the great german offensive

[Guest mark58]

on the 21st march 1918 can anyone tell me what happened to the 470th field coy royal engineers north midland divs.my great grandfather was killed on this day.regimental sergent major alfred bailey swallow.

[Paul Reed]

This unit was part of the 59th Division, and took part in the defence of Bullecourt - an action mentioned by German author Ernst Junger in Storm of Steel . For further information see:

http://www.1914-1918.net/59div.htm

and

http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/bulleco..._war_museum.htm