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« on: Saturday 24 February 18 10:17 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone help me with info on the 732 Artisan Workshop Company from 2.1.44 to 11.10 45 in North West Europe.


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Re: Royal Engineers
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 24 February 18 12:03 GMT (UK) »
Also 279 Field Company during those years still in North West Europe

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Re: Royal Engineers
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 24 February 18 13:30 GMT (UK) »
 Two War Diaries for 279 Coy are available at the National Archives but not digitised. Some other references too, to men recommended for awards.
Two war diaries for 732 Coy also available: I am unsure as to whether this is the same unit that you name.
See http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/advanced-search
Simons Barrett Jaffray Waugh Langdale Heugh Meade Garnsey Evans Vazie Mountcure Glascodine Parish Peard Smart Dobbie Sinclair....
in Stirlingshire, Roxburghshire; Bucks; Devon; Somerset; Northumberland; Carmarthenshire; Glamorgan

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Re: Royal Engineers
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 24 February 18 13:53 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for this info I have my fathers record but just tells me what companies he was in and when and what country.


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Re: Royal Engineers
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 24 February 18 14:01 GMT (UK) »
I must be doing something wrong coming up zero records for the 2 companies

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Re: Royal Engineers
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 24 February 18 14:38 GMT (UK) »
Advanced search
First box - "All of these words" 279
Second box - "Exact word or phrase" Royal Engineers
Date range 1944 to 1945
War diaries are the first results returned.
Simons Barrett Jaffray Waugh Langdale Heugh Meade Garnsey Evans Vazie Mountcure Glascodine Parish Peard Smart Dobbie Sinclair....
in Stirlingshire, Roxburghshire; Bucks; Devon; Somerset; Northumberland; Carmarthenshire; Glamorgan

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Re: Royal Engineers
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 24 February 18 14:54 GMT (UK) »
Yes I was doing it wrong thanks for showing me.

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Re: Royal Engineers
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 24 February 18 15:03 GMT (UK) »
Sorted thank you.