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On 23 December 1914 the company transferred to 6th Division in France, and served the rest of the war with them. It formed a second-line formation, the 2/1st London Field Company, which replaced it in the 56th Division.

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  • 1st London Field Company Royal Engineers
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  • On 23 December 1914 the company transferred to 6th Division in France, and served the rest of the war with them. It formed a second-line formation, the 2/1st London Field Company, which replaced it in the 56th Division.
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  • On 23 December 1914 the company transferred to 6th Division in France, and served the rest of the war with them. It formed a second-line formation, the 2/1st London Field Company, which replaced it in the 56th Division. On 9 August 1915 the 6th Division attacked and recaptured the chateau at Hooge. Number 4 Section of the company joined in the attack alongside the 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry, and the company suffered its highest casualties in a single day. The work of the company in fortifying the newly captured position with barbed wire received special mention in the report by GHQ. Sapper Berry received the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions in the attack.
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