Tunnelling company of the Royal Engineers of the British Army in World War I
250th Tunnelling Company
Active
World War I
Country
United Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Type
Royal Engineer tunnelling company
Role
military engineering, tunnel warfare
Nickname(s)
"The Moles"
Engagements
World War I Battle of Messines
Commanders
Notable commanders
Cecil Cropper
Military unit
The 250th Tunnelling Company was one of the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers created by the British Army during World War I. The tunnelling units were occupied in offensive and defensive mining involving the placing and maintaining of mines under enemy lines, as well as other underground work such as the construction of deep dugouts for troop accommodation, the digging of subways, saps (a narrow trench dug to approach enemy trenches), cable trenches and underground chambers for signals and medical services.[1]
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