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460th (West Riding) Field Company
(formerly the 1/2
nd West Riding Field Company)
Royal Engineers

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Home Service

49th Division

Raised in Sheffield. Part of an existing Territorial Force Division

Pre-1914

49th Division

Mobilized for war service

4 Aug 1914

49th Division

Embarked at Southampton for Le Havre

Apr 1915

France

49th Division

In the Estaires-Merville-Neuf Berquin Area

19 Apr 1915

49th Division

Albert

1-3 Jul 1916

49th Division

Bazentin

14-17 Jul 1916

49th Division

Pozieres

23 Jul – 3 Sep 1916

49th Division

Flers-Courcelette

15-22 Sep 1916

62nd Division

Company designation changed to 460th Field Coy.

1 Feb 1917

62nd Division

Bullecourt

3-17 May 1917

62nd Division

Cambrai

20 Nov – 3 Dec 1917

62nd Division

Bapaume

24-25 Mar 1918

62nd Division

Arras

28 Mar 1918

62nd Division

Ancre

5 Apr 1918

62nd Division

Tardenois

20-31 Jul 1918

62nd Division

Bapaume

31 Aug – 3 Sep 1918

62nd Division

Havrincourt

12 Sep 1918

62nd Division

Canal Du Nord

27 Sep – 1 October 1918

62nd Division

Cambrai

8-9 Oct 1918

62nd Division

Selle

17-25 Oct 1918

62nd Division

Sambre

4 Nov 1918

62nd Division

Neuf Mesnil

8 Nov 1918

62nd Division

Maubeuge

9 Nov 1918

62nd Division

River Solre

11 Nov 1918

62nd Division

Ciney-Rochefort

1-9 Dec 1918

62nd Division

Crossed the German Border

15 Dec 1918

Germany

62nd Division

Schleiden

25 Dec 1918

Sources:

1. Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers Journal, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.

2. BECKE, A.F. Order of Battle of Divisions. Parts 2A and 2B. Ray Westlake Military Books, Newport, Gwent, 1988.