Finding a Company in the Royal Engineers WWI

[Kate190]

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.

[jim1]

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 ?

[Kate190]

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.

[jim1]

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.

[Kate190]

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

[jim1]

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.

[Jebber]

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


re-museum.co.uk


Jebber

[Kate190]

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.