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Januari 28th 11 am: ... the R.M.E.R taking its place in the firing line. R.M. could be Royal Marine and R.M.R.E. the engineers of the Royal Marine?
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I read it as the RMRE - I think this stands for Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers.
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by cyngast moderator in response to erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be's comment.
Erik, The Royal Marine Engineers were abbreviated as RME. I can't find anything about what unit the RMRE might be. I'm not sure about Marie's suggestion, as I can't find anything specific about the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers in relation to World War 1.
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Cynthia, this is the link I had for the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers WW1:- I did a google search for - RMRE WW1 - and it gave me the link.:
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by ral104 moderator, scientist
I think Marie's right that RMRE is the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers. The unit is still active today - it is the oldest reserve unit in the British Army..
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Has this unit, except the name, any connection with the Monmouthshire regiment?
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Maybe they are under the orders of the same Corps, Brigade or Division.
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by ral104 moderator, scientist in response to erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be's comment.
No. Obviously they recruited from the same part of the country, but they are two separate units. In fact, the RMRE started life as light infantry, but retrained as engineers in the 1870s. The Monmouthshire Regiment started off as a volunteer rifle unit and then became part of the territorial establishment before the First World War.
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by cyngast moderator
Rob, do you know which field company, or companies, the RMRE was designated as? That is the bit that I haven't been able to find.
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by David_Underdown moderator
4 (Royal Monmouth) Siege Company I think http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/ddd034135f4249ec9bfe7b69cfa2357c
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by ral104 moderator, scientist
There were eight companies formed by the regiment during the war and all but one (5 Siege Coy) went to the Western Front. Of these seven, three were siege companies (1, 4 and 6), two were railway companies (2 & 3) and two were designated as Army troops ( 7 & 8 ). There's a brief history of each here: http://www.monmouthcastlemuseum.org.uk/historymenu/index.html
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by ral104 moderator, scientist
I don't know why the number 8, above, keeps turning itself into a smiley face... 😐
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by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be in response to ral104's comment.
Because of the bracket just behind the 8: = 8)
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by ral104 moderator, scientist in response to erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be's comment.
So it is! 8)
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by cyngast moderator in response to ral104's comment.
Thank you, Rob! 8)
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