214 Army Field Company Royal Engineers France 1940

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  1. Guy Hudson

    Guy Hudson Looker-upper

    Does anyone know how long this unit served in France prior to the evacuation?
     
  2. Deacs

    Deacs Well i am from Cumbria.

    Hi Guy.

    This is way out of my league but looking at the National Archive for the diaries it states from April-June 1940.

    Catalogue description 214 Army Field Company Royal Engineers
    Reference: WO 167/971
    Description:
    214 Army Field Company Royal Engineers

    Date: 1940 Apr.-June
    Held by: The National Archives, Kew

    Haven't a clue if this helps ?

    Mike.
     
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  3. Rich Payne

    Rich Payne Rivet Counter Patron 1940 Obsessive

    They don't appear to be included under the arm of service serials in the 11th April 1940 listings...which may or may not be significant.
     
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  4. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Arrived Le Havre 2nd April 1940 at 0800hrs and some of the Company left France via the beaches near Malo les Baines between the afternoon and midnight on the 28th May and the rest from the East Mole at Dunkirk on the 29th May.
     
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