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Australian Engineers

 

2nd AUSTRALIAN FIELD COMPANY

Australian Engineers

1st Australian Division

 

 

19th July : Varennes.

20th July : Albert area.

20th-23rd July : Works for the planned attack of Pozieres.

23rd-24th July : Pozieres (digging of communication trenches and construction of a strong point South part of Pozieres).

25th July : Albert.

27th July : Vadencourt.

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14th August : Near Albert.

15th August : La Boisselle.

Night of the 15th-16th August : Digging of a Trench linking Ration Trench to the Pozieres Quarry.

16th-21st August : Digging works in East of Pozieres (Dot Trench).

21st August : Albert.

22nd August : Warloy-Baillon.

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23rd October : Ribemont-sur-Ancre.

24th October : Dernancourt.

25th October : Mametz.

Road works and repairs dugouts in Montauban / Longueval area.

30th October : Longueval.

November : Digging works in Flers / Gueudecourt sector.

 

16 names

2461    Sapper

James Lawrence

ABBOTT

Killed in action on the 23rd July 1916 - Age 19

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

165    Sapper

William James

BASTIAN

Died of illness on the 8th december 1916 - Age 30

Rest in peace in Etaples Military Cemetery

 

2465    Sapper

Henry James

BIRD

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916 - Age 24

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

403    Sapper

Charles

BRETT

Killed in action on the 23rd July 1916 - Age 38

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2239    Sapper

William George Victor

CHARITY

Died of wounds on the 25th July 1916 - Age 24

Rest in peace in Puchevillers British Cemetery

 

2470    Sapper

James Ormond

COLLINS

Killed in action on the 23rd July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2477    Sapper

Jack

FREEMAN

Died of wounds on the 15th November 1916 - Age 25

Rest in peace in St Sever Cemetery Extension

 

147    Sergeant

Walter Victor

GRAY

Killed in action on the 23rd July 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

2484    Sapper

Charles William

HEYNE

Killed in action on the 19th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

3797    Sapper

William James

HILL

Killed in action on the 17th August 1916

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

 

6357    Sapper

James

McDONALD

Killed in action on the 21st July 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in Albert Communal Cemetery Extension

 

2501    Sapper

Ernest Edwin

MOOR

Died of wounds on the 7th November 1916 - Age 29

Rest in peace in Heilly Station Cemetery

 

2305    Sapper

Arthur Russell

SCRAGG

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

Rest in peace in A.I.F. Burial Ground

 

2063    Sapper

Charles Wesley

STUBBS

Killed in action on the 2nd November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in A.I.F. Burial Ground

 

7059    Sapper

Wilfred Nicholas

TEMBY

Killed in action on the 2nd November 1916 - Age 21

Rest in peace in A.I.F. Burial Ground

 

 

 

6364    Sapper

Edward Pearce

TOLL

Killed in action on the 2nd November 1916 - Age 22

Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial