294th Field Company, Royal Engineers
294th Field Company, Royal Engineers
Introduction
According to research into the Order of Battle covering 49th Infantry Division, this Engineer Field Company was apparently listed as a part of the Division from 26th April 1942. However, no War Diary is on file at The National Archives - at least under reference WO 166 Home Forces - until December 1942. This is being further investigated.
As it was not possible to access the Royal Engineers Enlistment Books as part of the research, identifying those men who served in the Company is limited to listing those mentioned within the War Diary, or in the War Diaries of other units to which, or from which, they were transferred. This prevents the creation of full Memorial Pages for these men.
War Diary of the 294th Field Company, Royal Engineers.
Personnel known to have served in the Unit.
Although access to Enlistment Books or posting records was not available, thus preventing the full Memorial Page being set up for each man, the Movement Order Annex of April 1943 allowed the Platoon in which each man served to be identified, so that has been included, where possible, in the list below. The abbreviation H D is assumed to mean Home Details.
Appleby Sergeant 2 Platoon
Atkinson Walter William Sapper 1891558 Died 14/2/1940
Baker D Lance Corporal 1 Platoon
Baker Thomas Frederick Sapper 1892603 Died 11/9/1944
Baldwin Lance Corporal 2 Platoon
Beresford Charles Sapper 14337048 Died 5/12/1944
Blaylock David Sapper 1953828 Died 13/4/1945
Bradshaw George Sapper 1892818 Died 7/12/1944
Burdett A G Second Lieutenant
Carpenter Driver H D
Cartwright Sapper H D
Chisholm Donald Sapper 1880176 Died 16/4/1945
Cook Robert John Sapper 1909520 Died 11/8/1944
Crowther Driver H D
Crumpton Cecil Walter Lance Sergeant 1892622 MM
Davies Albert Carel Lieutenant 245941 MC
Davies F L Sapper H D
Davis J Sapper 2 Platoon
Day Charles Edward Sapper 7019342 Died 13/4/1945
Deller John Charles Lance Corporal 2006628 H D Died 5/12/1944
Elliott Albert Sapper 14418991 Died 24/10/1944
Fullarton John Lieutenant 277497 Died 18/10/1944
Furnival Horace Corporal 1908858 MM
Furzer Victor George Sapper 2077841 Belgian Croix de Guerre
Gough Frederick Sergeant 1872635 Died 11/8/1944
Groves Corporal 3 Platoon
Hatfield Arthur Douglas Lieutenant 258858 Killed in Action 17/6/1944
Higgins (53) Sapper 2 Platoon
Hudson G Second Lieutenant
Jackson Sapper 2 Platoon
Jarvis Harold Bertie Lance Corporal 2149304 Died 24/10/1944
Langley Lieutenant
Lax Sapper H D
Ledger John Lance Corporal 907555 Died 11/8/1944
Mitchell Joe Sapper 14245592 Died 24/10/1944
McLaren William Sapper 14213366 Died 16/4/1945
Payne S J Sapper H D
Pearson Sapper H D
Reed F A Sapper H D
Reekie Peter Sapper 14213411 Died 10/4/1944
Sault Sapper H D
Saunders Lieutenant
Sloan Andrew Corporal 1880164 Died 31/10/1944
Smiles Lance Sergeant
Steel John Watson Sapper 14748416 Died 13/4/1945
Taylor Lance Sergeant 3 Platoon
Thornton Graham Gerald Lance Corporal 2005316 Died 25/6/1944
Turner Sapper H D
Tyzack W S Major Officer Commanding
Varley Sapper H D
Weaver William Herbert Edward Driver 2110747 Died 12/9/1944
Webster Kenneth Sapper 14423363 Netherlands Bronze Award
Wells Thomas Richard Sergeant 6016581 MM
Wicks Douglas Frederick Lance Sergeant 1890573 MM
Wilson John Kilvington Sapper 2006626 Died 27/10/1942
Wizard A Second Lieutenant
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