RootsChat.Com

General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: Kate190 on Friday 11 November 16 19:33 GMT (UK)

Title: Finding a Company in the Royal Engineers WWI
Post by: Kate190 on Friday 11 November 16 19:33 GMT (UK)

I'm trying to find the war diaries for a R.E Acting Corporal to see if there is any reference to why his Military Medal was awarded. After a visit to the National Archives today they pointed me in the direction of the medal roll to find a company number but I have had no success in finding a company.  I have a regiment number and the rolls index and medal record but no company, any help appreciated.

Title: Re: Finding a Company in the Royal Engineers WWI
Post by: jim1 on Friday 11 November 16 22:11 GMT (UK)

Give his name & no. & we'll take a look.
RE are always difficult to track down because they operated at Div./Bde. level so the more you can tell us the better.
Did he survive ?

Title: Re: Finding a Company in the Royal Engineers WWI
Post by: Kate190 on Friday 11 November 16 22:44 GMT (UK)

Thanks. Yes he did survive his name is Henry H Savage regiment number 49273. Theatre of war France, entry 9.7.15. Service and medal roll WO 329/340.

Title: Re: Finding a Company in the Royal Engineers WWI
Post by: jim1 on Friday 11 November 16 23:29 GMT (UK)

Appears in the Nov. 5th. 1917 London Gazette (Edin. edition) as 2nd. Cpl. (A/Cpl.) but still no Coy.
Bit late now will have another look tomorrow.

Title: Re: Finding a Company in the Royal Engineers WWI
Post by: Kate190 on Saturday 12 November 16 09:07 GMT (UK)

Thanks do you have any other ideas as to where I should be looking?

Title: Re: Finding a Company in the Royal Engineers WWI
Post by: jim1 on Saturday 12 November 16 11:21 GMT (UK)

I've looked at everything available but no Coy. listed.
There's a possibility he was mentioned in a local newspaper. Medal recipients often were.

Title: Re: Finding a Company in the Royal Engineers WWI
Post by: Jebber on Saturday 12 November 16 14:32 GMT (UK)

It may be worth contacting the museum to see if they can advise on finding the Coy.


re-museum.co.uk


Jebber

Title: Re: Finding a Company in the Royal Engineers WWI
Post by: Kate190 on Saturday 12 November 16 14:59 GMT (UK)

Thanks for the advice Jim1 been searching the local papers this afternoon found two articles but no mention of the company so far.  I didn't know there was a museum Jebber, thanks for the lead.