A Memorial to the Tunnelling Companies of the Great War and William Hackett VC.
Welcome to our new-look site. We have updated this with a comprehensive history of the memorial from photographs of its construction and a full write up of the unveiling ceremony and day’s events on 19 June 2010.
The site is intended to be as interactive as possible and we would welcome comment from those who attended the unveiling, those who have visited the memorial and those with a connection to the Tunnelling Companies of the First World War.
William Hackett VC
Sapper William Hackett, 254 Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross – the only such decoration ever to be bestowed upon a Tunneller.
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Galleries
Images from the unveiling ceremony on 19 June 2010 plus the memorial manufacture and construction
Tunnelling Companies in the Great War
An explanation of underground warfare and the part the Tunnelling Companies of the Royal Engineers played in the Great War
The Tunnellers Memorial was unveiled on 19 June 2010 in a ceremony attended by hundreds of people as well as local press and French and British television news crews.
All material (c) Tunnellers Memorial. Please credit the website if using.