stevew Posted 8 August Share Posted 8 August I am doing a tiny piece of the research on the 1st Aus Tunnelling Coys whereabouts on 20 Sept 1917. It is easy to assume they were involved in the Battle of Menin Road, but I can find nothing to back it up. I thought this would be easy, a quick look at the war diary will reveal all. Haha, more fool me. the WD stops on the 5 September. Any ideas, or any clues as to where to look. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 8 August Share Posted 8 August The National Archives https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4553640 Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradleyShoebottom Posted 8 August Share Posted 8 August This book makes a sideways reference to The tunnelling Co Prickett notes that at Passchendaele, the 3rd Field focussed on light railways because the large tunnelling companies and pioneers had more manpower needed on the more labour-intensive roads. Darren Prickett, Purple Patch: History of the 3rd Field Company Engineers in World War One (Big Sky Publishing, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedelmar Posted 8 August Share Posted 8 August https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1339274 2nd Tunnellers war diary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 9 August Share Posted 9 August From "Crumps and Camouflets - Australian Tunnelling Companies of the Western Front" by Damien Finlayson: Page 244: "The Battle of Menin Road commenced at 5.30a.m. on 20 September. ............" "The 1st and 2nd Australian Divisions attacked along a front which extended north of the Menin Road near Clapham Junction to the forward slope of Westhoek Ridge. ....." "Sappers from Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Sections of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company advanced with the Australian infantry, their mission to examine and consolidate captured concrete pillboxes and dugouts. To No. 4 Section, which had completed the bulk of the work in the Hooge Crater dugout, fell the less glamorous task of enlarging what was known as the Cambridge Road dugouts, located near Birr Cross Road." Cheers, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew Posted 9 August Author Share Posted 9 August 12 hours ago, frev said: From "Crumps and Camouflets - Australian Tunnelling Companies of the Western Front" by Damien Finlayson: Page 244: "The Battle of Menin Road commenced at 5.30a.m. on 20 September. ............" "The 1st and 2nd Australian Divisions attacked along a front which extended north of the Menin Road near Clapham Junction to the forward slope of Westhoek Ridge. ....." "Sappers from Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Sections of the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company advanced with the Australian infantry, their mission to examine and consolidate captured concrete pillboxes and dugouts. To No. 4 Section, which had completed the bulk of the work in the Hooge Crater dugout, fell the less glamorous task of enlarging what was known as the Cambridge Road dugouts, located near Birr Cross Road." Cheers, Frev Thanks frev, just what I am after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevew Posted 9 August Author Share Posted 9 August On 08/08/2024 at 14:45, brianmorris547 said: The National Archives https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4553640 Brian Thanks Brian, somewhat more information than what is in the AWM version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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