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455th (West Riding) Field Company
Royal Engineers
(formerly the 1/1st West Riding Field Company)

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29th Division

Formed at Leamington

Jan 1915

29th Division

Sailed from Avonmouth

19 Mar 1915

Egypt

29th Division

Arrived at Alexandria

28 Mar 1915

29th Division

Embarked aboard the River Clyde for Gallipoli

7 Apr 1915

Gallipoli

29th Division

Landing at Helles

25-26 Apr 1915

29th Division

Krithia

4 Jun 1915

29th Division

Sulva

6-21 Aug 1915

29th Division

Sari Bair

6-10 Aug 1915

29th Division

Landing at Sulva

6-15 Aug 1915

29th Division

Scimitar Hill

21 Aug 1915

France and Flanders

29th Division

Albert

1-13 Jul 1916

29th Division

Scarpe

9-14 Apr 1917

29th Division

Scarpe

23-24 Apr 1917

29th Division

Pilckem

31 Jul – 2 Aug 1917

29th Division

Langemarck

16-18 Aug 1917

29th Division

Menin Road

20-25 Sep 1917

29th Division

Polygon Wood

23 Sep – 3 Oct 1917

29th Division

Broodseinde

4 Oct 1917

29th Division

Poelcappelle

9 Oct 1917

29th Division

Cambrai

20 Nov – 3 Dec 1917

29th Division

Estaires

9-11 Apr 1918

29th Division

Messines

10-11 Apr 1918

29th Division

Hazebrouck

12-15 Apr 1918

29th Division

Bailleul

13-15 Apr 1918

29th Division

Kemmel

17-19 Apr 1918

29th Division

Ypres

28 Sep – 2 Oct 1918

REFERENCES:

  1. Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers Journal. The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.
  2. GILLON, S. The Story of the 29th Division: A Record of Gallant Deeds. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., London, 1925.