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The Royal Engineers pictured in 1872. Back: Merriman, Ord, Marindin, Addison, Mitchell; Front: Hoskyns, Renny-Tailyour, Creswell, Goodwyn, Barker, Rich. The club was founded in 1863, under the leadership of Major Francis Marindin; the earliest game recorded for the Engineers against a non-military side is a 3–0 home win over No Names Club in March 1867. [2]
9 Parachute Squadron RE (often abbreviated to '9 Sqn' [9]) is an airborne squadron of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers.It is part of 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment based at Rock Barracks in Woodbridge, Suffolk, and provides close engineer support to 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team.
The Headquarters of the Royal Engineers at Arnhem. Travelouge 219. ISBN 978-1-927679-04-3. Smithers, A. J. (1991). Honourable Conquests: An Account of the Enduring Work of the Royal Engineers Throughout the Empire. Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-0-85052-725-4. Steadman, Peter (2001). Platoon Commander (Memoirs of a Royal Engineers Officer). Pentlandite ...
504 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (P) 506 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (W) 507 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (R) 509 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (PI) 526 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) 66 Works Group [8] (Air Support) 502 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (FP) 516 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (BP) 521 Specialist Team Royal ...
In August 2014 it was agreed that 131 Independent Squadron would re-subordinate from 3 Commando Brigade to become part of 24 Commando Royal Engineers. This change took place on 2 October 2015, making the regiment a hybrid Regular/Reserve unit, like its counterpart in 16 Air Assault Brigade, 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment .
299 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers (299 Para Sqn) is a specialist field engineer squadron of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers and the only reserve parachute unit of the corps. Formed in 1947 as an airborne field squadron, 299 Para Sqn would see many reorganisations and new roles, until 2006 when it took on the parachute role it ...
Major-General Sir John William Gordon KCB (4 November 1814 – 8 February 1870) was a British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers. [3]Gordon obtained a commission in the Royal Engineers in 1823 and served in the United Kingdom, North America and Bermuda before the outbreak of the Crimean War.
The vehicle was not known as "Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers" at this time. Production commenced in 1944 based on a mixed fleet of Churchill III and IV vehicles. These were assigned to three regiments of the Royal Engineers forming the new 1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers, part of the 79th Armoured Division.