Full demobilisation got under way in March 1919 and the last units left for England in June.
688:). But by now the smokescreen was clearing and the German counter-barrage of artillery and machine-gun fire made this impossible. To the rear of 1/5th Londons (the
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in their front had not been adequately cut by the British bombardment. With the help of two men from 2/1st Field Co, the London Scottish successfully exploded two
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355:(1888–1900). By 1876, it had moved its HQ the short distance to the barracks of the Queen's Own Royal Tower Hamlets Militia Light Infantry (later 5th Battalion,
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Colonel R.H. Joseph was appointed hon col of the 56th (1st london) Divisional Engineers on 16 February 1929, having been commanding officer since 10 July 1918.
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1124:). Initially the Divisional Engineers consisted of 216th, 217th and 218th (1st London) Field Companies; later 219th (London) Field Park Company was added.
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Later, while the rest of 73 Regiment converted to the air support role, 217 Sqn converted to explosives ordnance disposal (EOD) in 1975 and in 1988 joined
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297th Corps Field Park Company had been assigned to 15th (Kent) GHQTRE and on D-day was assisting 102 Beach Sub-area (the RE organisation supporting
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For the attack on 1 July, 56th Divisional Engineers had No 2 Company of 5th Battalion, Special Brigade, RE, attached to provide a smokescreen using
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1st London CTRE's companies were dispersed after mobilisation and assigned to other HQs. 216th, 217th and 218th (1st London) Companies joined the
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The EVC titles were abandoned in 1888, when the units became 'Engineer Volunteers, Royal Engineers', proclaiming their affiliation to the Regular
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The company dropped "Special" from its title on 15 March 1945 and arrived in the Ranchi area under the command of Army Troops. It was assigned
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on the far side of Gommecourt village. Each attacking brigade had a section of an RE field company and a company of pioneers attached to it.
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on 10 October to deceive Axis intelligence. The division's role was to prepare for a breakout to meet the planned offensive by the British
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district of East London. The first officers' commissions were issued on 20 June 1861. Administratively, the unit was attached to the
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HQ of the latter unit. Between 1950 and 1961 121 Rgt's companies were progressively absorbed into the new unit at Chelsea,
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death on 9 January 1903, and was unveiled on 16 January 1904 by Maj-Gen W.T. Shone, Inspector-General of Fortifications.
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for 9 October 1868 announced the disbandment of the 1st Tower Hamlets EVC and simultaneously the formation of a new
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In January 1915,1/2nd London Field Company, followed in February by the Signal section from Malta), joined the
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in September 1900. From 1890 until his death in 1903, the commanding officer was Colonel William Whetherly,
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codenamed 'Waterloo' immediately after the assault on the night of 23/24 March. The original site was near
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253:(RE) based in East London. Raised in 1868, it provided engineers for two London infantry divisions of the
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Later in the campaign, 18th GHQTRE was involved in bridging operations after the assault crossing of the
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during September and October 1941 to relieve the mainly Australian garrison, and it was redesignated
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219th (London) Field Park Company did not go to France, but remained in the London area, assigned to
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Once the bridges were in place, the RE had to provide protection for them. In conjunction with the
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on 1 July 1916. This was a diversionary attack to support the start of the main offensive on the
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Meanwhile, the HQs of 1st and 2nd London Corps Engineers had re-amalgamated in 1943 and become
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56th Divisional Engineers served through the following further actions during World War I:
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on 29 July 1941. The division was progressively shipped into the besieged Libyan port of
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592:(later 416th (Edinburgh) Field Company), just returned from Egypt, which was attached to
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with Alabaster Force in June 1940, where it was engaged in building a new airfield near
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they succeeded in clearing each barricade, opening the road for reserves and supplies.
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On 4 September the 1st London Bde, with its attached Signal Section, embarked for
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The next major engineering operation was to strengthen existing bridges (such as
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marking out the new line on 25/26 May, and it was dug under their supervision by
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area where it served as part of 101 LoC Area. It was back in Gibraltar in 1946.
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There are several memorial plaques to members of the unit in the church of
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in the short-lived London Yeomanry and Territorials. In 1969 it moved into
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The two units mobilised in September 1939 with the following organisation:
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on Sunday 2 August for its annual training camp, which was to be held at
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Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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When the TA was reconstituted in 1947, the unit was reformed as
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and smoke candles. E Section with 12 mortars was attached to
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reorganisation, the squadron is due to open a new centre in
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In addition, the London Corps TREs together with the former
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Final Advance in Artois and Flanders, 2 October–11 November.
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56th Division's first major operation was the attack on the
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after Dunkirk. Later it was sent to Egypt where it joined
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Capt A.V. Wheeler-Holohan & Capt G.M.G. Wyatt (eds),
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Bridget Cherry, Charles O'Brien & Nikolaus Pevsner,
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and was recalled home with the division, to prepare for
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and 218th with Lines of Communications (LoC). After the
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on 14 October. Corporal McPhie was awarded a posthumous
3222:, Vol I, London: Macmillan,1932/Woking: Shearer, 1986,
1952:). He built a house at 31 Egerton Gardens, Kensington (
3504:
1783:, close to the former drill hall in Victoria Square.
3239:
26th September–11th November, The Advance to Victory
3021:
2344:
2342:
1408:
as part of 49th (West Riding) Divisional Engineers.
981:
From August 1915, 58th Division was billeted around
815:
and 512th (London) Fd Co repaired the approach road.
3287:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
1400:on 12 June 1944 and fought through the campaign in
338:
2nd Tower Hamlets (East London) Engineer Volunteers
281:. Its successor unit continues to serve in today's
265:it operated as an RE headquarters, particularly on
18:
2nd Tower Hamlets (East London) Engineer Volunteers
1001:German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, 17–28 March
2339:
1227:1942–44. On 21 April 1945 the company arrived in
659:across the division's attacking front before the
3533:
3398:, Chatham: Institution of Royal Engineers, 1958.
3387:, Chatham: Institution of Royal Engineers, 1958.
75:
1135:(CTRE). With the expansion of the TA after the
3547:Military units and formations in Tower Hamlets
2979:
2977:
2055:
2053:
1010:Actions on the Hindenburg Line, 20 May–16 June
822:German Counter-attacks, 30 November–2 December
588:Companies. Once in France they were joined by
551:1/1st London Field Company joined the Regular
3285:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3002:118–432 Rgts RE at British Army 1945 onwards.
2926:
2924:
2873:
2871:
2810:
2808:
2806:
2804:
2802:
2800:
2742:
2740:
2738:
2736:
2734:
2416:
2414:
2412:
2410:
2408:
2255:Discussion of RE TF units at Great War Forum.
2091:Corps of Royal Engineers at Stepping Forward.
1521:On D-Day, 18th GHQTRE provided the RE HQ for
558:
532:
510:The 1st London Division left by railway from
424:, the East London (Tower Hamlets) formed the
3552:Engineer Volunteer Corps of the British Army
2724:
2722:
2720:
2718:
2264:
2262:
2230:
2228:
2191:
2189:
2187:
2185:
2183:
2181:
1958:) and when he died in 1903 he was buried at
1603:. 18th GHQTRE was one of the RE assigned to
1295:on 22 June 1945, and was disbanded in 1946.
966:(later 503rd and 504th) Field Companies and
952:
632:), the right-hand battalion, found that the
578:
351:(1872–1901) EVCs and for the Cadet Corps at
3442:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi,
3346:, 2nd Edn, West Wickham: Iona Books, 2008,
2974:
2861:
2859:
2831:
2829:
2159:
2050:
1820:
1818:
1466:
974:, whose infantry had been sent to garrison
621:and the pioneer battalion (1/5th Battalion
470:2nd London Field Company, RE, Bethnal Green
416:When the Volunteers were subsumed into the
2930:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 121, 155–6, 160.
2921:
2905:
2903:
2901:
2868:
2797:
2763:
2761:
2731:
2405:
2332:
2330:
2284:
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2278:
2276:
2274:
2157:
2155:
2153:
2151:
2149:
2147:
2145:
2143:
2141:
2139:
1834:
1832:
1830:
1369:Sappers of 294th Field Company building a
449:engineers had the following organisation:
314:1st Tower Hamlets Engineer Volunteer Corps
3361:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2014,
2715:
2439:
2437:
2435:
2259:
2225:
2178:
1655:across the river well upstream of Rees.
3376:, London: Allen Lane 1971/Fontana, 1975.
3205:The Buildings of England: London 5: East
2965:
2963:
2891:
2889:
2887:
2885:
2883:
2856:
2826:
2599:Wheeler-Holohan & Wyatt, pp. 159–60.
1864:
1815:
1615:
1578:
1511:
1413:50th (Northumbrian) Divisional Engineers
1364:
887:
543:1st London Field Company Royal Engineers
361:
288:The unit took it name from the historic
3542:Military units and formations in London
3437:History of the Corps of Royal Engineers
3374:The First Day on the Somme, 1 July 1916
3086:
3084:
2970:80–117 RE Rgts at British Army 1945 on.
2898:
2758:
2568:
2566:
2327:
2271:
2136:
2120:
2118:
2116:
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2112:
2086:
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2082:
2080:
2078:
2076:
2074:
2072:
2070:
2006:Cherry, O'Brien & Pevsner, p. 369.
1862:
1860:
1858:
1856:
1854:
1852:
1850:
1848:
1846:
1844:
1827:
1665:114 (1st London) Army Engineer Regiment
612:. The obvious problem was the width of
312:in time of need. One such unit was the
43:114 (1st London) Army Engineer Regiment
14:
3534:
3459:Royal Engineers (Volunteers) 1859–1908
3413:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927.
3282:
2524:Wheeler-Holohan & Wyatt, pp. 53–7.
2432:
2366:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 58 & 69.
2195:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 36 & 66.
1723:101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment
1174:219th (London) Army Field Park Company
3324:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1961.
3032:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 316–7, 320.
3012:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 314–5, 320.
2960:
2948:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol IX, pp. 489, 501.
2912:
2880:
2644:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, p. 263.
1918:
1916:
1894:
1892:
1890:
1869:1st London Engineers at Regiments.org
1694:in 1967, the regiment was reduced to
1574:
1496:940th Inland Water Transport Company)
1171:218th (1st London) Army Field Company
1168:217th (1st London) Army Field Company
1165:216th (1st London) Army Field Company
970:(later 58th) Signal Company from the
651:, G Section with 8 mortars supported
444:.) In 1908 the plan had been for the
3081:
2823:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol IX, pp. 529–530.
2728:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 99, 133–4.
2626:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, p. 28.
2563:
2109:
2067:
1967:
1945:Whetherly's VD was awarded in 1901 (
1841:
1392:49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
1385:
1118:56th (1st London) Divisional Signals
491:No 4 (3rd London) Section, attached
485:No 3 (2nd London) Section, attached
479:No 2 (1st London) Section, attached
411:
316:(EVC) formed at Cannon Street Road,
3488:
3042:33 Engr Rgt at British Army Website
2776:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol VIII, pp 344–5.
1752:
1690:When the TA was converted into the
1492:213th (North Midland) Field Company
1057:Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
24:
3505:Commonwealth War Graves Commission
3192:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
3100:UK War Memorial Register No 56597.
2939:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol IX, pp. 365–7.
2895:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol IX, pp. 334–7.
2755:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol VIII, pp 23–4.
1913:
1887:
1702:, regaining an historic number as
1525:(5 and 6 Beach Groups) supporting
1298:
1202:
860:Battle of the Scarpe, 26–30 August
716:
476:HQ and No 1 Section, Bethnal Green
380:East London (Tower Hamlets) RE (V)
25:
3563:
2844:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol VIII, p. 246.
1611:
1546:50th Mechanical Equipment Section
1342:23rd Independent Armoured Brigade
1179:2nd London Corps Troops Engineers
1159:1st London Corps Troops Engineers
1116:(TA). The signals company became
912:range. The bridge broke, and Cpl
640:to clear lanes through the wire.
292:, rather than the smaller modern
290:Tower Hamlets (or Tower Division)
35:Tower Hamlets Engineer Volunteers
3461:, Wembley: R.A. Westlake, 1983,
3327:Cliff Lord & Graham Watson,
3115:
3104:
3093:
3068:
3057:
3046:
3035:
3026:
3015:
3006:
2995:
2986:
1910:Barnes, Appendices II & III.
1696:B Company (1st London Engineers)
1311:294th Field Company was sent to
748:Capture of Combles, 26 September
95:
77:
48:
3218:Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds,
3140:, London: Seeley Service, 1963.
2957:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol IX, p. 503.
2951:
2942:
2933:
2918:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol IX, p. 366.
2847:
2838:
2817:
2788:
2785:Pakenham-Walsh, Vol IX, p. 225.
2779:
2770:
2749:
2706:
2694:
2685:
2676:
2667:
2656:
2647:
2638:
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2620:
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2593:
2584:
2575:
2554:
2545:
2536:
2527:
2518:
2509:
2500:
2491:
2482:
2473:
2464:
2455:
2446:
2423:
2396:
2387:
2378:
2369:
2360:
2351:
2318:
2309:
2300:
2291:
2248:
2239:
2216:
2207:
2198:
2166:
2127:
2095:
2041:
2032:
2018:
2009:
2000:
1989:
1978:
1939:
1461:43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
1353:231st Independent Brigade Group
1326:
1150:
1089:Battles of the Hindenburg Line
883:
865:Battles of the Hindenburg Line
505:
453:1st London Divisional Engineers
294:London Borough of Tower Hamlets
3392:History of the Royal Engineers
3381:History of the Royal Engineers
2794:Kirby, Appendix 16, pp. 484–5.
2235:London Rgt at Long, Long Trail
1930:
1904:
1873:
1806:
1591:) and build new ones over the
1417:295th Field Company landed on
1396:294th Field Company landed in
1031:Second Battle of Passchendaele
1019:Battle of the Menin Road Ridge
939:Passage of the Grande Honnelle
500:
473:1st London Signal Company, RE
13:
1:
3390:Maj-Gen R.P. Pakenham-Walsh,
3379:Maj-Gen R.P. Pakenham-Walsh,
3130:
2992:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 295.
2983:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 293.
2877:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 141.
2814:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 167.
2746:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 162.
2124:Lord & Watson, pp. 168–9.
1985:London Ex-Boxers Association.
1677:121 Construction Regiment, RE
1567:1028th Port Operating Company
1543:8th & 9th Stores Sections
1439:Kent Fortress Royal Engineers
1198:297th Army Field Park Company
752:Battle of the Transloy Ridges
713:to the missing of the Somme.
675:46th (North Midland) Division
599:
590:1/1st Edinburgh Field Company
430:2nd London Field Companies RE
2712:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 92.
2268:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 62.
2038:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 11.
1774:
1564:999th Port Operating Company
1340:In September 1942 it joined
594:169th (1/3rd London) Brigade
585:58th (2/1st London) Division
465:1st London Field Company, RE
123:58th (2/1st London) Division
119:56th (1/1st London) Division
7:
3316:Maj-Gen S. Woodburn Kirby,
1704:217 (London) Field Squadron
1685:101 Field Engineer Regiment
1673:47th (London) Divisional RE
1555:722nd Artisan Works Company
1552:654th Artisan Works Company
1346:Second Battle of El Alamein
1321:49th (West Riding) Division
1274:
1209:British Expeditionary Force
1107:
869:Battle of the Canal du Nord
850:Battle of Albert, 23 August
737:Battle of Flers-Courcelette
446:London Electrical Engineers
359:) in Victoria Park Square.
41:18th (London) GHQ Troops RE
10:
3568:
3446:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
3331:, Solihull: Helion, 2003,
3301:Maj C.A. Cuthbert Keeson,
2673:Ward, pp. 281, 296–7, 305.
2470:Middlebrook, pp. 146, 171.
2133:Lord & Watson, p. 184.
2047:Westlake, pp. 11 & 14.
1926:at British History Online.
1727:33 Engineer Regiment (EOD)
1658:
1561:49th Bomb Disposal Section
1436:
1410:
1389:
1357:50th Northumbrian Division
1306:
1129:1st Anti-Aircraft Division
1071:Second Battle of the Somme
1046:First Battles of the Somme
972:45th (2nd Wessex) Division
892:Corporal James McPhie, VC.
846:Second Battle of the Somme
835:First Battles of the Somme
785:Third Battle of the Scarpe
779:First Battle of the Scarpe
559:1/2nd London Field Company
533:1/1st London Field Company
458:CRE: Lt-Col G.W. Walters,
1936:Westlake, pp. 3 & 14.
1716:British Army of the Rhine
1463:, and Operation Plunder.
1238:
953:58th Divisional Engineers
896:After the pursuit to the
579:56th Divisional Engineers
299:
154:
146:
128:
114:
106:
91:
71:
63:
47:
39:58th Divisional Engineers
37:56th Divisional Engineers
34:
3527:UK War Memorial Register
3267:Capt F. Clive Grimwade,
2691:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 55–60.
2324:Becke, Pt 1, pp. 117–24.
2163:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 141–7.
1799:
1781:St John on Bethnal Green
1507:
1473:18th (1st London) GHQTRE
1467:18th (1st London) GHQTRE
1351:The company then joined
1195:296th Army Field Company
1192:295th Army Field Company
1189:294th Army Field Company
1082:Second Battle of Bapaume
1033:, 26 October–10 November
875:Second Battle of Cambrai
56:St John on Bethnal Green
3283:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2701:Titles and Designations
2533:Middlebrook, pp. 214–6.
2488:MacDonald, pp. 299–302.
2288:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 9–15.
1924:Victoria County History
1143:and formed a duplicate
1084:, 31 August–1 September
856:Second Battles of Arras
625:) the following night.
304:The enthusiasm for the
243:Tower Hamlets Engineers
189:German spring offensive
150:Peritia Potius Quam VI
3500:British History Online
3416:Maj C.H. Dudley Ward,
3138:The Soldiers of London
2560:MacDonald, Appendix 6.
2497:MacDonald, pp. 319–20.
2384:MacDonald, pp. 92–107.
2315:Becke, Pt 1, pp. 73–9.
2306:Grimwade, pp. 5–7, 14.
1621:
1584:
1518:
1382:
1381:Canal, 9 October 1944.
1122:Royal Corps of Signals
1025:Battle of Polygon Wood
947:Armistice with Germany
893:
766:German Retreat to the
666:communication trenches
653:168th (2nd London) Bde
649:169th (3rd London) Bde
619:167th (1st London) Bde
371:
353:Bedford Grammar School
199:Hundred Days Offensive
3433:Sir Charles M. Watson
3136:Maj R. Money Barnes,
2461:MacDonald, pp. 303–4.
1824:Beckett, Appendix IX.
1619:
1582:
1515:
1445:3rd Canadian Division
1368:
1334:Operation Sonnenblume
1014:Third Battle of Ypres
919:4th Canadian Division
891:
793:Third Battle of Ypres
664:heads of the British
645:4 inch Stokes Mortars
365:
3515:The Long, Long Trail
3495:British Army Website
3372:Martin Middlebrook,
3322:The Decisive Battles
1289:36th Indian Division
1223:in 1940–41, then in
1133:56th Corps Troops RE
1120:in the newly formed
1051:Battle of St Quentin
1005:Battle of Bullecourt
933:Battle of the Sambre
798:Battle of Langemarck
690:London Rifle Brigade
404:The eminent surgeon
349:1st Northamptonshire
249:unit of the British
3064:Roberts, appendices
2608:Ward, pp. 226, 236.
2551:Edmonds, pp. 471–3.
2420:Edmonds, pp. 462–4.
2393:Middlebrook, p. 82.
2348:Martin, Appendix 1.
2245:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6.
1899:Quarterly Army List
1599:in preparation for
1549:205th Works Section
1488:173rd Field Company
726:Battle of the Somme
638:Bangalore torpedoes
438:2nd London Division
434:1st London Division
406:John Thomson-Walker
399:see Memorials below
3188:Ian F.W. Beckett,
2909:Joslen, pp. 581–6.
2853:Joslen, pp. 170–1.
2835:Joslen, pp. 79–80.
2767:Joslen, pp. 49–50.
2506:MacDonald, p. 321.
2479:MacDonald, p. 270.
2452:MacDonald, p. 290.
2429:MacDonald, p. 262.
2402:MacDonald, p. 252.
2213:Grimwade, pp. 2–5.
2105:, 14 October 1910.
1622:
1601:Operation Goodwood
1585:
1575:Operation Goodwood
1540:91st Field Company
1537:84th Field Company
1523:101 Beach Sub-area
1519:
1485:91st Field Company
1482:84th Field Company
1479:74th Field Company
1383:
1361:Operation Overlord
1217:Dunkirk evacuation
1139:, the unit became
1053:, 21 March–3 April
894:
770:, 14 March–5 April
606:Gommecourt Salient
493:3rd London Brigade
487:2nd London Brigade
481:1st London Brigade
420:in 1908 under the
372:
306:Volunteer movement
224:Operation Goodwood
3482:978-1-84342-611-0
3426:978-1-84342-111-5
3367:978-1-78159-180-2
3352:978-0-9558119-1-3
3311:978-1-84342-217-4
3294:978-1-84342-474-1
3277:978-1-84342-363-8
3262:978-1-84342-369-0
3090:Monthly Army List
2865:Joslen, pp. 81–2.
2173:Monthly Army List
2063:, 20 March 1908.
2015:Watson, pp. 42–3.
1960:Brompton Cemetery
1883:, 9 October 1868.
1749:, also in Essex.
1630:Operation Plunder
1432:Operation Plunder
1402:North West Europe
1386:North West Europe
1231:and moved to the
1027:, 26–27 September
1021:, 20–25 September
806:Battle of Cambrai
745:, 25–27 September
739:, 15–22 September
711:Thiepval Memorial
661:artillery barrage
623:Cheshire Regiment
541:See main article
418:Territorial Force
412:Territorial Force
368:John Thomas North
326:1st Middlesex EVC
296:created in 1965.
255:Territorial Force
236:
235:
101:Territorial Force
29:British Army unit
16:(Redirected from
3559:
3489:External sources
3342:Alan MacDonald,
3298:
3173:Maj A.F. Becke,
3158:Maj A.F. Becke,
3143:Maj A.F. Becke,
3124:
3119:
3113:
3108:
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3097:
3091:
3088:
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2674:
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2665:
2660:
2654:
2653:Grey, pp. 391–7.
2651:
2645:
2642:
2636:
2635:Ward, pp. 291–5.
2633:
2627:
2624:
2618:
2617:Ward, pp. 286–7.
2615:
2609:
2606:
2600:
2597:
2591:
2590:Ward, pp. 186–8.
2588:
2582:
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2385:
2382:
2376:
2375:Ward, pp. 19–24.
2373:
2367:
2364:
2358:
2357:Edmonds, p. 462.
2355:
2349:
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2232:
2223:
2222:Keeson, pp. 1–4.
2220:
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2028:, 15 April 1902.
2022:
2016:
2013:
2007:
2004:
1998:
1993:
1987:
1982:
1976:
1971:
1965:
1955:Survey of London
1943:
1937:
1934:
1928:
1920:
1911:
1908:
1902:
1896:
1885:
1877:
1871:
1866:
1839:
1838:Westlake, p. 14.
1836:
1825:
1822:
1813:
1810:
1753:Honorary Colonel
1265:Desert Air Force
1221:Northern Ireland
1161:(Bethnal Green)
1114:Territorial Army
1076:Battle of Albert
1065:Battle of Amiens
774:Battles of Arras
743:Battle of Morval
731:Battle of Ginchy
512:Waterloo station
99:
87:
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3531:
3491:
3457:R.A. Westlake,
3452:978-171790180-4
3402:Steven Roberts
3295:
3252:Maj W.E. Grey,
3133:
3128:
3127:
3122:UKWMR No 56595.
3120:
3116:
3111:UKWMR No 56594.
3109:
3105:
3098:
3094:
3089:
3082:
3073:
3069:
3062:
3058:
3051:
3047:
3040:
3036:
3031:
3027:
3020:
3016:
3011:
3007:
3000:
2996:
2991:
2987:
2982:
2975:
2968:
2961:
2956:
2952:
2947:
2943:
2938:
2934:
2929:
2922:
2917:
2913:
2908:
2899:
2894:
2881:
2876:
2869:
2864:
2857:
2852:
2848:
2843:
2839:
2834:
2827:
2822:
2818:
2813:
2798:
2793:
2789:
2784:
2780:
2775:
2771:
2766:
2759:
2754:
2750:
2745:
2732:
2727:
2716:
2711:
2707:
2699:
2695:
2690:
2686:
2681:
2677:
2672:
2668:
2661:
2657:
2652:
2648:
2643:
2639:
2634:
2630:
2625:
2621:
2616:
2612:
2607:
2603:
2598:
2594:
2589:
2585:
2580:
2576:
2571:
2564:
2559:
2555:
2550:
2546:
2542:Ward, pp. 41–2.
2541:
2537:
2532:
2528:
2523:
2519:
2515:Keeson, p. 161.
2514:
2510:
2505:
2501:
2496:
2492:
2487:
2483:
2478:
2474:
2469:
2465:
2460:
2456:
2451:
2447:
2443:Ward, pp. 37–9.
2442:
2433:
2428:
2424:
2419:
2406:
2401:
2397:
2392:
2388:
2383:
2379:
2374:
2370:
2365:
2361:
2356:
2352:
2347:
2340:
2336:Ward, Appendix.
2335:
2328:
2323:
2319:
2314:
2310:
2305:
2301:
2296:
2292:
2287:
2272:
2267:
2260:
2253:
2249:
2244:
2240:
2233:
2226:
2221:
2217:
2212:
2208:
2203:
2199:
2194:
2179:
2171:
2167:
2162:
2137:
2132:
2128:
2123:
2110:
2100:
2096:
2089:
2068:
2058:
2051:
2046:
2042:
2037:
2033:
2023:
2019:
2014:
2010:
2005:
2001:
1996:Boxing History.
1994:
1990:
1983:
1979:
1972:
1968:
1944:
1940:
1935:
1931:
1921:
1914:
1909:
1905:
1897:
1888:
1878:
1874:
1867:
1842:
1837:
1828:
1823:
1816:
1811:
1807:
1802:
1777:
1755:
1735:Southend-on-Sea
1700:73 Regiment, RE
1679:, based at the
1661:
1649:US Seventh Army
1614:
1577:
1510:
1469:
1441:
1415:
1394:
1388:
1329:
1309:
1301:
1299:2nd London CTRE
1277:
1241:
1205:
1203:1st London CTRE
1153:
1145:2nd London CTRE
1141:1st London CTRE
1110:
1093:Battle of Épehy
987:Salisbury Plain
955:
886:
768:Hindenburg Line
719:
717:Further service
669:No-man's land.
630:London Scottish
602:
581:
561:
535:
516:Wareham, Dorset
508:
503:
467:, Bethnal Green
442:London Regiment
422:Haldane Reforms
414:
395:Second Boer War
376:Royal Engineers
332:. However, the
302:
275:Siege of Tobruk
251:Royal Engineers
239:
214:Siege of Tobruk
161:
159:Second Boer War
139:
135:
121:
110:Field engineers
78:
76:
59:
42:
40:
38:
36:
30:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3565:
3555:
3554:
3549:
3544:
3530:
3529:
3524:
3517:
3512:
3510:Grace's Guides
3507:
3502:
3497:
3490:
3487:
3486:
3485:
3470:
3455:
3440:
3429:
3414:
3408:
3399:
3388:
3377:
3370:
3357:David Martin,
3355:
3340:
3325:
3314:
3299:
3293:
3280:
3265:
3250:
3231:
3216:
3201:
3186:
3171:
3156:
3141:
3132:
3129:
3126:
3125:
3114:
3103:
3092:
3080:
3067:
3056:
3045:
3034:
3025:
3014:
3005:
2994:
2985:
2973:
2959:
2950:
2941:
2932:
2920:
2911:
2897:
2879:
2867:
2855:
2846:
2837:
2825:
2816:
2796:
2787:
2778:
2769:
2757:
2748:
2730:
2714:
2705:
2693:
2684:
2675:
2666:
2663:McPhie at CWGC
2655:
2646:
2637:
2628:
2619:
2610:
2601:
2592:
2583:
2574:
2562:
2553:
2544:
2535:
2526:
2517:
2508:
2499:
2490:
2481:
2472:
2463:
2454:
2445:
2431:
2422:
2404:
2395:
2386:
2377:
2368:
2359:
2350:
2338:
2326:
2317:
2308:
2299:
2297:Grey, pp. 6–7.
2290:
2270:
2258:
2247:
2238:
2224:
2215:
2206:
2204:Grey, pp. 1–6.
2197:
2177:
2175:, August 1914.
2165:
2135:
2126:
2108:
2103:London Gazette
2094:
2066:
2061:London Gazette
2049:
2040:
2031:
2026:London Gazette
2017:
2008:
1999:
1988:
1977:
1966:
1950:, 5 March 1901
1948:London Gazette
1938:
1929:
1912:
1903:
1886:
1881:London Gazette
1872:
1840:
1826:
1814:
1804:
1803:
1801:
1798:
1797:
1796:
1792:
1789:
1776:
1773:
1772:
1771:
1765:
1762:
1754:
1751:
1733:in London and
1660:
1657:
1613:
1612:Rhine crossing
1610:
1589:Pegasus Bridge
1576:
1573:
1569:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1559:
1556:
1553:
1550:
1547:
1544:
1541:
1538:
1529:'s assault on
1509:
1506:
1498:
1497:
1494:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1468:
1465:
1447:'s assault on
1437:Main article:
1411:Main article:
1390:Main article:
1387:
1384:
1328:
1325:
1308:
1305:
1300:
1297:
1276:
1273:
1240:
1237:
1204:
1201:
1200:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1176:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1152:
1149:
1109:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1096:
1095:, 18 September
1087:
1086:
1085:
1079:
1078:, 22–23 August
1068:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1054:
1037:
1036:
1035:
1034:
1028:
1022:
1011:
1008:
1002:
954:
951:
943:
942:
941:, 5–7 November
936:
923:Victoria Cross
906:Aubigny-au-Bac
885:
882:
881:
880:
879:
878:
872:
863:
862:
861:
853:
852:
851:
843:
842:
841:
826:
825:
824:
823:
820:
816:
803:
802:
801:
800:, 16–17 August
790:
789:
788:
782:
771:
758:
757:
756:
755:
749:
746:
740:
734:
718:
715:
601:
598:
580:
577:
560:
557:
549:
548:
547:
546:
534:
531:
507:
504:
502:
499:
498:
497:
496:
495:
489:
483:
477:
471:
468:
462:
413:
410:
347:(1870–81) and
334:London Gazette
301:
298:
271:Rhine Crossing
237:
234:
233:
232:
231:
229:Rhine crossing
226:
221:
216:
205:
204:
201:
196:
191:
186:
181:
176:
171:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
130:
126:
125:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
93:
89:
88:
85:United Kingdom
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
53:
45:
44:
28:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3564:
3553:
3550:
3548:
3545:
3543:
3540:
3539:
3537:
3528:
3525:
3523:
3522:
3518:
3516:
3513:
3511:
3508:
3506:
3503:
3501:
3498:
3496:
3493:
3492:
3483:
3479:
3475:
3471:
3468:
3467:0-9508530-0-3
3464:
3460:
3456:
3453:
3449:
3445:
3441:
3438:
3434:
3430:
3427:
3423:
3419:
3415:
3412:
3409:
3407:
3405:
3400:
3397:
3393:
3389:
3386:
3382:
3378:
3375:
3371:
3368:
3364:
3360:
3356:
3353:
3349:
3345:
3341:
3338:
3337:1-874622-92-2
3334:
3330:
3326:
3323:
3319:
3315:
3312:
3308:
3304:
3300:
3296:
3290:
3286:
3281:
3278:
3274:
3270:
3266:
3263:
3259:
3255:
3251:
3248:
3247:1-870423-06-2
3244:
3240:
3236:
3232:
3229:
3228:0-946998-02-7
3225:
3221:
3217:
3214:
3213:0-300-10701-3
3210:
3206:
3202:
3199:
3198:0 85936 271 X
3195:
3191:
3187:
3184:
3183:1-84734-739-8
3180:
3176:
3172:
3169:
3168:1-84734-739-8
3165:
3161:
3157:
3154:
3153:1-84734-738-X
3150:
3146:
3142:
3139:
3135:
3134:
3123:
3118:
3112:
3107:
3101:
3096:
3087:
3085:
3078:
3077:
3076:Grace's Guide
3071:
3065:
3060:
3054:
3049:
3043:
3038:
3029:
3023:
3018:
3009:
3003:
2998:
2989:
2980:
2978:
2971:
2966:
2964:
2954:
2945:
2936:
2927:
2925:
2915:
2906:
2904:
2902:
2892:
2890:
2888:
2886:
2884:
2874:
2872:
2862:
2860:
2850:
2841:
2832:
2830:
2820:
2811:
2809:
2807:
2805:
2803:
2801:
2791:
2782:
2773:
2764:
2762:
2752:
2743:
2741:
2739:
2737:
2735:
2725:
2723:
2721:
2719:
2709:
2702:
2697:
2688:
2682:Ward, p. 314.
2679:
2670:
2664:
2659:
2650:
2641:
2632:
2623:
2614:
2605:
2596:
2587:
2581:Ward, p. 174.
2578:
2569:
2567:
2557:
2548:
2539:
2530:
2521:
2512:
2503:
2494:
2485:
2476:
2467:
2458:
2449:
2440:
2438:
2436:
2426:
2417:
2415:
2413:
2411:
2409:
2399:
2390:
2381:
2372:
2363:
2354:
2345:
2343:
2333:
2331:
2321:
2312:
2303:
2294:
2285:
2283:
2281:
2279:
2277:
2275:
2265:
2263:
2256:
2251:
2242:
2236:
2231:
2229:
2219:
2210:
2201:
2192:
2190:
2188:
2186:
2184:
2182:
2174:
2169:
2160:
2158:
2156:
2154:
2152:
2150:
2148:
2146:
2144:
2142:
2140:
2130:
2121:
2119:
2117:
2115:
2113:
2106:
2104:
2098:
2092:
2087:
2085:
2083:
2081:
2079:
2077:
2075:
2073:
2071:
2064:
2062:
2056:
2054:
2044:
2035:
2029:
2027:
2021:
2012:
2003:
1997:
1992:
1986:
1981:
1975:
1970:
1963:
1961:
1957:
1956:
1951:
1949:
1942:
1933:
1927:
1925:
1919:
1917:
1907:
1900:
1895:
1893:
1891:
1884:
1882:
1876:
1870:
1865:
1863:
1861:
1859:
1857:
1855:
1853:
1851:
1849:
1847:
1845:
1835:
1833:
1831:
1821:
1819:
1809:
1805:
1793:
1790:
1786:
1785:
1784:
1782:
1769:
1768:W.C. Devereux
1766:
1763:
1760:
1759:
1758:
1750:
1748:
1744:
1740:
1736:
1732:
1728:
1724:
1719:
1717:
1713:
1709:
1705:
1701:
1697:
1693:
1688:
1686:
1682:
1678:
1674:
1669:
1666:
1656:
1654:
1650:
1646:
1641:
1639:
1635:
1631:
1627:
1618:
1609:
1606:
1602:
1598:
1594:
1590:
1581:
1572:
1566:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1548:
1545:
1542:
1539:
1536:
1535:
1534:
1532:
1528:
1524:
1514:
1505:
1503:
1502:Italian Front
1495:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1464:
1462:
1458:
1454:
1450:
1446:
1440:
1435:
1433:
1429:
1424:
1420:
1414:
1409:
1407:
1403:
1399:
1393:
1380:
1376:
1372:
1371:Bailey bridge
1367:
1363:
1362:
1358:
1354:
1349:
1347:
1343:
1338:
1336:
1335:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1314:
1304:
1296:
1294:
1290:
1285:
1283:
1272:
1270:
1266:
1262:
1258:
1257:70th Division
1254:
1250:
1246:
1236:
1234:
1230:
1226:
1222:
1218:
1214:
1210:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1180:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1163:
1162:
1160:
1156:
1148:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1137:Munich Crisis
1134:
1130:
1125:
1123:
1119:
1115:
1105:
1099:
1094:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1072:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1059:, 24–25 April
1058:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1048:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1042:
1041:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1000:
999:
998:
997:
993:
990:
988:
984:
979:
977:
973:
969:
965:
961:
950:
948:
940:
937:
934:
931:
930:
929:
926:
924:
920:
915:
911:
907:
903:
899:
890:
877:, 8–9 October
876:
873:
870:
867:
866:
864:
859:
858:
857:
854:
849:
848:
847:
844:
838:
837:
836:
833:
832:
831:
830:
821:
817:
814:
813:Canal du Nord
810:
809:
807:
804:
799:
796:
795:
794:
791:
786:
783:
780:
777:
776:
775:
772:
769:
765:
764:
763:
762:
754:, 1–9 October
753:
750:
747:
744:
741:
738:
735:
733:, 9 September
732:
729:
728:
727:
724:
723:
722:
714:
712:
706:
702:
700:
695:
691:
687:
682:
678:
676:
670:
667:
662:
658:
654:
650:
646:
641:
639:
635:
631:
626:
624:
620:
615:
614:No man's land
611:
607:
597:
595:
591:
586:
576:
574:
573:Western Front
570:
566:
565:29th Division
556:
554:
545:
544:
539:
538:
537:
536:
530:
528:
523:
519:
517:
513:
494:
490:
488:
484:
482:
478:
475:
474:
472:
469:
466:
463:
461:
457:
456:
455:
454:
450:
447:
443:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
409:
407:
402:
400:
396:
391:
387:
385:
381:
377:
369:
364:
360:
358:
357:Rifle Brigade
354:
350:
346:
345:1st Hampshire
341:
339:
335:
331:
330:Bethnal Green
327:
323:
322:Tower Hamlets
319:
315:
311:
307:
297:
295:
291:
286:
284:
280:
277:and with the
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
238:Military unit
230:
227:
225:
222:
220:
217:
215:
212:
211:
210:
209:
202:
200:
197:
195:
192:
190:
187:
185:
182:
180:
179:Passchendaele
177:
175:
172:
170:
167:
166:
164:
160:
157:
153:
149:
145:
142:
138:
134:
133:Bethnal Green
131:
127:
124:
120:
117:
113:
109:
105:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
74:
70:
66:
62:
57:
51:
46:
33:
27:
19:
3520:
3473:
3458:
3443:
3436:
3417:
3410:
3403:
3395:
3391:
3384:
3383:, Vol VIII,
3380:
3373:
3358:
3343:
3328:
3321:
3317:
3302:
3284:
3268:
3253:
3238:
3234:
3219:
3204:
3189:
3174:
3159:
3144:
3137:
3117:
3106:
3095:
3075:
3070:
3059:
3048:
3037:
3028:
3022:217 Sqn site
3017:
3008:
2997:
2988:
2953:
2944:
2935:
2914:
2849:
2840:
2819:
2790:
2781:
2772:
2751:
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