339 Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers

[Chris_Baker]

I would be grateful for any snippets of information with regard to this unit.

[johnboy]

Robert VINES Pioneer 260802, 339th Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers. Died Tuesday 8th May 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 36. Born Maxey, enlisted Leicester. Son of the late George and Jane Vines, of Maxey, Northants. Buried in TROIS ARBRES CEMETERY, STEENWERCK, Nord, France. Grave I. K. 2

From Maxey Roll of Honour.

[generalist]

Two other members:

BOARD ARTHUR
United Kingdom Pioneer Royal Engineers 339th Road Construction Coy. Age: 41 Date of Death: 24/12/1918 Service No: WR/10706 II.A.2.

http://www.inmemories.com/Cemeteries/solesmesbrit.htm

Private [?] Charles Barnett [no service number given], from Angmering in West Sussex:

http://www.angmeringvillage.co.uk/history/Articles/WW1-Survivors.htm

There's a few Charles Barnetts in the RE with surviving service records -

61365 was in 13th Signal Company

114875 was in 253rd Tunneling Company

12779 (Charles William) was in 5th Field Company

WR301118 (Charles William) was in an unclear unit, but only joined in August 1919 (a re-enlisted old soldier, in the cavalry c. 1891)

147424 (Edward Charles) was in 238 Army Troops Company

- so no luck tracing any incidental details from those.

Andrew.

[spof]

WO 95/5499 is incredibly helpful (not):

"With Transportation Troops 1-7-17 till 11-11-18"

so tucked away in the LoC somewhere

[Chris_Baker]

My belated thanks, all.

[Guest]

Robert VINES Pioneer 260802, 339th Road Construction Company, Royal Engineers. Died Tuesday 8th May 1917 in France & Flanders. Age 36. Born Maxey, enlisted Leicester. Son of the late George and Jane Vines, of Maxey, Northants. Buried in TROIS ARBRES CEMETERY, STEENWERCK, Nord, France. Grave I. K. 2

From Maxey Roll of Honour.

 

Robert was my great great uncle.  I would like to  find out more about what happened to him in WW1