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7th Field Company, Royal Engineers 5th Aug 1914 Mobilisation 18th Aug 1914 On the Move 18th Aug 1914 Concentration 19th Aug 1914 On the Move 19th Aug 1914 Concentration 20th Aug 1914 Huts Erected 21st Aug 1914 On the Move 22nd Aug 1914 On the Move 23rd Aug 1914 On the Move 24th Aug 1914 In Camp 25th Aug 1914 On the March 26th Aug 1914 On the Move 26th Aug 1914 Shellfire 27th Aug 1914 In Camp 27th Aug 1914 Enemy Advance 27th August 1914 On the Move 28th Aug 1914 On the March 29th Aug 1914 Bridge Work 30th Aug 1914 Rear Guard 30th Aug 1914 Under Fire 30th of August 1914 A Hot March 30th Aug 1914 On the March 31st Aug 1914 Rear Guard 31st Aug 1914 On the March 31st August 1914 Continued withdrawals 31st Aug 1914 On the March 1st Sep 1914 Rear Guard 1st Sep 1914 A Rude Awakening 1st Sep 1914 On the March 2nd Sep 1914 Rear Guard 2nd Sep 1914 On the March 2nd Sep 1914 On the March 3rd Sep 1914 Rear Guard 3rd Sep 1914 On the March 3rd of September 1914 Across the Marne 3rd Sep 1914 On the 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1916 Secret   5th of November 1916 Hostile Barrage   14th of February 1917  17th Feb 1917 Engineers undertake daylight raid.  106th Coy Royal Engineers join with 14RE in a daylight Trench Raid at 12.20pm Bayonets fixed and carrying explosives to blow up the dugout. The writer received a small wound to the arm going over. The 6th Bavarian Regiment had been waiting for them and a desperate fight took place. Three German Prisoners were taken in the Raid. The 7th RE were also involved but the raid was not a complete success. 10th of March 1917    23rd Aug 1917 Orders 2nd of September 1917 Intelligence   3rd of September 1917 Intelligence   3rd of September 1917 Intelligence 4th of September 1917 Intelligence   5th of September 1917 Intelligence   6th of September 1917 Intelligence   7th of September 1917 Intelligence   8th of September 1917 Intelligence   9th of September 1917 Intelligence   9th of September 1917 Intelligence   10th of September 1917 Intelligence   11th of September 1917 Intelligence   12th of September 1917 Intelligence   13th of September 1917 Intelligence   14th of September 1917 Intelligence   15th of September 1917 Intelligence   16th of September 1917 Intelligence   16th of September 1917 Intelligence   17th of September 1917 Intelligence   18th of September 1917 Intelligence   19th of September 1917 Intelligence   20th of September 1917 Intelligence   21st of September 1917 Intelligence   22nd of September 1917 Intelligence   22nd of September 1917 Intelligence   23rd of September 1917 Intelligence   24th of September 1917 Intelligence   26th of September 1917 Intelligence   27th of September 1917 Intelligence   28th of September 1917 Intelligence   28th of September 1917 Intelligence 29th of September 1917 Intelligence   30th of September 1917 Intelligence   1st of October 1917 Intelligence   4th of October 1917 Intelligence   27th of October 1917 Movement   27th of October 1917 Intelligence   28th of October 1917 Intelligence   29th of October 1917 Intelligence   30th of October 1917 Intelligence   31st of October 1917 Intelligence   1st Nov 1917 Working Parties 2nd Nov 1917 Working Parties 3rd Nov 1917 Working Parties 4th Nov 1917 Working Parties 5th Nov 1917 Working Parties 6th Nov 1917 Working Parties 8th of November 1917 Orders 18th of December 1917 Intelligence   19th of December 1917 Intelligence   19th of December 1917 Intelligence 20th of December 1917 Intelligence   21st of December 1917 Intelligence   22nd of December 1917 Intelligence   23rd of December 1917 Intelligence   24th of December 1917 Intelligence   25th of December 1917 Intelligence   25th of December 1917 Intelligence   26th of December 1917 Intelligence   9th of January 1918  10th of January 1918  19th of January 1918 Orders 21st of January 1918  24th of January 1918  26th of February 1918 Orders 27th of February 1918  3rd of April 1918 Orders 3rd of April 1918 Orders 5th of May 1918  5th of June 1918  29th of June 1918  22nd of July 1918  22nd of July 1918  27th of September 1918 Orders   1st of October 1918 Orders   10th of October 1918 Move   12th of October 1918    12th of October 1918 Orders   12th of November 1918    12th of November 1918    14th of December 1918    If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about the Royal Engineers? There are:8880 items tagged Royal Engineers available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers during the Great War 1914-1918. Stavert William David. Capt. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 7th Field Company, Royal Engineers from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 221377 Capt. William David Stavert 7th Field Coy Royal Engineers William David Stavert was my Grandfather. I do not know anything about his wartime experiences as I think the records may have been lost. Editor's Note:- Captain Stavert was serving at the start of the war as he was part of the initial Expeditionary Force, arriving in France on 23rd August 1914. James Stavert Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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