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55th Division Signal Company
Royal Engineers
 

Major Headquarters

Location

Date

France and Flanders

55th Division

Hallencourt

3 Jan 1916

55th Division

Gouy

29 Jan 1916

55th Division

Movement to Guillemont

16 Feb – 29 Jul 1916

55th Division

Guillemont

30 Jul 1916

55th Division

Battle of Guillemont

3-6 Sep 1916

55th Division

 Battle of Ginchy

9 Sep 1916

55th Division

Battle of Flers-Courcelette

15-22 Sep 1916

55th Division

Battle of Morval

25-28 Sep 1916

55th Division

Ypres Salient

Oct 1916

55th Division

Battle of Pilckem

31 Jul – 2 Aug 1917

55th Division

Recques

7 Aug 1917

55th Division

Battle of Menin Road

20-25 Sep 1917

55th Division

Battle of Cambrai

20 Nov – 3 Dec 1917

55th Division

Flamicourt

6-7 Dec 1917

55th Division

Bomy

14 Dec 1917

55th Division

Battle of Estaires

9-11 Apr 1918

55th Division

Hinges Chateau

9 Apr 1918

55th Division

Battle of Hazebrouck

12-15 Apr 1918

55th Division

Givenchy-Festubert Sector

24 Aug 1918

55th Division

Moved from Drouvin to Gosnay

23 Sep 198

55th Division

Pursuit to Mons

28 Sep – 11 Nov 1918

55th Division

Chappelle-aWattines

11 Nov 1918

55th Division

Bois de la Cambre

14 Dec 1918

REFERENCES:

  1. Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers.  The Royal Engineers Journal.  The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.
  1. COOP, J.O.  The Story of the 55th (West Lancashire Division).  Daily Post Printers, Liverpool, 1919.