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WW1 War Diaries for 'J' Company Special Brigade Royal Engineers

From March 1917 to July 1919

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National Archive Reference Number: WO 95/401/6

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GOUY-EN-ARTOISSaturday 01/Jun/1918 Projectors dug in at HAMELINCOURT position: Casualties: 2 O.R. W in A: 2 O.R. Wounded (Gas).

Weather Warm, Wind, North East, 10 to 15 mph
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISSunday 02/Jun/1918 Projectors dug in at HAMELINCOURT: Casualties: 1 O.R. K in A: 6 O.R.s W in A.

Weather, Warm, Wind, North East, 10 to 15 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Monday 03/Jun/1918 Position completed and projectors loaded: Casualties: 1 O.R. K in A: 1 O.R. W in A: 2 O.R. Wounded (at duty): 3 O.R. Wounded (Gas).

Weather as before.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Tuesday 04/Jun/1918 Company Standing by for Discharge. Casualties: 3 O.R. W in A. Conditions Unfavourable.

Wind, North East to East, 10 to 15 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISWednesday 05/Jun/1918 Company Standing by for Discharge. Conditions Unfavourable. Casualties Nil.

Wind, North East to East, 10 to 15 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISThursday 06/Jun/1918 Company Standing by for Discharge. Projectors taken forward for NEUVILLE VITASSE position.

Weather Fine, Wind North East, Changing through East to South West.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISFriday 07/Jun/1918 Company Standing by for Discharge. Projectors taken forward for NEUVILLE VITASSE position.

Weather Fine, Wind North East, Changing through East to South West.
Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
GOUY-EN-ARTOISSaturday 08/Jun/1918 Company Standing by at HAMELINCOURT. Casualties: 2 O.R. Wounded (at duty). Projectors dug in at NEUVILLE VITASSE.

Wind North West to North 20 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISSunday 09/Jun/1918 Company Standing by at HAMELINCOURT. Projectors dug in at NEUVILLE VITASSE Award 9th 2/Cpl RIVITT A.G. bar to M.M

Wind N.W. to N. 20
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Monday 10/Jun/1918 Company Standing by. Digging in at NEUVILLE VITASSE continued. Casualty: 1 O.R. W in A.

Weather: Wind North West to West, 12 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Tuesday 11/Jun/1918 493 drums discharged (CG) at HAMELINCOURT (see appendix). 200 projectors loaded at NEUVILLE VITASSE. Casualty 1 O.R. W in A.

Wind West, 4 mph.
Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.Appendix

GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Wednesday 12/Jun/1918 Projectors loaded at NEUVILLE VITASSE.

Wind North West to West, 10 to 12 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Thursday 13/Jun/1918 200 drums CG discharged NEUVILLE VITASSE: 50 drums phosphorous installed in guns.

Wind West North West, 3 mph.
Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.Appendix

GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Friday 14/Jun/1918 (a) 60 CG drums discharged HAMELINCOURT (b) 50 phosphorous drums discharged NEUVILLE VITASSE to assist and aid. Casualties: Lt J.D. BERRIDGE M.C. RE K in A: 2 O.R. K in A: 24 O.R. W in A.

Wind West South West, 6 to 8 mph.
Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.Appendix

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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Saturday 15/Jun/1918 Reconnaissance at HAMELINCOURT.

Wind West to North West, 15 to 20 mph.
Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.LINK - Map

GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Sunday 16/Jun/1918 Company training. Camouflage practice.

Wind W to N 5-10 mph
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISMonday 17/Jun/1918 Company training. Camouflage practice.

Wind W to N 5-10 mph
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISTuesday 18/Jun/1918 Company training. Camouflage practice.

Wind W to N 5-10 mph
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISWednesday 19/Jun/1918 Digging in at HAMELINCOURT. Award of Sgt BUCKHAM BH M.M. (19th)

Wind South West to West, 15 to 20 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Thursday 20/Jun/1918 Digging in at HAMELINCOURT.

Wind South West to West, 15 to 20 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Friday 21/Jun/1918 Loading projectors at NEUVILLE VITASSE

Wind W to NW
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISSaturday 22/Jun/1918 Loading projectors at NEUVILLE VITASSE.

Wind West to North West.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Sunday 23/Jun/1918 200 drums CG discharged at NEUVILLE VITASSE.

Wind North West, 5 mph.
Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.Appendix

GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Monday 24/Jun/1918 150 oil drums carried up and installed NEUVILLE position. Projectors dug in at HAMELINCOURT. Casualty: 1 O.R. W in A, 1 O.R. W in A (at duty).

Wind West to North West, 10 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Tuesday 25/Jun/1918 150 oil drums discharged NEUVILLE VITASSE to assist & aid. Digging out continued.

Wind West North West, 3 mph.
Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.LINK

GOUY-EN-ARTOISWednesday 26/Jun/1918 Projectors demobilised to GUARDS Divn.

Wind North to West, 10 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Thursday 27/Jun/1918 1 Officer & Section moved to dugouts in reserve line. THE DATE FOR THIS RECORD WAS CROSSED OUT. Digging at new position at BOISLEUX ST MARC, target BOYELLES. THE DATE FOR THIS RECORD WAS CROSSED OUT.

Wind North to West, 10 mph. THE DATE FOR THIS RECORD WAS CROSSED OUT. Digging in at BOYELLES position. Projectors transported from HAMELINCOURT position.

Wind North, 5 to10 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOISFriday 28/Jun/1918 Digging in at BOYELLES position. Projectors transported from HAMELINCOURT position. Arrival: Lt G I PAINE RE from Hospital.

Wind North, 5 to 10 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Saturday 29/Jun/1918 Digging in at BOYELLES position. Projectors transported from HAMELINCOURT position.

Wind North, 5 to 10 mph.
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GOUY-EN-ARTOIS.Sunday 30/Jun/1918 Digging in at BOYELLES.

Wind North East, 10 mph.
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