andy1400 Posted 17 August , 2006 Share Posted 17 August , 2006 A friend at the British Legion asked me if I could find out about there uncle who was in the 255th Tunnelling Coy, RE and was killed on 14/10/1918. His name was Edward Dillow and they would like to have an idea of what his unit was doing at the time of his death. Regards Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanA Posted 17 August , 2006 Share Posted 17 August , 2006 Hi Andy, I have no specific info on the 255th but by that stage of the war the tunnellers, basically engineers, were clearing booby traps and land mines, repairing bridges and ensuring water supplies. Obviously, clearing booby traps has its risks but even when building a bridge they would be liable to shelling and possibly machine gun fire. Hope this helps a little. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1400 Posted 17 August , 2006 Author Share Posted 17 August , 2006 Thanks very much Ian. I will pass the information on. Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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