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Royal Canadian Engineers
18th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers was formed in Hamilton, Ontario on the 27th of May 1940 and served as part of 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. They arrived in England on the 1st of July 1941 and saw action across North Western Europe.
1st Sep 1941 Mobilisation
1st Dec 1942 Training
19th of August 1943 Plans
April 1944 On the Move
1st June 1944 Preparations
1st June 1944 Training
2nd June 1944 Preparations
2nd June 1944 Preparation
3rd June 1944 Waiting
3rd June 1944 Preparation
4th June 1944 Waiting
4th June 1944 Preparations
4th Jun 1944 Preparations
5th June 1944 Orders
5th June 1944 Preparations
5th Jun 1944 Delay
6th June 1944 In Action
6th June 1944 Preparations
6th Jun 1944 Delay
7th June 1944 Moves
7th June 1944 Preparations
7th Jun 1944 Delay
8th June 1944 Attack Made
8th June 1944 Competition
8th Jun 1944 Many Casualties
9th June 1944 Stores
9th Jun 1944 Hard Fighting
10th June 1944 Stores
11th June 1944 Divine Service
24th Jun 1944 Orders
14th Jul 1944 Exercise
8th Aug 1944 Bridge
14th Sep 1944 Maintenance
15th Sep 1944 Orders
16th Sep 1944 On the Move
17th Sep 1944 Attack Made
17th Sep 1944 On the Move
18th Sep 1944 Advance
18th Sep 1944 Air Raid and Artillery
19th Sep 1944 Advance
19th Sep 1944 Hard Fighting
19th Sep 1944 Recce
20th Sep 1944 Advance
20th Sep 1944 On the Bridge
20th Sep 1944 Bridge Inspected
21st Sep 1944 Advance
21st Sep 1944 On the Move
22nd Sep 1944 Moves
22nd Sep 1944 Orders
23rd Sep 1944 Attack Made
23rd Sep 1944 Ready
24th Sep 1944 Reliefs
24th Sep 1944 Orders
24th Sep 1944 Standing by
25th Sep 1944 Defence
25th Sep 1944 Assault
25th Sep 1944 In Action
26th Sep 1944 On the River Banks
26th Sep 1944 In Action
26th Sep 1944 In ActionIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
Royal Canadian Engineers
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Ward Alfred William. Corporal
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Corporal Alfred William "Bud" Ward Royal Canadian Engineers
Alfred Ward served with the Royal Canadian Engineers.Shelley
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