Sapper Newson

Sapper Newson of the 486th (2/1st East Anglian) Field Company, Corps of Royal Engineers in Egypt in 1916. There they were part of the Suez Canal defenses. Before that they were in Gallipoli.

Royal Engineers

Five Engineers posing with their handiwork.

Royal Engineers in France

Nine Royal Engineers in France.

With Love From Horace

Corps of Royal Engineers

These three Royal Engineers had this picture taken while in France. Two of them have the proficiency badge of a farrier or shoe smith and the arm band of the Signal Service. 

Cairo

A nice portrait of A Royal Engineer in Cairo. Taken at Shoucair & Co.

Royal Engineer in studio

Taken at the USA Studios. They operated a number of photo studios in London and the Provinces. There is no indication as to which location this was taken at.

3rd Army Report Centre

A Signals Company of the Royal Engineers. The six in the back row with goggles are dispatch riders also known as Don R's. Photo by P. J. Baker of Leighton Buzzard.

Royal Engineer

Photograph by Harvey & Co in the village of Liss. Taken October 3rd, 1916

Dear Laura

Three members of the Corps of Royal Engineers in Farnham which the writer misspells as Frankham. He also writes he is leaving "to go under canas again". I believe he meant he is going under canvas or moving to a tent.

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