War diaries and histories of British armoured regiments and papers of serving individuals. privacy policy, NRA 36689 Our Hughes is confirmed to have received the Military Medal "for bravery in the Field" and the award was announced on page 6018 in Gazette issue 31338 on 13 August 1919. Help us improve catalogue descriptions by adding tags. If your application is urgent, explain why in your form or in a covering letter, so it can be prioritised. Use this guide if you are researching the British Army, the Royal Navy and/or the Royal Air Force and are interested in collections which are held by archives other than The National Archives. 6. Royal Engineers, 969th Port Floating Equipment Company, Royal Engineers, 970th Port Floating Equipment Company, Royal Engineers, 979th Inland Waterway Transport Coy, Royal Engineers, Cinque Ports Fortress Coy. This was supplemented by two vans each driven by a Driver from the Royal Army Service Corps. (d.27th Sept 1944), Turner Kenneth John. The Library also holds papers relating to the Nuremberg Military Tribunal 1945-49. They were the direct descent from William the Conqueror's Military Engineers who were directed in 1066 by Humphrey de Tilleaul. Compartilhar isto. Re: Seeking WW2 Italian POW records? Papers of Sir Basil Liddell Hart. Further information is available at Accessions to Repositories. Sapper Louis Hughes served in the 439 Field Company, Royal Engineers, during World War I. Iserlohn. Those interested in military aviation may also care to contact the Fleet Air Arm Museum, RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset BA22 8HT; the Royal Air Force Association, Central HQ, 117 Loughborough Road, Leicester, LE4 5ND and the Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London W1V 0BQ. Royal Engineers, 239th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, 245th (Welsh) Field Company, Royal Engineers, 249th (Airborne) Field Company, Royal Engineers, 254th (West Lancashire) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, 284th Armoured Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers, 286th (Airborne) Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, 291st Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers, 292nd Army Field Company, Royal Engineers, 508th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, 542nd Electrical and Mechanical Company, Royal Engineers, 579 (Kent Fortress) Field Coy, Royal Engineers, 591st Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers, 603rd Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers, 607th Railway Construction Company, Royal Engineers, 622nd Construction Company, Royal Engineers, 624th Field Park Company, Royal Engineers, 683rd Construction Company, Royal Engineers, 698th General Construction Company, Royal Engineers, 701 Gen Construction Coy. Royal Air Force Museum, Department of Research and Information Services. Papers relating to the British Army and earlier formations from the 15th-20th centuries, with a strong emphasis on the 18th and 19th centuries. A member of 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD) training in chemical ordnance clearance, Afghanistan, 2002, Queen Elizabeth II, Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Engineers, during a visit to Brompton Barracks, Chatham, 2007. II: 1939-45. Related Historic Documents Title WWII Written accounts By Troop Sgt, Bernard Kaye No: 2073747 Royal Engineers 16th Assault Sqd Type War Diary Title In 1911 the Corps formed its Air Battalion, the first flying unit of the British Armed Forces. "First time @NAM_London today. Several large collections of naval MSS comprising letters, papers, journals, logs and order books. Each officer had a Batman drawn from these Drivers who also provided the Officers Mess Servant and two soldiers for sanitary and water duties. (d.28th March 1942), Filmer Albert William. 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Smith, Re: Looking for Records of 128th Infantry 32nd 'Red Arrow' Division WWII. Service records, also known as dossiers, are the authoritative source of information about an individual's military service. There is some overlap between terms like buccaneer, privateer, and pirate; the distinction between all of these . Since medieval times, builders and engineers had formed part of British armies. How to search Canadian and Commonwealth Military Records 1. If you provide contact details, we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days. Have you found an error with this catalogue description? Their duties included siege warfare, map-making and the construction of bridges, roads, fortifications, drainage systems and camps. 1987. These files can include the Report of Separation (DD Form 214) and show a veteran's service history, which may include: Enlistment or appointment and separation dates. It has participated in every campaign in which the Army has been involved. The Royal Corps of Signals is a combat support arm that provides vital communication and information systems for the British Army, wherever it operates in the world. Second World War (1939-1947) Search the records of Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947. Known as Sappers, Royal Engineers have served in all of the Armys campaigns. In 1856, the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners were amalgamated with the Corps of Royal Engineers. Early in the war, most of the light machine guns with field companies were Lewis guns, developed in the First World War, rather than Bren guns which began to replace them. The Royal Regiment of Artillery is the artillery arm of the British Army and has been in official service since 1716. Cracknell Harold. The Royal Engineers grew into a large and complex organisation, by the 1 August 1914, the RE consisted of 1056 officers and 10394 men of the regular army and Special Reserve, plus another 513 and 13127 respectively serving with the RE of the Territorial Force. A field companys equivalent in an armoured division was a field squadron. Royal Engineers Library Browse repositories Prince Arthur Road Brompton Barracks Chatham England ME4 4UG View on map Visit website Telephone: 01634 822 221 Open: Tu-F 9-5 Book in advance Proof of. According to included records he is listed under both service number 701 and 446316. Engineers also designed and built fortifications around public building, barracks and cross border posts. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, PRO - Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts, Division within PRO - Records of the Public Record Office's Internal Administration, PRO 58 - Public Record Office: Registered Files: Records Administration (CD Series), About our Formed in 1716, this corps helps keep the British Army in the field by providing engineering and technical support. 107 Fort Knox, Kentucky 40122-5504 502-613-4400 usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.foia@mail.mil If the deceased was buried overseas and you want information on a gravesite or possible memorial site, contact the American Battle Monuments Commission. Personal diaries, letters and unpublished memoirs of over 5000 servicemen and women and civilians in war time. It sank many submarines, but it also lost a large number of warships. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. It was amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993. This information will help us make improvements to the website. 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A large collection of personal papers and memoirs of service by individual soldiers. Engineers also pioneered the military use of the telegraph during the Crimean War (1854-56) and were responsible for the Army's postal service. Records recently collected by other archives, Airborne Assault The Museum of the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces, Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel 1793-1975, Friends of The National This is known as the annual Accessions to Repositories survey. 3 Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment. pillboxes, anti-tank obstacles, large shelters etc., demolitions, including road cratering and both the construction and destruction of bridges. Records of the Academy and predecessor bodies, the Royal Military Academy (Woolwich) and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Records of the Royal Corps of Signals and predecessor bodies, the Telegraph Battalions Royal Engineers and subsequently the Royal Engineers Signal Service. In 1915, in response to German mining of British trenches under the then static siege conditions of World War One, the corps formed its own tunnelling companies. will be recorded in their service records. Accessing service files Our collection has over 1 million records documenting the service of Australian men and women during World War II. Online Database. Many archives regularly take in new records to add to their collections this process is known as accessioning. It is responsible for maintaining, recovering and repairing tanks, vehicles, weapons and equipment. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Each section is self-contained for work and equipped with its own compressor and power tools. We are currently digitising World War II service records and they will be progressively made available online. Papers of Wing Commander Marchess de Casa Maury and copies of papers (some with original material) of Vice-Admiral J Hughes-Hallett. Training and qualifications. All of the following recommended publications are available in The National Archives library. Artillery topics 1716-20th century. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Check benefits and financial support you can get, Find out about the Energy Bills Support Scheme, Apply for the records of someone who's deceased, Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, View a printable version of the whole guide, Requests for personal data and service records: a detailed guide, Certificates, register offices, changes of name or gender. Search By Surname Featured Items Home WW1 Music & Songs Save This Unit. The Squid was fitted to the first Australian post war destroyers HMA Ships Anzac and Tobruk but later vessels were fitted with the Mortar Mark 10 (MM10) which remained in service for many years. Papers relating to the Dieppe Raid. They initially enlisted for six years with the colours and a further six years with the reserve or four years and eight years. In addition to the specialist repositories noted above there are several military museums which hold some manuscript material. The barrack room in a Martello Tower, c1812, Field telegraph wire used during the Crimean War, c1855. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. By this time, the two separate corps had already served in many campaigns, including the American War of Independence (1775-83), the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815), and countless colonial conflicts around the globe. HBL RM Div 18 Mar 42 - 18 May 42. A war diary will record a units location and activities, so you can follow a soldier around the world and find out which campaigns they took part in and where they served. A units war diary will often refer to a lack of vehicles if there was a shortage. When he re-contacted the people that supplied the service record, they confirmed that it should have contained his medical records as well, and sent them on as a seperate item to us. Serjeant (d.24th April 1945), Stuart William. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Wales Military Records Contents 1 Online Records and Websites 2 The National Archives 3 History and Background 3.1 Seven Years War 3.2 American Revolutionary War 3.3 Napoleonic Wars 3.4 War of 1812 3.5 Crimean War 3.6 Indian Mutiny 3.7 Boer Wars 3.8 World War I 3.9 World War II 4 Royal Navy 5 Royal Marines 6 Army 6.1 Available Records 6.2 Civilians Emma Thorne Drugs used to target HER2-positive invasive breast cancer may also be successful in treating women in the first stages of the disease, researchers at The University of Records of organizations, including the United Service Club. View gallery A royal Engineer is. You will need a reader's ticket to do this. Experience gained during the Troubles proved invaluable when Engineers later found themselves countering improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan (2001-14) and Iraq (2003-09). Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Read tagging guidelines. Discusses subsequent career from engineer at Palmerston North and Mangakino to Head Office in various roles culminating in retiring as Assistant General Manager in 1978. This information will help us make improvements to the website. They initially enlisted for six years with the colours and a further six years with the reserve or four years and eight years. Archives relating to British Aerospace and its predecessor companies engaged in aircraft manufacture at Brooklands, Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd and the British Aircraft Corporation, including De Havilland Engine Co Ltd, D Napier & Son Ltd and Rolls-Royce. Imperial War Museum Department of Documents. The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) . Coy - Company; DOC - Docks Operating Company; E&M Coy - Electrical & Mechanical Company; EAC - Equipment & Assembly Company (REME); F Coy - Fortress Company; FPKS / FPS - Field Park Squadron; GC Coy - General Construction Company; L of C - Lines of Communication; OCTU - Officer Cadet Training Unit; OS - Ordnance Survey; RESR - Royal Engineers Special Reserve / Supplementary Reserve; SW - Static Workshop (REME). Engineers also helped design, build and operate the Mulberry Harbour during the Normandy campaign (1944). Records of senior commanders from all three services, from both world wars, including Marshal of the RAF William Sholto Douglas, Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, and Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. Before the Second World War, Royal Engineers recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall (5 feet 2 inches for the Mounted Branch). Private papers, including typescript memoirs of Major FJ Mulgheen relating to tunnelling 1914-18. Second World War (1939-1945) Archival records and resources from the Second World War Archival resources from Canada's participation in the Second World War. The main collection of the 1st Duke of Wellingtons papers including military correspondence. U.S. Army Human Resources Command ATTN: AHRC-FOIA 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Dept. They are part of the, If the soldier youre researching died between 3 September 1939 and 31 December 1947 then you can find out where they are buried or commemorated on the. Can someone please help me decifer my grandfathers service record in the Royal Marine Engineers, where he was and what he might be doing there? Ive also created a series of guides to help you research soldiers who served in the war: I also offer a Second World War Soldier Research Service. By 1 August 1917, it had grown to a total of 295668. Search records of those who died in service between 1939 and 1947, including those killed in action, those who subsequently died of injuries related to service, and those who died as a result of accident or illness while in service. Upwards of 400 individual accessions. The term buccaneer refers to sailors who attacked other ships and took their goods. 63 Works Group. Many exclusive records, found only on our site, 1 on 1 Personal assistance from military photo and document experts, Access to Orbats mapping tool, allowing you to trace your WW1 ancestors steps. National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library. Papers of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, covering his period in command of Combined Operations in the Second World War, as Supreme Allied Commander in SE Asia and his post war roles as First Sea Lord and Chief of the UK Defence staff. Originally an officer-only corps, its other ranks were supplied by contracted civilian workers. The sonar controlled three barrelled mortar (both Squid and Limbo) could automatically fire three bombs, each of 400 pounds with an explosive warhead . (d.27th May 1944). The Royal Engineers' interest in aeronautics began in the 1860's when they explored the possibilities of using air balloons for aerial observation purposes. An extensive collection of MS and typescript technical reports, a photograph collection and a collection of maps and plans. Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. The Scottish Archive Network the project aims to revolutionise access to Scotlands archives by providing a single electronic catalogue to the holdings of more than 50 Scottish archives. Let us know. You can order records in advance to be ready for you when you visit Kew. . A soldiers trade, if they had one, will be recorded in their service record. Under Personal Information Add Nationality 4. TBRE Training Battalion Royal Engineers. On the results page click Advanced Search on the right hand side 3. Cambridge University, Churchill Archives Centre. The museum now holds the manuscript collections formerly at the Admiralty Library. Alan. Most men have one card but some have multiple cards with text on the face and reverse. The Royal Army Ordnance Corps was the body charged with supplying weapons, ammunition and equipment to the British Army. Manuscripts Section. Regimental archives, including Royal Artillery unit war diaries for the First and Second World Wars. Material on HMS Kelly. Field companies were also used to support attacks, by clearing German defensive obstacles, booby traps and minefields. 101 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S) 20 Works Group. Vehicles were in very short supply on the outbreak of war, especially for field companies of the Territorial Army, so the above figures should be taken as a guideline only. Join in if you dare! If you wanted to get as much information as possible, you can also view the war diaries of the other two field companies in the division, as they often worked on similar tasks and in close proximity to each other. The war of 1914-1918 relied on engineering. Want to know what life was like during the War? Leeds University Library, Liddle Collection. Where the keywords you searched for appear in the name of the institution or person that originally created the record (often not the same as the institution or person that currently holds the record), the search results are displayed under the Record creators tab. MS collection of the Royal Army Medical Corps, comprising private journals and papers of army surgeons including Sir John Hall and Sir Thomas Longmore. In the early 20th century, Engineers were also involved in the beginnings of British military aviation, running the Army's School of Ballooning. Log in or Sign up to interact with the community. We add around 200,000 new records each month. Archives, Open Government Licence Royal Horse Guards 304001 - 309000. Royal Engineers bridging a stream on the Western Front, c1917 World wars During the First World War (1914-18), the corps's duties expanded into tunnelling, trench-building, forestry, quarrying, gas warfare, inland water transport, aerial survey, topographical photography and camouflaging techniques. A small MS collection, including the papers of Dame Maud McCarthy, Army Matron in Chief. 33777 people in our Post WW2 records. to add or update the details in Discovery, Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Browne, Clement Alfred Righy, (1860-1924), Colonel, Royal Engineers, Caldwell, Sir James Lillyman, (1770-1863), Knight General, Cave-Browne, William, (1884-1967), Major General, Coehorn, Menno, (1634-1704), Dutch Military Engineer, Connolly, Thomas William John, (1815? For research guides specifically on The National Archives records please see the other guides in our Military and Maritime category. A Royal Engineers Balloon Section in South Africa, 1899, Royal Engineers preparing to blow up a Boer farm, c1901. Letters from Major-General Gordon 1874-1879, miscellaneous letters, papers and notebooks of Gordon. Tree search All record sets British Army, Royal Engineers 1900-1949 Tracer cards plot a soldier's movements within and between regiments. Personal papers of serving officers including Admirals Beatty, Hawke, Hood and Nelson. 23 Amphibious Engineer Troop, Royal Engineers, take part in Exercise Anakonda on the German-Polish border, 2016. It was in the hands of the technically skilled RE's to develop responses to chemical and underground warfare. Tracer cards essentially provide a headline summary of service through which a man's movements can be tracked. You can change your cookie settings at any time. 576 people in our Victorian Conflicts records. Terms of Service apply. 31 people in our WW1 records. A large collection of plans, maps and surveys relating to the work of the Royal Engineer Corps and predecessor bodies. National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HTRegistered Charity Number: 237902, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Royal Engineers bridging a stream on the Western Front, c1917. Administrative records of the Corps, its component units and predecessor bodies are kept in The National Archives (series WO), including war diaries of individual units, WO 95 (First World War) and WO 177 (Second World War). The digests are made available through this website and distributed for publication in a number of learned journals and newsletters. Without engineers there would have been no supply to the armies, because the RE's maintained the railways, roads, water supply, bridges and transport. Transferred to RME 13675 19 May 1942. Disciplinary actions. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Thought the presentation & interpretation made the subject accessible". It was twelve times bigger than the peacetime establishment. Each section was to have 224 lbs (102 kgs) of whichever explosive was chosen giving a total of 672 lbs (306 kgs) for the unit. 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