A/Cpl John Robert GREGG – 151278

[Delta Golf]

My great grand uncle, a miner working the Netherton Colliery near Bedlington, Northumberland joined the Tunnelling Coy in Rouen on 11 Oct 1915 & posted to 176 Tunnelling Coy from 10 Nov. In March 1916 he was injured & returned to UK. After recovering he was posted to 184 TC on 15 Jun 1916 until 23 Mar 1917 (wounded again). In April 1917 joined 183 TC until discharged on 29 Nov 1918. Any information / war diaries of where each TC were during these periods would be warmly received.

Many thanks in advance

Dave

[stdape2011]

there is a service record for him.

[Delta Golf]

Hi stdape2011,

Thanks, I've got his records which is how I got his unit info. Looking to add info of where & what the units were involved in

Thanks

Dave

[sotonmate]

Dave

There are several threads here about 176TC. Their War Diary at Kew is under WO95/244 (Apr 1915 to Jan 1919),not digital,and there is a page in the Long Long Trail:

http://www.1914-1918.net/tunnelcoyre.htm

which will give the general areas the Company served.

There is also the book "Beneath Flanders Fields-the Tunnellers War 1914-1918" which is a very interesting read.

[Delta Golf]

Sotonmate,

Thanks for the leads.

Cheers

Dave