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Meeting the need for water in the 1917 Desert Campaign

Will Mac, 10/12/202315/06/2025

I’ve always been interested in the Campaigns in the Middle East, probably due to films…

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The Royal Engineer that improved Water Supply in the Middle East

Will Mac, 19/11/202308/03/2024

In the Great War the biggest challenge facing operations in the Palestine Theatre of operations…

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Some of the Men of Hartshorne on the Somme.

Will Mac, 23/09/202308/03/2024

Having been told to take things at a slightly steadier pace, I decided to do…

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The Curious Case of a Royal Engineers Riding Crop

Will Mac, 28/05/202308/03/2024

So a couple of months ago I was contacted by a good mate, Andy Smerdon,…

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Correcting the Corps History- 3 Ton Lorry in Field Squadrons

Will Mac, 07/05/202308/03/2024

Chapter 16’s author makes the assertion that the RE Field Squadrons would have been more…

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