Somersetchap 0 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Hello all, My grandfather served in 228 Field Company Royal Engineers. 228 Company was a territorial unit stationed in the city's Somme Barracks. They deployed to France with the BEF in 1940 and were involved in heavy fighting before being evacuated from Dunkirk. i would be very interested to hear from anyone on the forum with any details about 228 Field Company during this period. Also, does anyone know if the Dunkirk Veterans memorial is still in Sheffield Cathedral? Many thanks Sam Link to post Share on other sites
lysander 74 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 The memorial is still in the Anglican Cathedral. Link to post Share on other sites
CATnCABBAGE 0 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Sam, this link may be helpful to you. http://www.medaldetector.co.uk/ww1/kilroy-john-charles/ Link to post Share on other sites
lysander 74 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 A very detailed account of the history of 228 FC Royal Engineers in the evacuation at Dunkirk may be found on: www.sfbhistory.org.uk/pages/sheffieldwar/page07.e.html. An old friend who, by trade was brick layer, found himself with 228 Field Company RE and having a nice quiet war building pillboxes on the Franco- Belgian border ...and then the Germans spoiled it all by invading. He joined the retreat/withdrawal and ended up a POW in Germany for five long years Link to post Share on other sites
peterinfrance 2 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Try this link I think you will find it interesting. www.sfbhistory.org.uk/Pages/SheffieldatWar/Page07/Page07e.html Link to post Share on other sites
lysander 74 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Presque la meme chose ? Link to post Share on other sites
peterinfrance 2 Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Hi lysander Your reply was not shown when I posted even though you posted 2 hours before me. Is the time lag normal. Bon Soiré Link to post Share on other sites
lysander 74 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I really don't know....sometimes my postings have been instantaneous but I have noticed the odd tardy one. Anyway, give my regards to Normandie one of my favourite parts of la belle France ...a place I sadly haven't visited for far too long. Link to post Share on other sites
ManoutotCity 5 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Just trying to access the link to 228 Sheffield Field Coy RE which you provided 06/08/18 but it doesn’t seem to work though I’ve entered the reference several times. Any ideas please? Thanks (I’d a relative at Dunkirk with them who happily, survived The War but has since died. In fact, I also served with the successor unit 50 years ago though fortunately after Dunkirk and WW2!) Link to post Share on other sites
SteveHB 208 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 15/01/2021 at 12:04, ManoutotCity said: Just trying to access the link to 228 Sheffield Field Coy RE which you provided 06/08/18 but it doesn’t seem to work though I’ve entered the reference several times. Any ideas please? Thanks (I’d a relative at Dunkirk with them who happily, survived The War but has since died. In fact, I also served with the successor unit 50 years ago though fortunately after Dunkirk and WW2!) I can only trace the first part of the address http://www.sfbhistory.org.uk/ So maybe the rest (Pages/SheffieldatWar/Page07/Page07e.html) no longer exist? Link to post Share on other sites
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