The casualties suffered by a typical American infantry regiment serving in World War II were horrendous. Engineer Regiments supporting 3(UK) Division are likely to be structured along the lines of the Armoured Divisional Engineer Regiment. For example, by the end of January, 1945, the 47 th Infantry Regiment (which fought in France and Germany) had lost well over 100% of their strength to battle casualties, where men were either killed, wounded, missing, or taken as prisoner of war. 32 Squadron. For example, search for 32 Squadron, not 32nd Squadron; for 4 Brigade, not 4th Brigade and so on. For First World War records it may help to specify that you are interested only in squadron or other unit records of either the RAF, the RFC or the RNAS. 34 Squadron. Known as Sappers, the Royal Engineers are one of the Army’s six combat arms, and are trained as fighting soldiers as well as specialist combat engineers. 1982. To add a photo, simply go to the page for the relevant squadron or unit and select “Add Photos” from there. 31 Squadron. The British Military Open Encyclopedia - ARRSE-Pedia. Deployed in … 32 Engr Regt. ... MES (Wks) UK. 33 Squadron. bunch of poofs , try 31 with the lion of ceylon aka Yogi. 2001-2011. 2003. The invasion of Iraq saw 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) formed and deployed. The famous Arnhem bridge is defended by airborne engineers. MES Wks Nepal. 9 Parachute Squadron and attachments deployed to liberate the Falklands Islands. 325 Engineer Park. The UK Engineer Field Regiment (Regular and TA) is generally a wheeled organisation that would normally have 2 x Field Squadrons, a Support Squadron and possibly an Airfield Damage Repair (ADR) Squadron. Profiles of every active regular and reserve RAF squadron, including their roles, aircraft, location, contact details, and history. Ask for mike hes the Badge and banner expert . Never used in combat, never served in UK. or type 26 armoured engineers into facebook and meet all yer olde friends on there . The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is a corps 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 Regimental Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England. Back to British Army Rumour Service Home 8 Maintenance Advisory Group Royal Engineers Technical Services. 8 Squadron. MES Wks Germany. The Corps of Royal Engineers performs highly specialised combat and non-combat, and is active all over the world in conflict and peacetime. Middle East Land Forces. … Lind force landed Harmon Fld Newfoundland 31-Mar-42; Hendricks with Dick Gilder force landed base 7-Dec-42; Denver 17-Jul-43; Written off 16-May-44. All photos added to those pages show up on this page too. The engineer support for the Army is provided by the Corps of Royal Engineers (RE). Delivered Hamilton 21-Nov-39; with A.R. The U.S. Air Force was part of the Army during World War II, and was also called the Army Air Forces or the Air Corps. 31 Squadron, Gurkha Transport Regiment (relocated from Singapore to Hong Kong in 1971, disbanded in 1993)) Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 11 Infantry Workshop, REME (under 27 Infantry Brigade, circa 1949-1950 at Sek Kong) ... 8 Maintenance Advisory Group Royal Engineers Technical Services. When searching with unit numbers, avoid ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd and so on). As a professional researcher and World War II historian, Bill Beigel provides research services to genealogists, historians, authors, and civilians who are looking for information found in WW2 military unit records. 34 Fd Hospital. Items per page 9 15 30 60 90