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Australian Engineers

 

13th AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY

Australian Engineers

4th Australian Division

 

 

22nd July : Albert.

Works in Contalmaison Wood, Chalk Pits and La Boisselle sector.

2nd August : Pozieres.

Works in Kay Trench and Toms' Cut. Digging of Rail Trench.

5th August : Support of the attack of O.G. lines by the 6th Brigade (digging of a communication trench).

6th-14th August : Works in Pozieres. Digging of communication trench and clearing various trenches. Salvage work of engineer materials. Repairing of Chalk Pits road.

15th August : Albert.

16th August : Warloy-Baillon.

17th August : La Vicogne.

18th August : Halloy-Pernois.

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29th August : Albert.

30th August : Becourt Wood.

1st-4th September : Pozieres. Digging trenches. repairing metalling road in La Boisselle. Salvaging R.E. stores from front line system.

5th September : Becourt Wood.

6th September : Warloy-Baillon.

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5th November : Near Albert.

9th November : Mametz.

14th-30th Novembert : Longueval / Flers.

 

16 names

5696    Sapper

John Hamilton

BAXTER

Died of wounds on the 11th August 1916

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

2623    Sapper

Albert

CROSS

Killed in action on the 14th August 1916 - Age 32

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1822    Sapper

Stanley Willis

GEORGE

Killed in action on the 5th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

80    Sapper

John Albert

GUY

Died of wounds on the 2nd September 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

3381    Sapper

Lancelot Roy

HARRISON-SMITH

Killed in action on the 31st July 1916 - Age 26

Rest in peace in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension

 

4187    Sapper

Victor Vzander

KERR

Killed in action on the 14th August 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

6472    Sapper

Reuben

LEAVERS

Killed in action on the 2nd September 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3402    Sapper

Hubert Gladston

MALES

Died of wounds on the 5th September 1916

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery

 

5510    2nd Corporal

Henry Gordon

MARCH

Killed in action on the 14th August 1916

Rest in peace in Sucrerie Military Cemetery

 

5152    Sapper

George

McINTOSH

Killed in action on the 2nd September 1916 - Age 23

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

Major

James Herbert

MIRAMS, MC

Died of wounds on the 19th August 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

5161    Sapper

William David

NOONAN

Killed in action on the 5th August 1916 - Age 36

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

1924    Sapper

George Sinclair

OLSEN

Killed in action on the 31st July 1916 - Age 23

Rest in peace in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension

 

4932    Sapper

Kenneth Gavan

RAY

Killed in action on the 4th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2650    Sapper

Thomas Mathew

ROBERTS

Killed in action on the 17th November 1916 - Age 29

Rest in peace in Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs

 

 

 

1997    Sergeant

Thomas

STEDMAN

Killed in action on the 28th July 1916 - Age 46

Rest in peace in Gordon Dump Cemetery