12th Field Company Royal Engineers World War I

In the summer of 1914, records show the 12th Field Company in Moore Park, Fermoy, Ireland. In August they departed Queenstown onboard S.S. Maian, arriving at Liverpool on the 22nd.

As part of the 6th Division, the 12th Field Company embarked from Southampton on 8 September 1914 aboard S.S. Oxonian.

British troops crossing a pontoon built by the Royal Engineers : Battle of the Aisne September 1914 ^[5]

France

6^th Div	St. Nazaire & Grand Marais	10 Sep 1914
6^th Div	Battle of the Aisne	12 Sep – 12 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Marles & Ferme de Bessy	12 Sep 1914
6^th Div	Jouarre	13 Sep 1914
6^th Div	Chateau Thierry & Rocourt	15 Sep 1914
6^th Div	Buzancy	16 Sep 1914
6^th Div	Septmonts	19 Sep 1914
6^th Div	Bazoches	21 Sep 1914
6^th Div	Braisne & Vailly	23 Sep 1914
6^th Div	Dhuizy	3 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Nampteuil	6 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Vouty	7 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Fresnoy	8 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Longueil S. Marie	9 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Estrees St. Denis	10 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Arques	11 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Pradelles	12 Oct 1914

6^th Div	Battle of Armentieres	13 Oct – 2 Nov 1914
6^th Div	Oulterstreene	13 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Les Trois Fermes, Blance Maison, Steenwerck, Croix du Bac & Bac St. Maur	15 Oct 1914
6^th Div	La Vesee	17 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Wez Macquart	20 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Fleurbaix	24 Oct 1914
6^th Div	Rue de La Rys (near Erquingham)	2 Nov 1914

6^th Div	Inspection by Lord Roberts	12 Nov 1914
6^th Div	Railway demolition work near Porte Egale Ferme	13 Nov 1914
6^th Div	Railroad repair work, Armentieres to Rue du Bois	17 Nov 1914
6^th Div	Mining operations started near Rue du Bois, bridge construction started over the Lys at Bac S. Maur	21 Nov 1914
6^th Div	Work continued on mining, drainage, construction of shelters and fascines	Dec 1914
6^th Div	The Asylum at Armentieres	1 Jan 1915
6^th Div	Bridge construction at Port Egale Ferme	3 Jan 1915
6^th Div	Routine trench work	Feb 1915
6^th Div	Attack on L’Epinette with two companies of the 1^st Bn North Staffordshire Regt.	10 Mar 1915
6^th Div	Routine trench work	Apr – May 1915
6^th Div	Nieppe & Bailleul	28 May 1915
6^th Div	Camp “A” near Ypres- Vlamertinghe road	31 May 1915
6^th Div	Attack on Railway Wood	14-15 Jun 1915
6^th Div	First attack on Hooge Crater	19 Jul 1915
6^th Div	Second attack on Hooge Crater	9 Aug 1915
6^th Div	Oosthoek	3 Sep 1915
6^th Div	Routine trench work in the Verlorenhoek-Hooge sector	Oct – Nov 1915
6^th Div	Out of the front line. Engaged in rear area camp improvements	18 Nov – 14 Dec 1915
6^th Div	Routine trench work in the Verlorenhoek-Hooge sector	15 Dec 1915 – 14 Mar 1916
6^th Div	Herzeele	15 Mar 1916
6^th Div	Calais	27 Mar 1916
6^th Div	Herzeele	31 Mar 1916
6^th Div	Routine trench work at Boesinghe	17 Apr – 15 Jun 1916
6^th Div	Herzeele	16 Jun 1916
6^th Div	Volkeringhove	18 Jun 1916
6^th Div	Boesinghe	1 Jul 1916
6^th Div	Poperinghe	31 Jul 1916
6^th Div	Candas-Fienvillers	3 Aug 1916
6^th Div	Beauval & Arqueves	4 Aug 1916
6^th Div	Englebelmer-Martinsart road	5 Aug 1916
6^th Div	Routine trench work	6-25 Aug 1916
6^th Div	Amplier	27 Aug 1916
6^th Div	Gezaincourt	28 Aug 1916
6^th Div	Vignacourt	29 Aug 1916
6^th Div	Rannecourt	6 Sep 1916
6^th Div	Sailly-le-Sec	7 Sep 1916
6^th Div	Briquetterie	14 Sep 1916
6^th Div	Battle of Flers-Courcelette	15-22 Sep 1916
6^th Div	Action at The Quadrilateral	15 Sep

6^th Div	Battle of Morval	25-28 Sep 1916
6^th Div	Briquetterie	28 Sep 1916
6^th Div	Meaulte	29 Sep 1916
6^th Div	Ville sur Ancre	30 Sep 1916

6^th Div	Battle of Le Transloy	1-18 Oct 1916
6^th Div	Mericourt	1 Oct 1916
6^th Div	The Citadel	7 Oct 1916
6^th Div	Longueval	8 Oct 1916

6^th Div	Allery	22 Oct 1916
6^th Div	Choques	29 Oct 1916
6^th Div	Marles-les-Mines	30 Oct – 5 Nov 1916
6^th Div	Marzingarbe	6 Nov 1916
6^th Div	Beuvry	29 Nov 1916
6^th Div	Routine trench work	Dec 1916 – 12 Feb 1917
6^th Div	Garbecque	13 Feb 1917
6^th Div	Gonnehem	25 Feb 1917
6^th Div	Bethune	28 Feb 1917
6^th Div	Les Brebis (in the Loos sector)	1 Mar – 13 Jul 1917
6^th Div	Labourse	14 Jul 1917
6^th Div	Guestreville	22 Jul 1917
6^th Div	Battle of Hill 70	15-25 Aug 1917
6^th Div	Les Brebis	23 Aug 1917

6^th Div	Noeux-les-Mines	23 Oct 1917
6^th Div	Lillers	24 Oct 1917
6^th Div	Esquedecques	25 Oct 1917
6^th Div	Magnicourt-en-Compte	29 Oct 1917
6^th Div	Grand Rullecourt	30 Oct 1917
6^th Div	Battle of Cambrai	2 Nov – 3 Dec 1917
6^th Div	Beaucamps-Ribecourt- Cantaing	2 Nov – 3 Dec 1917

6^th Div	Metz & Etricourt	11 Dec 1917
6^th Div	Hendecourt	12 Dec 1917
6^th Div	Laboquiere & Beugny (Louverval Sector)	20 Han – 20 Mar 1918
6^th Div	Battle of St. Quentin	21-23 Mar 1918
6^th Div	Puisieux	24 Mar 1918
6^th Div	Mondicourt	25 Mar 1918
6^th Div	Peselhoek & Elverdinghe	26 Mar 1918
6^th Div	St. Jan ter Biezen	27 Mar 1918
6^th Div	Eeke	28 Mar 1918
6^th Div	Potijze (Ypres Salient)	3 Apr 1918
6^th Div	Vlamertinghe & Lille Gate	16 Apr 1918
6^th Div	Battle of Kemmel	25-26 Apr 1918
6^th Div	Battle of Scherpenberg	29 Apr 1918
6^th Div	Poperinghe	9 Jun 1918
6^th Div	Dickebusch	25 Jun 1918
6^th Div	Wizernes	21 Aug 1918
6^th Div	Moulle	29 Aug 1918
6^th Div	Arques	1 Sep 1918
6^th Div	Bonnay	2-10 Sep 1918
6^th Div	Vaux sur Somme	11 Sep 1918
6^th Div	Tertry	12 Sep 1918
6^th Div	Battle of Epehy	18 Sep 1918
6^th Div	Holnon	26 Sep 1918
6^th Div	Battle of St. Quentin Canal	29 Sep – 2 Oct 1918
6^th Div	Tertry	29 Sep 1918

6^th Div	Battle of Beaurevoir	3-5 Oct 1918
6^th Div	Bellenglise	4 Oct 1918

6^th Div	Magny la Fosse	6 Oct 1918
6^th Div	Battle of Cambrai	8-9 Oct 1918
6^th Div	Battle of Selle	17-25 Oct 1918
6^th Div	Fresnoy le Grand	31 Oct 1918
6^th Div	Busigny	5 Nov 1918
6^th Div	Catillon	7 Nov 1918
6^th Div	Autreppes	10 Nov 1918
6^th Div	Avesnes	12 Nov 1918
6^th Div	Felleries	14 Nov 1918
6^th Div	Solre St. Gery	20 Nov 1918
6^th Div	Erpion	22 Nov 1918
6^th Div	St. Aubin	24 Nov 1918
6^th Div	Ermiton sur Biert	1 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Evrehailles	4 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Chateau de Fontaine	5 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Havelange	6 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Terwagne	8 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Comblain La Tour	9 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Lorce	11 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Stavelot	12 Dec 1918
Germany
6^th Div	Weismes	13 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Elsenborn Barracks	14 Dec 1918
France and Flanders
6^th Div	Montjoie	19 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Olef	20 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Roggendorf	21 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Elsig	22 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Erp	23 Dec 1918
6^th Div	Borr	2 Jan 1919
6^th Div	Lechenich	23 Mar 1919
6^th Div	Bruhl	3 Apr 1919
6^th Div	Antwerp	24 May 1919
	Home Service
	Tilbury	30 May 1919
Ireland
	Limerick	6 Jun 1919 – 28 Feb 1922
	Home Service
	Aldershot	1 Mar 1922 – 23 Sep 1922
Turkey
	Chanak	2 Oct 1922 – 18 Sep 1923
	Home Service
	Aldershot	1 Oct 1923

Table from reubique.com ^[8]

SOURCES:

Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers. The Royal Engineers Journal, Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925-1932.

CALDWELL, M.R. History of the 12th Company, Royal Engineers. Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1925.

Known soldiers of the 12th Field Company during World War I

There are 96 known War Dead that served in the 12th Field Company RE during WWI. They are remembered on the link below.

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Known soldiers of the 12th Field Company during World War I

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