7:29am Posted 1 April , 2005 Share Posted 1 April , 2005 Does anybody know anything about this company where it was and what it did? Any help to jim.royall@ya.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveDocDavies Posted 13 April , 2005 Share Posted 13 April , 2005 Jim, I'm away from my reference library so I cannot give you specifc dates. The RE Special Coys were formed in response to gas warfare ... responsible for designing protective masks, studying chemical agents munitions / properties. So, formation would date from Apr-May 1915. Cheers, Doc D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hone Posted 13 April , 2005 Share Posted 13 April , 2005 See the book 'Chemical Soldiers' by Donald Richter, about the Special Companies. I've found the text to be pretty accurate although some of the photo captions cannot be correct (Steel helmets at Loos). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7:29am Posted 13 April , 2005 Author Share Posted 13 April , 2005 thanks very much. I am researching a chap who won the MM in 1917 and then died of pneumonia in 2 weeks after armistice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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