Autogiro Posted 15 November , 2013 Share Posted 15 November , 2013 Hi I am trying to find out any information on the unit known as the 1506 Artisan Works Company Royal Engineers. Can anyone tell me what they were involved in during the First World War and where they served i.e. locations etc. Any information welcomed. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 15 November , 2013 Share Posted 15 November , 2013 There are 61 entries for Artisan Works Companies RE in the Discovery database at the National Archives but all are for WW2. No entries at all for WW1. No unit numbered 1506. The files are in the WO 166 series if you want to see,as a sample,what duties they undertook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalist Posted 15 November , 2013 Share Posted 15 November , 2013 There are 61 entries for Artisan Works Companies RE in the Discovery database at the National Archives but all are for WW2. No entries at all for WW1. No unit numbered 1506. The files are in the WO 166 series if you want to see,as a sample,what duties they undertook. They're in under the archaic spelling - Artizan. 1506 Artizan Works Company RE - war diary, June-Dec 1917 - http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=C7356353 There's some details here - http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=149610 - looks like there were about 19 of them, all skilled tradesmen. It sounds like they may have been a fairly heterogenous collection, though - lots of different trades in an administrative unit, rather than a hundred cobblers or carpenters assembled together. Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 16 November , 2013 Share Posted 16 November , 2013 g Great,never thought of the spelling ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 17 November , 2013 Share Posted 17 November , 2013 DJP 1506 Artizan Works Company was formed at Dieppe and Rouen in June, 1917. The HQ was at Dieppe and it appears that is where their work was carried out. The company was commanded by Captain J W Trodd RE. The unit war diary is not particularly informative, mainly consisting of postings in and out and numbers of men going on leave. 1506 appears to have had a poor disciplinary record with absenteeism being particularly rife. The names of these men are recorded along with those of officers posted to the unit. TR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autogiro Posted 28 November , 2013 Author Share Posted 28 November , 2013 Hi Many thanks for all the replies that's certainly more than I have ever found before so much appreciated everyone. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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