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185th Tunnelling Company
Royal Engineers

Major Headquarters

Locations

Dates

France and Flanders

Base Depot

Company formed at Rouen

5 Oct 1915

General Headquarters

La Boisselle (Mining at Inch Street and Lochnagar)

Oct 1915

General Headquarters

Albert

Feb 1916

General Headquarters

"The Labyrinth"

Mar 1916

General Headquarters

Ariane Dump and La Sablière

31 Mar 1916

General Headquarters

Albert

Jul 1916

General Headquarters

Arras Sector (Roclincourt-Neuville St. Vaast sector

Mar 1917

General Headquarters

Haute Avesnes

30 May 1916

Canadian Corps

Battle of Vimy

9-14 Apr 1917

Canadian Corps

First Battle of the Scarpe

9-14 Apr 1917

Canadian Corps

Battle of Arleux

28-29 Apr 1917

Canadian Corps

Second Battle
of the Scarpe

3-4 May 1917

Canadian Corps

Lestrem

15 May 1917

British First Army

Battle of Hill 70

15-25 Aug 1917

British First Army

Ecurie

12 Sep 1917

British First Army

Willerval

Oct 1917

British VIII Corps

Third Battle of the Scarpe

26-30 Aug 1918

British VIII Corps

Bailleul

25 Sep 1918

British VIII Corps

Pursuit to Mons

28 Sep – 11 Nov 1918

British VIII Corps

Henin-Liétard

12 Oct 1918

British VIII Corps

Douai

17 Oct 1918

REFERENCES:

  1. Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers. Royal Engineers Journal. The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.
  2. GRAHAM, H.W. The Life of a Tunnelling Company. J. Catherall & Co., Hexham, 1927.
  3. GRIEVE, W.G. & NEWMAN, B. Tunnellers. Herbert Jenkins Limited, London, 1936.