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447th (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers   16th Oct 1915 The Derby Scheme 22nd Nov 1915 Pioneer Training 26th Nov 1915 Training and Route March 1st Dec 1915 Derby Scheme Armlets 11th Sep 1915 Last day of Derby Scheme Recruitment 13th December 1915 On the Move   10th Jan 1916 Group System Reopens 9th February 1916 Call Ups 9th May 1916 Working Parties 10th May 1916 Working Parties 11th May 1916 Working Parties 1st of February 1917  10th of February 1917  12th of February 1917    13th of February 1917    10th of March 1917    26th of October 1917 Orders 27th of October 1917 Movement   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 7th Nov 1917 On the March 8th of November 1917 Orders   9th of November 1917 Orders   13th of November 1917 Dispositions   18th of November 1917 Quiet 18th of November 1917  19th of November 1917 Training 29th of November 1917 Training 19th of January 1918 Orders 24th of January 1918  15th of February 1918 Orders   26th of February 1918 Orders 27th of February 1918  15th of March 1918  24th of March 1918 Orders 24th of March 1918  3rd of April 1918 Orders 3rd of April 1918 Orders 6th of April 1918 Orders 13th of April 1918 Report   5th of May 1918  12th of July 1918  22nd of July 1918  1st of October 1918 Orders   10th of October 1918 Move   12th of October 1918    19th of October 1918    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 447th (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers during the Great War 1914-1918. Duffy MM.. Matthias. Spr. (d.14th July 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 447th (Northumbrian) 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. 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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. 210867 Spr. Matthias Duffy MM. 447th Field Company Royal Engineers (d.14th July 1917) My grandfather, Matthias Duffy, born in Whickham, Co Durham, was a miner and joined as a war-time volunteer as a territorial soldier and joined the Royal Engineers in 1914. He was posted to 447th Field Company part of the 50th Northumbrian Division. He crossed to France on 27th August 1915, serving at Ypres and on the Messines sector in 1915-16. In August 1916 he was in action on the Somme at Martinpuich, Le Sars and Eaucourt. He was then in action on the Arras front in battles at Wancourt and Cherisy. He died during a trench digging operation near Cherisy on 14th July 1917. "Lt Forster and 4 sappers worked on a new front line in front of Bullfinch Support between Dead Bosche Sap and Byker Sap in heavy rain at night." In an attack he was killed, Sapper Carlin and Lance Corporal Ankell were wounded. He is buried in Heninel Communal Extension Cemetery. He is commemorated on the Burnopfield War Memorial and the memorial in St Joseph's RC Church. Sapper Matthias Duffy was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field on the Arras front, reported in the London Gazette on Tuesday 19th of December 1916. Michael Duffy Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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