Hi Some useful RE links History of Corps of Royal Engineers by Major General R P Pakenham-Walsh Volume One https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-01.pdf Volume Two https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-02.pdf Volume Three https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-03.pdf Volume Four https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-04.pdf Volume Five https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-05.pdf Volume Six https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-06.pdf Volume Seven https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-07.pdf Volume Eight https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-08.pdf Volume Nine https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-09.pdf Volume Ten https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-10.pdf Royal Engineer Journals from January 1939 to December 1960 1939 https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1939-March.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1939-June.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1939-September.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1939-December.pdf 1940 https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1940-March.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1940-June.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1940-September.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1940-December.pdf 1941 https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1941-March.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1941-June.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1941-September.pdf 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https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1954-December.pdf 1955 https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1955-March.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1955-June.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1955-September.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1955-December.pdf 1956 https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1956-March.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1956-June.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1956-September.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1956-December.pdf 1957 https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1957-March.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1957-June.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1957-September.pdf https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1957-December.pdf 1958 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thank you Gus well done loaded with great info fascinating stuff the one below clicked at random a few of the articles GERMAN VIEWS ON THE DUTIES OF ENGINEER UNITS IN MASSED TANK ATTACKS. GLASS FOR A.R.P. PURPOSES. THE PROTECTION OF WINDOWS AND PREVENTION FROM GLASS SPLINTERS PUBLIC ADDRESS EQUIPMENT https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1940-March.pdf regards Clive
Thanks Gus for posting these. Vol 8 of the History is especially interesting as it refers to the "Militia" under whose regulations my dad was first medically examined. This has helped me in understanding the gap between his medical in July 1939 and his call up and initial training in Oct/Nov 1939. It also gives further background to the R.E. organisation in the B.E.F., where dad served as part of the Lines of Communication troops and augments the War Diaries provided by Drew. Steve W
Hi It you are looking for something specific, try using a keyword search of the above wesbite using google. e..g. type this into google (without the speech marks and replace keyword with whatever you are searching for) "keyword site:nzsappers.org.nz" Anything you search for, when put in speech marks is mandatory and it also accepts wild cards too e.g. "Brigadier" * "Hards" site:nzsappers.org.nz" I found the obituary for Brigadier Hards this way who was the SORE in Greece. Hope this helps Gus
Going through this line list of Royal Engineer Journal's I found several useful items: 1) a short US Army report on the defences of Normandy, three pgs. text and a few B&W photos (pgs.89-91); with a great conclusion: https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1946-June.pdf 2) a ten page article on The Gibraltar Tunnels, which covers a lot more than digging them. Pg.310-320 via: https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1946-December.pdf Plus two on aspects of the Indian Army, an Indian Engineer Group sent to Abadan to help the private owners, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, update the refinery, a few snags along the way as the Indians were the lowest paid people working on site: https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1947-June.pdf Then the RE's role in Operation Curzon, the evacuation of the Indian / Pakistani Army from the North West Frontier tribal areas: https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/1948-September.pdf
Official History of Indian Engineers 1939-1947 https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/The-Indian-Engineers-1939_1947.pdf Gus
The website mentioned above NZSsappers has on the page Heritage Material, volumes of the Royal Engineers Journal dating back to 1905, and up to 2005. Heritage Material Maureen
These are simply remarkable. Thank you so much for sharing the links. The details mirror my Grandpas War Diaries and add so much more depth to his time in N Africa & Burma. Thanks again. Regards, Nathan
Maureen, very helpful heads-up - my grandfather transferred into the relatively new RE Signals Service from the infantry in 1913, so those Journals look worth a browse. Many thanks (and to Gus for posting in the first place, of course), Cheers, Pat
Update regarding the NZ Sappers collection of RE Journals, they are still online, but the simple point of access via their website (Post 12) has gone. All the links shown here for individual journals appear to work.