Major Headquarters

Locations

Dates

Home Service

Third Line Depot, East Lancashire Royal Engineer

Formed at Southport as the 1/3^rd East Lancashire Field Company

2 Dec 1915

66^th Division

Crowborough, Sussex

28 Jan – 19 Mar 1916

66^th Division

Colchester

20 Mar – 31 May 1916

Egyptian Expeditionary Force

Embarked at Southampton for Egypt aboard S.S. Georgian

1 Jun 1916

Egyptian Expeditionary Force

Malta

9-10 Jun 1916

Egypt

Egyptian Expeditionary Force

Alexandria

13-26 Jun 1916

42^nd Division

El Ferdan

27 Jun – 23 July 1916

42^nd Division

Hill 40

24 Jul 1916

42^nd Division

To Hill 70 via Gilban

26 Jul 1916

42^nd Division

Pelusium

3 Aug 1916

42^nd Division

Rumani

4-5 Aug 1916

42^nd Division

Katia

5 Aug 1916

42^nd Division

Rumani

14 Aug 1916

42^nd Division

Oghratina

12 Sep 1916

42^nd Division

Rumani

11 Oct 1916

42^nd Division

To Negiliat via El Rabah

30-31 Oct 1916

42^nd Division

Salmana

22 Nov 1916

42^nd Division

Abu Tilul

23 Nov 1916

42^nd Division

Mazar

24 Nov 1916

42^nd Division

Maadan

20 Dec 1916

42^nd Division

Mazar

21 Dec 1916

42^nd Division

El Arish

1 Jan 1917

42^nd Division

Rafah

9 Jan 1917

42^nd Division

Kantara

3 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

Unit redesignated the 429^th Field Company

4 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

El Ferdan

5 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

Moascar Camp

6 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

Alexandria (Gabbari Camp)

12 Feb 1917

42^nd Division

Sailed for France aboard S.S. Menominee

4 Mar 1917

France and Flanders

42^nd Division

Arrived at Marseilles

12 Mar 1917

42^nd Division

To Hocquincourt, near Abbeville, via Pont Remy

14 Mar 1917

42^nd Division

Merelessart

28 Mar 1917

42^nd Division

Chuignes via Pont Remy

29 Mar 1917

42^nd Division

Herbecourt

31 Mar 1917

42^nd Division

Péronne

8 Apr 1917

42^nd Division

Epehy

1 May 1917

42^nd Division

Dessart Woods near Fins (Havrincourt Wood)

17 May 1917

42^nd Division

Achiet-le-Petit

1 Jul 1917

42^nd Division

To Ypres via Bouzincourt and Aveluy

21 Aug 1917

42^nd Division

Nieuport Bains (bridging work)

Sep- Nov 1917

42^nd Division

To Gorre (La Bassée Sector), via Coxyde, La Roupie, Teteghem, Wylder, Zermezeele, La Nieppe and Mont Berenchon

19-27 Nov 1917

42^nd Division

Les Harisoirs, near Bethune

13 Feb 1918

42^nd Division

Hinges

20 Feb 1918

42^nd Division

Oblinghem

14-21 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

To Labuissière, Ayette and Adinfer

23 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Bapaume

24-25 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Ayette

24 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Essarts-lez-Bucquoy

26 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Arras

28 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Gommecourt Wood

29 Mar 1918

42^nd Division

Ancre

5 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Hénu

8 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Sailly

16 Apr 1918

42^nd Division

Couin Woods

1 May 1918

42^nd Division

Albert

21-23 Aug 1918

42^nd Division

Bapaume

31 Aug – 3 Sep 1918

42^nd Division

La Barque

30-31 Aug 1918

42^nd Division

Barastre

1 Sep 1918

42^nd Division

Pys

5-6 Sep 1918

42^nd Division

Lebucquière

22 Sep 1918

42^nd Division

Canal Du Nord

27 Sep – 1 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Bertincourt and Trescault

27 Sep 1918

42^nd Division

Cambrai

8-9 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Bois Lateau

8 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Lesdain

9-11 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Jeune Bois

12 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Selle

17-25 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Solesmes

24 Oct 1918

42^nd Division

Le Quesnoy

5 Nov 1918

42^nd Division

Maubeuge

11 Nov 1918

42^nd Division

Hautmont

15 Nov – 7 Dec 1918

42^nd Division

Charleroi

18 Dec 1918

42^nd Division

Demobilization

Jan – Feb 1919