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

From March 1917 to July 1919

(Not case sensitive)



National Archive Reference Number: WO 95/401/6

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Place Date Entry Scribe Appendices
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Sunday 01/Dec/1918 Infantry training continued: Company waiting orders to leave from 1st American Army to rejoin B.E.F.: Departures: 1 O.R. on leave.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Monday 02/Dec/1918 Infantry training continued: Company waiting orders to leave from 1st American Army to rejoin B.E.F.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Tuesday 03/Dec/1918 Infantry training continued: Company waiting orders to leave from 1st American Army to rejoin B.E.F.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Wednesday 04/Dec/1918 Training continued & Company drill: Route marches, physical drill & musketry, cross country runs and games: 2 O.R.s on leave.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Thursday 05/Dec/1918 Training continued & Company drill: Route marches, physical drill & musketry, cross country runs and games: 1 O.R. on leave.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Friday 06/Dec/1918 Training continued & Company drill: Route marches, physical drill & musketry, cross country runs and games.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Saturday 07/Dec/1918 Training continued & Company drill: Route marches, physical drill & musketry, cross country runs and games: 2/Lt YATES & 3 O.R.'s on leave to PARIS.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Sunday 08/Dec/1918 Training continued.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Monday 09/Dec/1918 Training continued.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Tuesday 10/Dec/1918 Company entrained at LES ISLETTES to return to the B.E.F.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LA-GRANGE-AU-BOIS.Wednesday 11/Dec/1918 Company on train: 2 O.R.s on leave.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LUMBRES - this town was crossed out in the diary.Thursday 12/Dec/1918 Company on train: 1 O.R. on leave: 6 O.R.'s repatriated prisoners transferred to Town Major ST OMER: Company detrained at LUMBRES - this last sentence was crossed out in the diary.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
ST OMER.Friday 13/Dec/1918 Company reached ST OMER but did not detrain:

2/Lt J. L. YATES to be Lieutenant from 26/10/1918 (Auth. London Gazette 16/11/1918):

4 O.R. taken on strength rejoined from Depot: Lt J. L. Yates from leave to PARIS: 2/Lt F. HODKINSON M.C. from leave to UK.
Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
LUMBRES.Saturday 14/Dec/1918 Company detrained at LUMBRES - Administered by O/C no 1 Group Special Coys R.E.: Departures: Lt BLACK on leave to UK.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Sunday 15/Dec/1918 Company moved to WAVRANS: Lt F. SCOTT joined from Depot.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Monday 16/Dec/1918 Training & Sports.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Tuesday 17/Dec/1918 Company training: Arrivals: 30 O.R. returned from leave: 7 O.R. rejoined through Base & Depot: 2 O.R. from Detachment with Depot Spec Bde R.E.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Wednesday 18/Dec/1918 CROSSLEY B & car & driver transferred to G.H.Q. troops M.T. Coy: Arrivals: 4 O.R. from leave. Capt G.I. PAINE from leave to UK: Departures: 2 O.R. on leave.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Thursday 19/Dec/1918 Company training: 1 O.R. to Hospital, 1 O.R. on leave.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Friday 20/Dec/1918 Company training, Sports continued: Education Scheme commenced: Company transferred to O/C No 4 Group, Special Coys R.E. 20/12/1918: 1 O.R. from leave 20th.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Saturday 21/Dec/1918 Company training, Sports continued: Education Scheme commenced.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Sunday 22/Dec/1918 Company training, Sports continued: Education Scheme commenced: 1 O.R. on leave 22nd.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Monday 23/Dec/1918 Training interfered with owing to very bad weather: 1 O.R. from leave 23rd.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Tuesday 24/Dec/1918 Training interfered with owing to very bad weather: 3 O.R. on leave 24th.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Wednesday 25/Dec/1918 Training interfered with owing to very bad weather: Lt BRANSON on leave 25th.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Thursday 26/Dec/1918 Training interfered with owing to very bad weather.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Friday 27/Dec/1918 Company training & education scheme continued.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Saturday 28/Dec/1918 1 O.R. on special leave 27/12/1918: 2 O.R. on special leave 28/12/1918.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Sunday 29/Dec/1918 Training & education: 1 O.R. rejoined from Hospital: Lt BLACK & 5 O.R. from leave to UK.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Monday 30/Dec/1918 Training & education scheme continued. Sports & games etcLt G.I. PAINE R.E.
WAVRANS.Tuesday 31/Dec/1918 2 O.R. despatched to UK for demobilization duty 30/12/1918: 2 O.R. on leave 30th.Lt G.I. PAINE R.E.
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