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170th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers 25th Apr 1915 Underground Rescue 26th Aug 1915 Mines 28th Aug 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 1st Jun 1917 Mines 22nd Jul 1917 Trench Raid 26th Sep 1917 Gas 28th of February 1918 Divisional Defence Scheme   28th of April 1918 Demolition Plans   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 170th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers during the Great War 1914-1918. Bigelow MID.. Braxton. Capt. (d.23rd July 1917) Coulter George. Pte. Tighe James. L/Cpl. (d.25th July 1917) Tighe James. L/Cpl. (d.25th July 1917) Tighe John. Sjt. (d.5th August 1917) 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 170th Tunnelling 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? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? 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Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to the Great War. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. 1205930 L/Cpl. James Tighe 170th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers (d.25th July 1917) James Tighe died of wounds on the 25th of July 1917, aged 22. Buried in the Bethune Town Cemetery, France, he had formerly served as Pte. 17588 of the Scottish Rifles. He received serious gunshot wounds on 24th of July 17 and died the following day in hospital. He was the son of Michael and Maria Tighe, of 39, Lyndhurst Rd., Burnley. His brother John Tighe also fell a fortnight later. He is buried at Noeux-les-Mines Communal Cemetery s flynn Add to this record. 251774 Pte. George Coulter 9th Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers George Coulter joined up on 8th of September 1914. He was transferred to 170th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers on 1st of April 1916. Patrick Coulter Add to this record. 246249 Sjt. John Tighe 170th Tunnelling Coy Royal Engineers (d.5th August 1917) John Tighe, son of Michael and Maria Tighe of 39 Lyndhurst Road, Burnleyserved with 170th Tunnelling Company Royal Engineers. He was killed in action on 5th August 1917 aged 25 years and is buried in Noeux les Mines Communal cemetery, France. Caroline Hunt Add to this record. 246247 L/Cpl. James Tighe 170th Tunnelling Coy Royal Engineers (d.25th July 1917) James Tighe served with 170th Tunnelling, Coy Royal Engineers. Caroline Hunt Add to this record. 246241 Capt. Braxton Bigelow MID. 170th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers (d.23rd July 1917) Captain Braxton Bigelow was the son of Col. John and Mary B. Bigelow of 1836 Jefferson Place, Washington, U.S.A.. He served with 170th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers and was killed in action on 23rd of July 1917 aged 30 years. Caroline Hunt Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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