Help Required. 104 Army Troops, Royal Engineers.

Struggling to read that Mel. This is the best I can come up with. Hopefully others can assist:

- With Effect from 19 March 1942 with 5 Training Batalion, Royal Engineers
- 6 July 1942 to the 181 Railway Operating Company
- 12 November 1942 ???
- 1 December 1942 ???
- With effect from 8 January 1943, 104 Army Troops Company
- Embarked for West Europe on 7 August 1944

So basically he was with the 104 Army Troops Coy from the begining of 1943 to the end of the war.

Lee

 

12 November 1942 3 C.R.E. Aero Con? Company

1 December 1942 20 B.R.E.

 

Mel,

It looks like he qualified for Operating an Excavator (BIII) Model? or MOD Class?

Also I can read:

Previously posted as missing.
Now confirmed drowned W. Europe 8.5.45

Regards
Tom

 

Thank you for this help
181 railway operations any idea where they were based
What does 3 c r e aero con com mean?
And 20 bre
Here's a closer picture
We thought he was a roof tiler by trade but it looks like he was a stoker
I also found this report in the local paper

 

Record image

 

Oops upside down

 

Here with help from ww2 talk members are some of the abbrieviations

5 T B = 5 training battalion

181 rly op coy =181 railway operations company general headquaters company

3 C R E aero con coy= 3 commander royal engineers aerodrome construction company

20 B R E Still don't know

104 army troops company. general engineers mainly used in bridge building .were in the 21 st army group sent to Europe august 1944

Thanks for all the help so far
X
Mel

 

Here with help from ww2 talk members are some of the abbrieviations

5 T B = 5 training battalion

181 rly op coy =181 railway operations company general headquaters company

3 C R E aero con coy= 3 commander royal engineers aerodrome construction company

20 B R E Still don't know

104 army troops company. general engineers mainly used in bridge building .were in the 21 st army group sent to Europe august 1944

Thanks for all the help so far
X
Mel

 

Rly Op Coy is Railway Operating Company

Closest I can think of for B RE is BD RE which is Bomb Disposal Royal Engineers. Could be Brigade RE but never heard of that.

 

http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/attachments/royal-engineers/98926d1359834992t-help-required-104-army-troops-royal-engineers-image-jpg

I'm not sure it is 20 BRE at all

If you look in the column to the left it says B Coy 2DB
Could this be 2 DBRE? ie Depot Battalion Royal Engineers?

 

Hi what was a depot battalion he was only there for a short time I think 104 was a reinforcement troop could it be something to do with that

Kind regards mel

 

Just a thought could it be 2 Obre ?

 

Just a thought could it be 2 Obre ?

I still think it is 2 DBRE, unless of course anyone else reads it differently
Pretty sure it means Depot Battalion Royal Engineers

Lesley

 

There has been a mention of 2 DBRE on here before:
http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/royal-engineers/28959-royal-engineer-michael-hannan.html
see posts 8 and 9 on the above link

Lesley

 

Hi Lesley
Once again thanks for your input
William was at DBRE for a very short time before embarking the uk so depot battalion makes sense I think depot battalions were holding places for lots of different units before troops were sent off abroad.
I've ordered the war diary s for aug so I will soon know where William was sent
Kind regards
Mel

 

My pleasure
Let us all know how you get on with the war diaries.

Lesley

 

Here's the war diaries for 104 army troop starting with embarkation
Thanks to a great service from arcre website

 

104 army troops r e

 

104 army troops

 

Hello
Looking for information on a bailey bridge built over the river orne named bunch bridge in august 1944 by the royal engineers
Thanks mel