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291st Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers    291st (South Staffordshire) Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers was a Terriorial unit based in Walsall. They saw action during the Battle of France in 1940, then after a spell on Home Defence duties they served in North Africa and Italy.   1st November 1939 Western Command Orders received 2nd November 1939 Additional Standing Orders 3rd November 1939 Orders received   4th November 1939 Company Orders 5th November 1939 Local Churches   6th November 1939 Company Standing Orders   7th November 1939 Special Army Order by His Majesty   8th November 1939 Musketing Course   9th November 1939 Bathing   10th November 1939 Western Command Orders   13th November 1939 Recruits on Musketry course. 14th November 1939 Musketry   15th November 1939 Inspection   16th November 1939 Inspection   17th November 1939 Electrical difficulties    18th November 1939 Games organised in park   20th November 1939 Courts Martial   22nd November 1939 Bathing parades, vaccinations and lecture   23rd November 1939 Bathing parade   24th November 1939 Orders   25th November 1939 Additional Standing Orders   26th November 1939 Western Command Orders and Church Services   27th November 1939 Kit Inspection   28th November 1939 Return of all unessential civilian kit   29th November 1939 Transfers   30th November 1939 Advance Part   1st December 1939 Move   2nd December 1939 Billeting completed 3rd December 1939 Rear Party arrived   9th December 1939 Postings   13th December 1939 Postings 15th December 1939 Postings   22nd March 1940 Road party   26th March 1940 High spirits   27th March 1940 On the Move   28th March 1940 Unloading M.T. 28th March 1940 By train   29th March 1940 Road party    29th March 1940 On the Move   30th March 1940 Settling in   30th March 1940 Glad to be in France   4th April 1940 Rear party moved to Le Havre and further   11th April 1940 Joined company   9th May 1940 Scheme A against Parachutists introduced   9th May 1940 Appendix 1 - Scheme ‘A’ 10th May 1940 Document   16th May 1940 Scheme A in operation   17th May 1940 Period 1st – 17th May 1940   18th May 1940 Coy left Blargies   19th May 1940 Coy arrived Forges-les-Eaux 20th May 1940 Preparations of bridges for demolition 21st May 1940 Railway bridge blown, all demolition preparations complete, men killed and wounded 22nd May 1940 Proceed to Houppeville 23rd May 1940 Bridges Morville blown 24th May 1940 Bridges Pont de Leon blown 25th May 1940 Sections detailed for road blocking 26th May 1940 20 ORs to clear debris 26st may 1940 Orders 27th May 1940 Completion of debris clearing 28th May 1940 1 NCO and 6 ORs sent to Coy HQ 29th May 1940 Roadblocking continuing, lumber shortage 30th May 1940 Supply of lengths to Road Blocks 31st May 1940 Change of Role 31st May 1940 Appendices 31st May 1940 Reorganisation 1st June 1940 Reorganisation 2nd June 1940 Code word ‘Adolf’ 3rd June 1940 Sections move out to new line of work 3rd June 1940 C.E. North, Ref. No. S/2 4th June 1940 Change of Role 4th June 1940 Appendix II – Technical Instruction No. 1 4th June 1940 Minefields 5th June 1940 Code Word received 5th June 1940 Administrative Instruction 6th June 1940 3100 mines placed and fused 7th June 1940 Defence works continuing 8th June 1940 Moved and assembled company to Foret de Beaumont 9th June 1940 Company moved again 10th June 1940 Withdraw to Le Mans 11th June 1940 Bathing for the first time in 4 weeks 12th June 1940 Refitting and move to Le Cressoniere 12th June 1940 Appendix IV – command change 13th June 1940 Rest Disturbed 13th June 1940 Appendix V – 2 Sections under new command 14th June 1940 Prepare for demolition of bridges and move to new location 14th June 1940 Appendix VI – Prepare for Recce 14th June 1940 Appendix VII – Recce Report 14th June 1940 Appendix VIII – Prepare to blow bridges 14th June 1940 Appendix IX – Orders to withdraw 15th June 1940 Cabourg Bridge blown, company moved to Fontaine Henry 15th June 1940 Appendix X – Cease work 16th June 1940 Proceed to Cherbourg 16th June 1940 Appendix XI – Message from C.R.E. 16th June 1940 Appendix XII – Message from C.R.E. 16th June 1940 Appendix XIII – Message from C.R.E. 17th June 1940 Completion of road blocks and embarking commenced 18th June 1940 Embarkation, all transport destroyed 18th June 1940 Disembarkation   18th June 1940 Accommodation in Town Hall   19th June 1940 Disembarkation and proceed to Leeds   23rd June 1940 Sappers report to Coy H.Q.   25th June 1940 Arrived in Leeds and accommodated in Art Gallery   26th June 1940 Report Company H.Q.   28th June 1940 More men report Company H.Q.   29th June 1940 9 O.R’s reported at H.Q.   If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. 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