SteveE Posted 8 August , 2006 Share Posted 8 August , 2006 Could SKS with access to SDGW please look to see if there are any Royal Engineers specifically listed as 120th Railway Company? As they would have been working behind the lines I am hoping that there won't be too many. Many thanks in advance. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Robertson Posted 8 August , 2006 Share Posted 8 August , 2006 Steve, There are 429 RE Railway entries but only 1 which mentions the 120th: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 8 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 8 August , 2006 Derek Thanks very much for taking the time to look, it's much appreciated. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 8 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 8 August , 2006 There are 429 RE Railway entries but only 1 which mentions the 120th: Just as an afterthought, how difficult (and time consuming) would it be to extract all 429 RE Railway entries? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geoff501 Posted 8 August , 2006 Share Posted 8 August , 2006 Could SKS with access to SDGW please look to see if there are any Royal Engineers specifically listed as 120th Railway Company? As they would have been working behind the lines I am hoping that there won't be too many. Not sure about the last one: Name: WHEATLEY, ERNEST Initials: E Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Unit Text: 120th Railway Coy. Age: 31 Date of Death: 15/07/1916 Service No: 152989 Additional Information: Husband of Elizabeth Wheatley, of 15, Priory Row, Hinckley. Casuality Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. C. 15. Cemetery: YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY Name: COURTIS, WILLIAM FREDERICK Initials: W F Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Unit Text: 120th Railway Operating Coy. Age: 46 Date of Death: 30/11/1917 Service No: 153038 Additional Information: Son of Harry and Jane Courtis; husband of Sarah J. Courtis, of 34, Oxford St., Watford, Herts. Born Nunhead, London. Casuality Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 25. Cemetery: RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY Name: DOWNER, ARTHUR WILLIAM JAMES Initials: A W J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Unit Text: 120th Railway Operating Coy. Age: 22 Date of Death: 30/11/1917 Service No: 190457 Additional Information: Son of Richard and Mary Downer, of 77, Lavender Rd. Battersea. London. Casuality Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. B. 24. Cemetery: RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY Name: HALEY, JOHN Initials: J Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Unit Text: 120th Railway Operating Coy. Age: 37 Date of Death: 30/11/1917 Service No: 153084 Additional Information: Husband of Emily Haley, of 14, West Rd., Crook, Co. Durham. Born Howden-le-Wear, Co. Durham. Casuality Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. A. 2. Cemetery: RENINGHELST NEW MILITARY CEMETERY Name: GARDNER Initials: G W Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Unit Text: 120th Railway Coy. Age: 35 Date of Death: 04/11/1918 Service No: WR/265932 Additional Information: Son of C. Thorpe (formerly Gardner), of "Great Bines", Burwash, Sussex, and the late Robert Gardner. Casuality Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: XII. E. 10. Cemetery: HARLEBEKE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY Name: SCOTT Initials: A Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sapper Regiment: Royal Engineers Unit Text: 120th Coy. Secondary Regiment: Labour Corps Secondary Unit Text: transf. to (694764) 83rd Coy. Age: 39 Date of Death: 19/08/1919 Service No: WR/254539 Additional Information: Son of John and Alice Mary Scott, of 245, Tong Rd., Wortley, Leeds; husband of Keziah A. Scott, of 4, Bridge Fold, Kirkstall, Leeds. Casuality Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: LXXII. F. 31. Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 8 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 8 August , 2006 Geoff Many thanks for the CWGC entries, it may be a silly question but how are you finding them in CWGC? I didn't think it was searchable by unit. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaymen Posted 11 August , 2006 Share Posted 11 August , 2006 Just as an afterthought, how difficult (and time consuming) would it be to extract all 429 RE Railway entries? Steve Steve Extracting all 429 as pics(like we do on forum) will take an age. Although I'd be more than happy to do you print outs (shows name, Number, Regiment, date of death) if you want. I would post them off to you. Let me know Glyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 11 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 11 August , 2006 Extracting all 429 as pics(like we do on forum) will take an age. Although I'd be more than happy to do you print outs (shows name, Number, Regiment, date of death) if you want. I would post them off to you. Let me know Glyn Glyn What can I say, I'd be very grateful for anything you can do in the way of printouts and of course I'll reimburse all costs etc. I'll send a PM with the details. Many, many thanks. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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