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 Egypt, 1916. 7TH Field Company - Engineers camp, showing workshops and piles of timber and equipment. AWM P00998.029 | |
 Ismailia 1916 7th Field Company Engineers constructing a jetty at Ferry Post. AWM P00998.008 | |
Brief History
The 7th Field Company - Engineers was a part of the 2nd Division. Other Engineer units in the 2nd Division were the 5th and 6th Field Companies. During WW 1 the Engineers undertook a raft of tasks broadly divided into mobility, counter mobility and construction as well as survey and mapping, and specialised tunnelling and mining operations. The Field Companies' scope of works concentrated on the former rather than the latter.
They undertook a broad range of tasks including preparation and supervision of the construction of defensive and gun positions, excavation of trenches and dugouts, erection of wire and other obstacles, preparation of command posts, signalling and water supply, field engineering, road and bridge construction and route maintenance. They also undertook obstacle breaching and crossing. For example in the lead up to the attack at Mont St Quentin the Engineers were required to carry out two river crossing / bridging operations.
Battle / Campaign/ Involvement
- ANZAC - Gallipoli (/explore/campaigns/1) 25 April 1915 to 19 December 1915
- Pozieres (/explore/campaigns/5) 23 July 1916 to 4 September 1916
- Mouquet Farm (/explore/campaigns/103) 8 August 1916 to 5 September 1916
- Second Bullecourt (/explore/campaigns/6) 3 May 1917 to 17 May 1917
- Menin Road (/explore/campaigns/26) 20 September 1917 to 25 September 1917
- Broodseinde (/explore/campaigns/18) 4 October 1917 to 5 October 1917
- Poelcappelle (/explore/campaigns/27) 9 October 1917 to 9 October 1917
- Amiens (/explore/campaigns/14) 8 August 1918 to 11 August 1918
- Mont St Quentin/Peronne (/explore/campaigns/15) 31 August 1918 to 3 September 1918
- St Quentin Canal/Hindenburg Line (/explore/campaigns/81) 28 September 1918 to 5 October 1918
Seventy seven men died while posted to this unit.
Unit Personnel
- Charles Bird 14 Aug - 26 Dec 1917
Individual Honours
- 7 x Military Cross
- 1 x Bar to Military Cross
- 4 x Distinguished Conduct Medal
- 26 x Military medal
- 2 x Bar to Military Medal
- 1 x Meritorious Service Medal
- 10 x Mentioned in Despatches
- 1 x Belgium Croix de Guerre
Notes
Unit history - Chatto, R.H. (1936). The Seventh Company (Field Engineers), A.I.F., 1915-1918. Kogarah