581 (later 402186) Sapper
JAMES HENDRY
Royal Engineers
by
Lieutenant Colonel Edward De Santis ©2008
ENLISTMENT(1)
Enlisted as 581 Sapper, 2nd (City of Aberdeen) Field Company, R.E. (Territorial Force) with the Highland Division.
UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT(2)
2nd (City of Aberdeen) Field Company, R.E., later redesignated 1/2nd Highland Field Company and then the 401st (Highland) Field Company, R.E. with the 7th Division and 51st (Highland) Division.
ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE GREAT WAR(3)
Arrived in France and Flanders on 3 January 1915.
BATTLES, CAMPAIGNS & UNIT LOCATIONS(4)
With the 7th Division:
Battle of Neuve Chapell, 10 to 13 March 1915
Battle of Aubers, 9 May 1915
Battle of Festubert, 15 to 25 May 1915
Battle of Loos, 25 September to 5 October 1915
With the 51st Division:
Battle of Ancre, 13 to 18 November 1916
Battle of Scarpe, 9 to 14 April and 23 to 24 April 1917
Battle of Arleux, 28 to 29 April 1917
Battle of Pilckem, 31 July to 2 August 1917
Battle of Menin Road, 20 to 25 September 1917
Battle of Cambrai, 20 November to 3 December 1917
Battle of St. Quentin, 21 to 23 March 1918
Battle of Baupaume, 24 to 25 March 1918
Battle of Estaires, 9 to 11 April 1918
Battle of Hazebrouck, 12 to 15 April 1918
Battle of Bethune, 18 April 1918
Battle of Tardenois, 20 to 31 July 1918
Battle of Scarpe, 26 to 30 August 1918
Battle of Selle, 17 to 25 October 1918
Disembarked in England for demobilization on 21 February 1919
MEDAL ENTITLEMENTS(3)
1914-15 Star
British War Medal
Victory Medal
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