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11th Field Company, Royal Engineers



   11th Field Company, Royal Engineers served with 2nd Division, proceeding to France in August 1914. They transferred to 33rd Division in December 1915.

14th Sep 1914 Advance

28th Sep 1914 Enemy Active

29th Sep 1914 Enemy Attack

1st Oct 1914 Shelling

2nd Oct 1914 Shelling

7th Nov 1914 In Support

8th Apr 1915 Instruction  location map

16th Aug 1915 Thunder Storm

17th Aug 1915 Wiring  location map

2nd Oct 1915 Working Parties

16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme

1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets

11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment

10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens

9th February 1916 Call Ups

11th Sep 1916 On the March

12th Sep 1916 Improvements

13th Sep 1916 Improvements

4th Jan 1918 In Reserve

5th Jan 1918 In Reserve

6th Jan 1918 In Reserve

7th Jan 1918 Training

9th Jan 1918 Snow

10th Jan 1918 Snow

11th Jan 1918 Poor Weather

12th Jan 1918 Training

13th Jan 1918 Snow and Frost

14th Jan 1918 Training

15th Jan 1918 Training

16th Jan 1918 Bad Weather

17th Jan 1918 Poor Weather

19th Jan 1918 Orders

20th Jan 1918 Orders

21st Jan 1918 Heavy Rain

24th Jan 1918 In the Line

25th Jan 1918 Artillery Active  location map

26th Jan 1918 Orders  location map

27th Jan 1918 Fog

28th Jan 1918 Artillery Active  location map

29th Jan 1918 Artillery Active

30th Jan 1918 Artillery Active

31st Jan 1918 Thick Mist

1st Feb 1918 Trenches Improved

2nd Feb 1918 Trenches Improved

3rd Feb 1918 Orders

4th Feb 1918 Shelling

5th Feb 1918 Warmer

6th Feb 1918 Orders

7th Feb 1918 Fraternisation

8th Feb 1918 Quiet

9th Feb 1918 Reorganisation

10th Feb 1918 Shelling

11th Feb 1918 Quiet

12th Feb 1918 Quiet

13th Feb 1918 Some Shelling

14th Feb 1918 Patrols  location map

15th Feb 1918 Artillery Active

16th Feb 1918 Artillery Active

17th Feb 1918 Enemy Aircraft  location map

18th Feb 1918 Misty  location map

19th Feb 1918 Quiet  location map

20th Feb 1918 Gas Shells  location map

21st Feb 1918 Reorganisation  location map

22nd Feb 1918 Patrols

23rd Feb 1918 Shelling  location map

24th Feb 1918 Shelling  location map

25th Feb 1918 Shelling  location map

26th Feb 1918 Artillery Active  location map

27th Feb 1918 Artillery Active

28th Feb 1918 Shelling  location map

1st Mar 1918 Raids  location map

2nd Mar 1918 Snow

3rd Mar 1918 Patrols  location map

4th Mar 1918 Quiet  location map

5th Mar 1918 Patrols  location map

6th Mar 1918 Gas  location map

7th Mar 1918 Enemy Active  location map

8th Mar 1918 Enemy Active  location map

9th Mar 1918 Mist

10th Mar 1918 Enemy Active

11th Mar 1918 Gas

12th Mar 1918 Gas

13th Mar 1918 Raids

14th Mar 1918 Artillery Active

15th Mar 1918 Intense Fire

16th Mar 1918 Trench Raid  location map

17th Mar 1918 Patrols  location map

18th Mar 1918 Raids  location map

19th Mar 1918 Patrols

20th Mar 1918 Reliefs

21st Mar 1918 Arrangements  location map

21st Mar 1918 In Action  location map

22nd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal  location map

22nd Mar 1918 Messages

23rd Mar 1918 Messages  location map

23rd Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal  location map

24th Mar 1918 Messages  location map

24th Mar 1918 In Defence  location map

25th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal  location map

26th Mar 1918 Fighting Withdrawal  location map

27th Mar 1918 In Defence  location map

27th Mar 1918 Moves  location map

31st Mar 1918 Shelling

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Those known to have served with

11th Field Company, Royal Engineers

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Bray Francis. Spr. (d.16th May 1915)
  • Miller Godfrey Lyall. Lt. (d.14th Sep 1914)
  • Moore Michael. Pte.

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Pte. Michael Moore 11th Btn. Royal Engineers

Michael Moore is my grandad. He volunteered in 1914 and went to France on 26th August 1915. He took part in the fighting at Ypres, La Bassee, Lens, Armentieres and lastly the Somme. He was badly wounded at the Somme, taking a bullet in his head. Michael was declared unfit in 1916 and discharged. He later rejoined for 12 months and was engaged on important duties in connection with the Graves Registration Department. He held the 1914-15 Star and General Service and Victory Medals.

Christine Stringer




217199

Spr. Francis Bray 11th Field Company Royal Engineers (d.16th May 1915)

Francis Bray was born in Dublin and enlisted at Tralee, Co. Kerry. He served with the Corps of Royal Engineers, 11th Field Company and was killed in action in May 1915.

s flynn




212894

Lt. Godfrey Lyall Miller 11th Field Coy Royal Engineers (d.14th Sep 1914)

Lieutenant Godfrey Lyall Miller was killed in action at Port Arcy. He left a diary later published privately detailing his military service from the start of the war.

Peter Bishop






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