460th
(West Riding) Field Company
(formerly the 1/2nd West Riding Field
Company)
Royal Engineers
Major Headquarters |
Locations |
Dates |
Home Service |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.