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5th Field Company, Royal Engineers



   5th Field Company, Royal Engineers served with 2nd Division. They proceeded to France in August 1914.

6th Sep 1914 Brigade in Reserve

10th Sep 1914 In Action

11th Nov 1914 Sappers help check enemy advance  Sappers of the 5th Field Company, Royal Engineers were working on defences in Polygon Wood when a German advance threatened to break through, along with men of the Oxford Light Infantry, Highland Light Infantry and Blackwatch held back the advance during the Battle of Nonne Boschen. 7 DCMs were awarded to men of the 5th Field Coy, RE.

12th Jan 1916 Route March

4th Jan 1918 In Reserve

5th Jan 1918 In Reserve

6th Jan 1918 In Reserve

7th Jan 1918 Training

9th Jan 1918 Snow

10th Jan 1918 Snow

11th Jan 1918 Poor Weather

12th Jan 1918 Training

13th Jan 1918 Snow and Frost

14th Jan 1918 Training

15th Jan 1918 Training

16th Jan 1918 Bad Weather

17th Jan 1918 Poor Weather

19th Jan 1918 Orders

20th Jan 1918 Orders

21st Jan 1918 Heavy Rain

24th Jan 1918 In the Line

25th Jan 1918 Artillery Active  location map

26th Jan 1918 Orders  location map

27th Jan 1918 Fog

28th Jan 1918 Artillery Active  location map

29th Jan 1918 Artillery Active

30th Jan 1918 Artillery Active

31st Jan 1918 Thick Mist

1st Feb 1918 Trenches Improved

2nd Feb 1918 Trenches Improved

3rd Feb 1918 Orders

4th Feb 1918 Shelling

5th Feb 1918 Warmer

6th Feb 1918 Orders

7th Feb 1918 Fraternisation

8th Feb 1918 Quiet

9th Feb 1918 Reorganisation

10th Feb 1918 Shelling

11th Feb 1918 Quiet

12th Feb 1918 Quiet

13th Feb 1918 Some Shelling

14th Feb 1918 Patrols  location map

15th Feb 1918 Artillery Active

16th Feb 1918 Artillery Active

17th Feb 1918 Enemy Aircraft  location map

18th Feb 1918 Misty  location map

19th Feb 1918 Quiet  location map

20th Feb 1918 Gas Shells  location map

21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation  location map

22nd Feb 1918 Patrols

23rd Feb 1918 Shelling  location map

24th Feb 1918 Shelling  location map

25th Feb 1918 Shelling  location map

26th Feb 1918 Artillery Active  location map

27th Feb 1918 Artillery Active

28th Feb 1918 Shelling  location map

1st Mar 1918 Raids  location map

2nd Mar 1918 Snow

3rd Mar 1918 Patrols  location map

4th Mar 1918 Quiet  location map

5th Mar 1918 Patrols  location map

6th Mar 1918 Gas  location map

7th Mar 1918 Enemy Active  location map

8th Mar 1918 Enemy Active  location map

9th Mar 1918 Mist

10th Mar 1918 Enemy Active

11th Mar 1918 Gas

12th Mar 1918 Gas

13th Mar 1918 Raids

14th Mar 1918 Artillery Active

15th Mar 1918 Intense Fire

16th Mar 1918 Trench Raid  location map

17th Mar 1918 Patrols  location map

18th Mar 1918 Raids  location map

19th Mar 1918 Patrols

20th Mar 1918 Reliefs

21st Mar 1918 Arrangements  location map

21st Mar 1918 In Action  location map

22nd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal  location map

22nd Mar 1918 Messages

23rd Mar 1918 Messages  location map

23rd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal  location map

24th Mar 1918 Messages  location map

24th Mar 1918 In Defence  location map

25th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal  location map

26th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal  location map

27th Mar 1918 In Defence  location map

27th Mar 1918 Moves  location map

31st Mar 1918 Shelling

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5th Field Company, Royal Engineers

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Broadway MID. Hugh Alexander. Lt. (d.30 March 1915)

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Lt. Hugh Alexander Broadway MID 5th Field Company Royal Engineers (d.30 March 1915)

Hugh Alexander Broadway was wounded on 10 March 1915 in Neuve Chapelle and died of those wounds on 30 March 1915. He was Mentioned in Dispatches. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Alex Broadway of Garh Maharaja, District Jhang, Punjab, India. He is buried in Plot 2, Row B, Grave number 24 in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Rue de Dringhen. The Commonwealth War Graves plot is located down the western edge of the southern section of the cemetery.

Bob Broadway






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