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Royal Engineers, 34th Division



   Royal Engineers, 34th Division proceeded to France in January 1916 and remained on the Western Front for the remainder of the war. They took part in the following engagements:

1916 The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, The Battle of Pozieres Ridge and The Battle of Flers-Courcelette. In 1917 The First Battle of the Scarpe during the Arras Offensive, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The fighting at Hargicourt in August and The Third Battles of Ypres (fighting for the Broenbeek, 13-23 October 1917). In 1918, The Battle of St Quentin, Battle of the Lys, The Battle of the Soissonais and of the Ourcq on the Marne, The capture of Baigneux Ridge, The 4th Battle of Ypres, The Battle of Courtrai, The action at Ooteghem and The action of Tieghem.

    34th Divisional Engineers was made up of
  • 207th (Norfolk) Field Company, RE
  • 208th (Norfolk) Field Company, RE
  • 209th (Norfolk) Field Company, RE
  • 34th Divisional Signals Company, RE.


5th Feb 1915 Permission

17th Mar 1915 New CO

21st Mar 1915 Recruitment

27th Mar 1915 Trade Testing

30th Mar 1915 Commanders

9th Apr 1915 Promotion

10th Apr 1915 New CO

19th Apr 1915 Arrival

20th Apr 1915 Appointment

21st Apr 1915 Arrival

23rd Apr 1915 Arrivals

26th Apr 1915 Arrivals

28th Apr 1915 Arrivals

1st May 1915 Arrivals

3rd May 1915 New CO

4th May 1915 Arrival

5th May 1915 Inspection

6th May 1915 Arrival

10th May 1915 Orders Received

13th May 1915 New CO

19th May 1915 Change of Duty

26th May 1915 Transfer

1st Jun 1915 New HQ

4th Jun 1915 Arrival

10th Jun 1915 Arrival

12th Jun 1915 Posting

15th Jun 1915 Visit

20th Jun 1915 Posting

29th Jun 1915 Officers

14th Jul 1915 Ceremonial Parade

17th Jul 1915 Promotions

23rd Jul 1915 On the Move

29th Jul 1915 Inspection

4th Aug 1915 Reorganisation

11th Aug 1915 Inspection

1st Sep 1915 On the Move

25th Sep 1915 On the Move

17th Oct 1915 Posting

19th Oct 1915 Promotion

20th Oct 1915 Promotion

22nd Oct 1915 Inspection

9th Nov 1915 Promotion

12th Dec 1915 Orders Received

20th Dec 1915 Orders

20th Dec 1915 Reserves

26th Dec 1915 Reserves

8th Jan 1916 On the Move

9th Jan 1916 On the Move

10th Jan 1916 On the Move

11th Jan 1916 On the Move

12th Jan 1916 On the Move

13th Jan 1916 On the March

15th Jan 1916 On the March

22nd Jan 1916 At Rest

23rd Jan 1916 Move

23rd Jan 1916 In Reserve

25th Jan 1916 Instruction

7th Feb 1916 Instruction  location map

19th Feb 1916 Move  location map

23rd Feb 1916 Hand Over  location map

24th Feb 1916 Reliefs  location map

25th Feb 1916 Reliefs  location map

29th Feb 1916 Snow  location map

1st Mar 1916 Repairs  location map

24th Mar 1916 Line Extended  location map

29th Mar 1916 Stores  location map

31st Mar 1916 Good Weather  location map

1st Apr 1916 Maintenance  location map

2nd Apr 1916 Advance Party  location map

3rd Apr 1916 Maintenance

4th Apr 1916 Maintenance  location map

5th Apr 1916 Maintenance  location map

6th Apr 1916 Reliefs

7th Apr 1916 Reliefs

8th Apr 1916 Advance Party

9th Apr 1916 Reliefs

10th Apr 1916 Advance Party  location map

11th Apr 1916 Exchange  location map

12th Apr 1916 On the Move  location map

12th Sep 1916 Orders

21st Sep 1916 Quiet

22nd Sep 1916 Arrivals  location map

23rd Sep 1916 Orders  location map

24th Sep 1916 Trench Mortars  location map

25th Sep 1916 Reliefs  location map

25th Sep 1916 Shelling  location map

26th Sep 1916 Some Shelling  location map

27th Sep 1916 Trench Mortars  location map

28th Sep 1916 Training & Reliefs  location map

29th Sep 1916 Wire Cutting  location map

30th Sep 1916 Trench Raid  location map

1st Oct 1916 Quiet

2nd Oct 1916 Quiet

3rd Oct 1916 Shelling  location map

4th Oct 1916 Orders  location map

5th Oct 1916 Wire Cut  location map

6th Oct 1916 Rounds Fired  location map

7th Oct 1916 Trench Raid  location map

8th Oct 1916 Artillery Active  location map

9th Oct 1916 Quiet

10th Oct 1916 Quiet

11th Oct 1916 Course

12th Oct 1916 Trench Raids  location map

14th Oct 1916 Reliefs

15th Oct 1916 Conference

16th Oct 1916 Courses

19th Oct 1916 Orders Issued

20th Oct 1916 Trench Raids

21st Oct 1916 Enemy Aircraft

22nd Oct 1916 Artillery Active  location map

23rd Oct 1916 Artillery Active  location map

24th Oct 1916 Experiment

25th Oct 1916 Artillery Active

26th Oct 1916 Wire Cutting

27th Oct 1916 Artillery Active

28th Oct 1916 Artillery in Action

29th Oct 1916 Heavy Shelling  location map

30th Oct 1916 Artillery Active  location map

31st Oct 1916 Work  location map

31st Oct 1916 Warning  location map

22nd Mar 1918 Heavy Shelling  location map

30th Mar 1918 Advance Parties

31st Mar 1918 On the March  location map

1st Apr 1918 Enemy Active

2nd Apr 1918 Enemy Active

3rd Apr 1918 Artillery in Action

4th Apr 1918 Enemy Artillery Active  location map

4th Apr 1918 Hostile Artillery

5th Apr 1918 Reliefs  location map

5th Apr 1918 Reliefs Complete

5th Apr 1918 Reliefs  location map

6th Apr 1918 Quiet

6th Apr 1918 Attack Expected  location map

7th Apr 1918 Gas

7th Apr 1918 Preparations  location map

8th Apr 1918 Low Visibility

8th Apr 1918 Preparations  location map

9th Apr 1918 Bridges  location map

10th Apr 1918 Withdrawal  location map

10th Apr 1918 Bridges

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