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208th Field Company
Royal Engineers

Major Headquarters

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Date

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38th Division

Company raised in Norwich

Jun 1915

34th Division

Kirby Malzeard, near Ripon

Jun – Dec 1915

34th Division

Entrained for
port of embarkation

7 Jan 1916

34th Division

Embarked for
Le Havre, France

9 Jan 1916

France and Flanders

34th Division

La Crosse, east of St. Omer

15 Jan 1916

34th Division

Morbecque

23 Jan 1916

34th Division

Rue Marles

24 Feb 1916

34th Division

Dernacourt

10 May 1916

34th Division

Albert, Battle of the Somme

1-13 Jul 1916

34th Division

Battle of Bazentin Ridge

14-17 Jul 1916

34th Division

Bresle

19-20 Jul 1916

34th Division

Battle of Pozieres

23 Jul – 3 Sep 1916

34th Division

Bellevue Farm

31 Jul 1916

34th Division

Erquinghem-Fort Rompu

22 Dec 1916

34th Division

Arras Sector, 1st Battle
of the Scarpe

9-14 Apr 1917

34th Division

Roclincourt Valley

9 Apr 1917

34th Division

Arras Sector, 2nd Battle of the Scarpe

23-24 Apr 1917

34th Division

Battle of Arleux

28-29 Apr 1917

34th Division

Vacquerie

9 May 1917

34th Division

Poelcappelle

9 Oct 1917

34th Division

Passchendaele

12 Oct 1917

34th Division

Battle of Ypres

13-23 Oct 1917

34th Division

Henin Camp

29 Jan 1918

34th Division

Somme Sector,
Battle of St. Quentin

21-23 Mar 1918

34th Division

Bapaume

24-25 Mar 1918

34th Division

Arras

28 Mar 1918

34th Division

Lys Sector, Battle of Estaires (Pont De Nieppe)

9-11 Apr 1918

34th Division

Messines

10-11 Apr 1918

34th Division

Hazebrouck

12-15 Apr 1918

34th Division

Battle of Bailleul

13-15 Apr 1918

34th Division

Battle of Kemmel Ridge

17-19 Apr 1918

34th Division

Poperinghe

21 Apr 1918

French XX Corps

Marne Sector,
Battle of Soissonnais-Ourcq

23 Jul – 2 Aug 1918

French XX Corps

Geromenil Farm

28 Jul 1918

French XX Corps

Battle of Beugneux Ridge

1 Aug 1918

34th Division

Battle of Ypres

28 Sep – 2 Oct 1918

34th Division

Battle of Courtrai

14-19 Oct 1918

34th Division

Lessines

19 Oct 1918

34th Division

Namur

12 Dec 1918

34th Division

Lesves-Arbres Area

19 Dec 1918

34th Division

Beginning of demobilization of the 34th Division

22 Dec 10918

34th Division

Demobilization of the 34th Division completed

15 Mar 1919

SOURCE:

  1. Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers Journal, Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.
  2. DOYLE, A.C. The British Campaign in France and Flanders, January to July 1918. George H. Doran Company, New York, 1920.
  3. SHAKESPEAR, J. The Thirty-Fourth Division, 1915-1919. The Story of Its Career from Ripon to the Rhine. H.F. & G. Witherby, London, 1921.