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.
Amys Corporal H D
Adams Sergeant 1 Platoon
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
Bellamy Sapper HQ Platoon
Beresford Charles Sapper 14337048 Died 5/12/1944
Bew Sapper 1 Platoon
Blaylock David Sapper 1953828 Died 13/4/1945
Boak Driver HQ Platoon
Bradley Sapper 2 Platoon
Bradshaw George Sapper 1892818 Died 7/12/1944
Brewer Sapper 3 Platoon
Buckley Lance Corporal HQ Platoon
Burdett A G Second Lieutenant
Burgoin Lance Corporal HQ Platoon
Butson Sapper 2 Platoon
Carpenter Driver H D
Carter R J Sapper HQ Platoon
Cartwright Sapper H D
Chisholm Donald Sapper 1880176 2 Platoon Died 16/4/1945
Clapham Corporal 1 Platoon
Cogger S T Sapper HQ Platoon
Collins Sapper 1 Platoon
Conyard Sapper 1 Platoon
Cook Robert John Sapper 1909520 1 Platoon Died 11/8/1944
Cook S Driver HQ Platoon
Coole Driver HQ Platoon
Cooper Corporal 1 Platoon
Crowther Driver H D
Crumpton Cecil Walter Lance Corporal - promoted to Lance Sergeant - 1892622 MM
Davies Albert Carel Lieutenant 245941 MC
Davies F L Sapper H D
Davies T Sapper 2 Platoon
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
Deller F Sapper 2 Platoon
Diamond Sapper 1 Platoon
Dick Sapper 3 Platoon
Dodd B Sapper 2 Platoon
Doherty Sapper 3 Platoon
Dove Sapper 1 Platoon
Easthope Sapper 2 Platoon
Edmundson Sapper 2 Platoon
Elliott Albert Sapper 14418991 Died 24/10/1944
Evans T W Sapper 2 Platoon
Farley Sapper 1 Platoon
Fidler Sapper 2 Platoon
Franklin Corporal 2 Platoon
Fullarton John Lieutenant 277497 Died 18/10/1944
Furnival Horace Sapper promoted to Corporal 1908858 1 Platoon MM
Furzer Victor George Sapper 2077841 Belgian Croix de Guerre
Gillespie Sapper 1 Platoon
Ginn Driver HQ Platoon
Goldstone Driver H D
Gorton Sapper 2 Platoon
Gosling Sapper 1 Platoon
Gotch Sapper 1 Platoon
Gough Frederick Sergeant 1872635 Died 11/8/1944
Gould Driver 1 Platoon
Groves Corporal 3 Platoon
Grundy Driver HQ Platoon
Hales Sapper 1 Platoon
Hall Corporal 2 Platoon
Hamilton Sapper 1 Platoon
Hammond Sapper 3 Platoon
Hatfield Arthur Douglas Lieutenant 258858 Killed in Action 17/6/1944
Hayward Corporal 1 Platoon
Hewitt Sapper 2 Platoon
Higgins (53) Sapper 2 Platoon
Hoden Sapper HQ Platoon
Hodgetts Sapper HQ Platoon
Hodgkinson Sapper 1 Platoon
Holmes Sapper HQ Platoon
Howard Sapper 1 Platoon
Hudson G Second Lieutenant
Hughes Sapper 2 Platoon
Hurry Sapper 2 Platoon
Irons Sapper 2 Platoon
Jackson Sapper 2 Platoon
Jarvis Harold Bertie Lance Corporal 2149304 Died 24/10/1944
Jones Driver HQ Platoon
King Driver HQ Platoon
Knott Sapper HQ Platoon
Langley Lieutenant
Lax Sapper H D
Ledger John Lance Corporal 907555 1 Platoon Died 11/8/1944
Lewer Sapper HQ Platoon
Lilley Sapper HQ Platoon
Locke Driver 1 Platoon
Lodge Sapper 2 Platoon
MacDougall Sapper 2 Platoon
Marshall Lance Sergeant 2 Platoon
Martin Corporal HQ Platoon
Matthews Lance Corporal 2 Platoon
Miller Sapper 2 Platoon
Mitchell Joe Sapper 14245592 Died 24/10/1944
McLaren William Sapper 14213366 Died 16/4/1945
McLean Sapper 3 Platoon
Moore Company Sergeant Major HQ Platoon
Morton A Sapper HQ Platoon
Morton F Sapper 2 Platoon
Niblett Sapper 2 Platoon
Nicholls Sapper 1 Platoon
O'Brien Corporal 2 Platoon
Owens Lance Corporal HQ Platoon
Palmer Driver 1 Platoon
Payne S J Sapper H D
Payne T W Sapper 2 Platoon
Pearson Sapper H D
Pearson Lance Corporal 2 Platoon
Perryman Sapper 2 Platoon
Pheney Sapper 1 Platoon
Powne Sapper 2 Platoon
Pullinger Sapper 1 Platoon
Reed F A Sapper H D
Reekie Peter Sapper 14213411 Died 10/4/1944
Rutherford Driver 2 Platoon
Rutland Driver 1 Platoon
Sanders Lance Sergeant 3 Platoon
Sandles Sapper 3 Platoon
Sansom Sapper 2 Platoon
Sault Sapper H D
Saunders Lieutenant
Sloan Andrew Corporal 1880164 Died 31/10/1944
Smalley Sapper H D
Smiles Lance Sergeant H D
Spink Sapper 1 Platoon
Steel John Watson Sapper 14748416 Died 13/4/1945
Stevens Sapper HQ Platoon
Stott Sapper H D
Sumner Private HQ Platoon
Sweetlove Sapper 1 Platoon
Symons Lance Corporal H D
Taylor Driver 2 Platoon
Taylor Lance Sergeant 3 Platoon
Teague Sapper 3 Platoon
Thompson Sapper 2 Platoon
Thorn Sapper HQ Platoon
Thornton Graham Gerald Lance Corporal 2005316 Died 25/6/1944
Tidey Lance Sergeant 1 Platoon
Townsend Sapper 2 Platoon
Turner Sapper H D
Tyzack W S Major Officer Commanding
Varley Sapper H D
Walker B Driver 1 Platoon
Wallace Sapper HQ Platoon
Weaver William Herbert Edward Driver 2110747 Died 12/9/1944
Webster Kenneth Sapper 14423363 Netherlands Bronze Award
Wells Lance Sergeant 2 Platoon
May be duplicate.
Wells Thomas Richard Sergeant 6016581 MM
Welsh Sapper 1 Platoon
White P Sapper 3 Platoon
Wicks Corporal HQ Platoon
May be duplicate.
Wicks Douglas Frederick Lance Sergeant 1890573 MM
Williams Driver 1 Platoon
Wilson John Kilvington Sapper 2006626 Died 27/10/1942
Wizard A Second Lieutenant
Woolger Sergeant HQ Platoon
Worrow Driver HQ Platoon
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