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519th (London) Field Company
Royal Engineers
[Originally the 6
th (London County) Field Company, London Division]
[Regimental Numbers 556001-558000]
[Later designated the 3/3
rd (London) Field Company]

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London Division

Company raised in the
Chelsea area of London

Sep 1914

60th Division

3/3rd (London) Field Company joins the 60th Division

Apr 1915

60th Division

Nutfield

Dec 1915

60th Division

Warminster training area
at Salisbury Plain

21 Jan 1916

60th Division

Company departs Warminster for Southampton and sails for France the same evening on board African Prince.

23 Jun 1916

France

60th Division

Arrives at Le Havre

24 Jun 1916

60th Division

Company departs
Le Havre for St. Pol

28 Jun 1916

60th Division

At Harcourt in the
Villars Chatel area

29 Jun 1916

60th Division

Suchez-Arras area

6 Jul 1916

60th Division

Vimy Ridge area

Aug - Oct 1916

60th Division

Somme area

19 Oct 1916

60th Division

Moncheaux

25-29 Oct 1916

60th Division

Entrained at Longpre
for Marseilles

Nov 1916

Macedonia

60th Division

Company arrives
at Salonika via Malta

11 Dec 1916

60th Division

Company redesignated the 519th Field Company

Jan 1917

60th Division

Attack on the "Nose"

23 Apr 1917

60th Division

Battle of Doiran

24-25 Apr 1917

60th Division

Battle of Doiran

8-9 May 1917

60th Division

Company departs for Egypt via Mudros

Jun 1917

Palestine

60th Division

Third Battle of Gaza

27 Oct - 7 Nov 1917

60th Division

Capture of Beersheba

1 Nov 1917

60th Division

El Mughar

13 Nov 1917

60th Division

Nebi Samwil

17-24 Nov 1917

60th Division

Jerusalem

7-9 Dec 1917

60th Division

Deir Yesin-Kulonieh

8 Dec 1917

60th Division

Deir Yesin-Kulonieh

26-30 Dec 1917

60th Division

Battle of Jericho

19-21 Feb 1918

60th Division

Tel Asur

8-12 Mar 1918

60th Division

Jordan

21-23 Mar 1918

60th Division

Jordan

11 Apr 1918

60th Division

Sharon

19-25 Sep 1918

60th Division

Alexandria

26 Nov 1918

60th Division

Company demobilized

31 May 1919

REFERENCES:

  1. Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers Journal. The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.
  2. DALBIAC, P.H. History of the 60th Division (2/2nd London Division). George Allen & Unwin Ltd., London, 1927.
  3. Personal Diary of 556098 Lance Corporal Arthur Ernest John Daley, R.E.