837 and 115 coy Pioneer corps

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  1. 13thbattalion

    13thbattalion Active Member

    Hi, does anyone have any information about 837 and 115 coy pioneer corps ?
    Thanks
     
  2. dml34

    dml34 Junior Member

    I can tell you that both coys were in 21 Army Group in North West Europe.

    May 1944:
    115 Pnr Coy in 56 Pnr Gp (Second Army)
    837 Pnr Coy in 38 Pnr Gp (L of C)

    May 1945:
    115 Pnr Coy in 21 Pnr Gp (First Cdn Army)
    837 Pnr Coy (HQ only) in 6 L of C Sub Area (in the Netherlands)

    115 Pnr Coy was stioned in Wijchen in May 1945, and had moved to Borger by June 1945. Both places are in the Netherlands.

    You will get more information from these War Diaries at the National Archives at Kew.

    WO 166/10007 115 Pnr Coy Jan - Dec 1942
    WO 166/13841 115 Pnr Coy Jan - Dec 1943
    WO 171/3098 115 Pnr Coy Jan - Dec 1944
    WO 171/7297 115 Pnr Coy Jan - Dec 1945

    WO 166/10261 937 Pnr Coy Jan - Dec 1942
    WO 166/14117 937 Pnr Coy Jan - Dec 1943
    WO 171/3251 837 Pnr Coy Jan - Nov 1944

    Dave
     
  3. 13thbattalion

    13thbattalion Active Member

    Thanks for your reply. Whats the best way to access the archives? Are visits easy to organise ?
    (sorry its taken this long to reply.)
     

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