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177th Tunnelling Company
Royal Engineers

Major Headquarters

Locations

Dates

France and Flanders

 

Formed at Terdeghem

Jun 1915

British 2nd Army

Hooge

19, 30 Jul & 9 Aug 1915

British 2nd Army

Wytschaete

Nov 1915

British 2nd Army

Mount Sorrel

2-3 Jun 1916

British 2nd Army

Messines

7-14 Jun 1917

British 2nd Army

Railway Wood

Jul 1917

British II Corps

Pilckem

31 Jul – 2 Aug 1917

British II Corps

Langemarck

16-18 Aug 1917

British IX & VIII Corps

Menin Road

20-25 Sep 1917

British VII Corps

St. Quentin

21-23 Mar 1918

British VII Corps

Manacourt - Nurlu-Templeux - Trincourt

22 Mar 1918

British VII Corps

Bapaume

24-25 Mar 1918

British VII & VI Corps

Ancre

5 Apr 1918

British VI Corps

Albert

21-23 Aug 1918

British XVII Corps

Scarpe

26-30 Aug 1918

British XVIII Corps

Drocourt-Queant

2-3 Sep 1918

British XVII Corps

Canal Du Nord

27 Sep – 1 Oct 1918

British XVII Corps

Cambrai

8-9 Oct 1918

British XVII Corps

Selle

17-25 Oct 1918

British XVII Corps

Valenciennes

1-2 Nov 1918

British XVII Corps

Sambre

4 Nov 1918

REFERENCES:

  1. Battle Honour of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers Journal. The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.
  2. GRANT GRIEVE, W. and NEWMAN, B. Tunnellers. Herbert Jenkins Limited, London, 1936.