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Signals Equipment and the UP Saddle
During the Great War, signals was an element of Royal Engineers with some parts devolved or shared out to different cap badges including the Cavalry. Now signals are not a particular interest of mine but they do have some very … Continue reading
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Tagged 1902 UP Saddle, beersheba, Cavalry, Great War, RE, Royal Engineers, signals, survey, UP Saddle
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Meeting the need for water in the 1917 Desert Campaign
I’ve always been interested in the Campaigns in the Middle East, probably due to films such as “Gallipoli” and “The Light Horsemen”. When I started to really dig into the RE Mounted History an area that does offer a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Battle of Gaza, 2nd Battle of Gaza, 3rd Battle of Gaza, beersheba, EEF, Field Tp RE, Great War, Ottomans, RE, RE Fd Coy, RE Field Sqn, Royal Engineers, water supply
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The Royal Engineer that improved Water Supply in the Middle East
In the Great War the biggest challenge facing operations in the Palestine Theatre of operations was to try and to provide water to the troops and 1916 saw the troops of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force push out into the Sinai … Continue reading
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Tagged beersheba, EEF, Field Tp RE, Gaza, Great War, lift and force pumps, pack horse, pack mule, RE, RE Field Sqn, Royal Engineers, water supply
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