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The Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem of 1864–65 was the first scientific mapping of Jerusalem, and the first Ordnance Survey to take place outside the United Kingdom. [1] It was undertaken by Charles William Wilson, a 28-year-old officer in the Royal Engineers corps of the British Army, under the authority of Sir Henry James, as Superintendent of the Ordnance Survey, and with the sanction of ...
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army.It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer.
The Military Engineering Experimental Establishment (MEXE) was a British defence research unit.It was formed from the Experimental Bridging Establishment in 1946 and was amalgamated with the Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment to form the Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment in 1970.
The regiment was created as a reinforcement combat engineer unit to support I (BR) Corps in Germany. From 1969 - 1991 the regiment was assigned to 29 Engineer Brigade . It sponsored the Robin Hood Battalion cadre, 1969-71.
Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers, Bobin, on D Day RE Plant Operators construct foundations for a new bridge in Workington after floods Sappers launching a Logistic Support Bridge at Workington in order to reduce effects of collapsed bridges TROJAN AVRE with Full Width Mine Plough and Fascine.
Whereas the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers maintained vehicles and complex weapons and equipment, the RE's E&M companies worked with heavy electrical engineering plant, such as generators and pumps. Although termed a Company, 549 E&M Co often only had a strength of just 3 officers and 28 other ranks.
In August 2001, Headquarters Royal Engineers, Theatre Troops was established as a subdivision of HQ Theatre Troops based in Upavon.On 1 April 2005, the headquarters was redesignated as part of the LANDmark review as 8th Force Engineer Brigade and subsequently took control of the three engineer groups: 12th (Air Support), 29th (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search), and 170th (Infrastructure ...
The regiment was formed on 1 May 1961 from individual batteries of TA Royal Artillery regiments that were being broken up. Three of these batteries were transferred to the Royal Engineers (RE) and redesignated as squadrons, giving the regiment the following composition: [1] 140 Corps Engineer Regiment. Regimental Headquarters at Nottingham