262nd Railway Company RE War Diary 1917

• January 20, 2018 01:57:14 Thomas A. Lingner

  WAR DIARY

  Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information

  
  

  In the Field | 2.10.17 | The preparation of the formation on the ROULERS LINE from HELL FIRE CORNER to CAMBRIDGE ROAD was begun

  2.10.17 and completed 4.10.17

  6.10.17| RAILWAY WOOD howitzer Spurs begun. Nos. 1, 2, ready for Howitzers on the 11th

  10.10.17 | 4th siding in YPRES station ready for traffic

  11.10.17 | RIFLE FARM Gun spur begun. This work was completed on the 13th.

  12.10.17 | Earthwork for NO MAN'S LAND Station on the ROULERS LINE begun

  19.10.17 | WILDE WOOD Howitzer Spurs begun

  20.10.17 | No. 4 RAILWAY WOOD howitzer spur ready for use.

  25.10.17 | No. 3. RAILWAY WOOD howitzer spur ready for use.

  25.10.17 | No. 2 spur RAVINE WOOD ready for use.

  27.10.17 | Track at ZILLEBEKE LAKE siding ready for traffic

  26.10.17 | VLAMERTINGHE Detraining siding and earthwork and walls for platform completed.

  26.10.17 | No. 2 WILDE WOOD spur completed

  31.10.17 | No. 1 WILDE WOOD spur completed

  29.10.17 | Holding siding at SHRAPNEL CORNER begun.

  By the end of the month the reconstruction of YPRES Station was complete.

  18.10.17 | II Lt. VORSCOYLE CAMPBELL joined the unit.

  During the month the following casualties occurred.

  262nd Coy. R.E. Captain HATCH, wounded, II LT BOXALL, killed, 1 OR killed, 6 Ors wounded

  Attached Labour 1 killed, 17 wounded

  In a collision at VLAMERTINGE on 19th, 7 men of the 262nd Cy R.E. and 70 of attached labour were injured.

  During the month Sgt. WHITEHEAD received a D.C.M., Sgt DUKE a MM, and Corp. BIRCH a bar to his M.M.

  
  

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• January 20, 2018 01:53:43 Thomas A. Lingner

  WAR DIARY

  Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information

  
  

  In the Field | 2.10.17 | The preparation of the formation on the ROULERS LINE from HELL FIRE CORNER to CAMBRIDGE ROAD was begun

  2.10.17 and completed 4.10.17

  6.10.17| RAILWAY WOOD howitzer Spurs begun. Nos. 1, 2, ready for Howitzers on the 11th

  10.10.17 | 4th siding in YPRES station ready for traffic

  11.10.17 | RIFLE FARM Gun spur begun. This work was completed on the 13th.

  12.10.17 | Earthwork for NO MAN'S LAND Station on the ROULERS LINE begun

  19.10.17 | WILDE WOOD Howitzer Spurs begun

  20.10.17 | No. 4 RAILWAY WOOD howitzer spur ready for use.

  25.10.17 | No. 3. RAILWAY WOOD howitzer spur ready for use.

  25.10.17 | No. 2 spur RAVINE WOOD ready for use.

  27.10.17 | Track at ZILLEBEKE LAKE siding ready for traffic

  26.10.17 | VLAMERTINGHE Detraining siding and earthwork and walls for platform completed.

  26.10.17 | No. 2 WILDE WOOD spur completed

  31.10.17 | 

  
  

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