"UBIQUE"
E-Mail: REUbique@aol.com

(c) Lieutenant Colonel Edward De Santis, 1999-2010. All Rights Reserved.

I have been a collector and researcher of medals, uniforms, militaria and photographs of officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers and Engineers of the British Empire and Commonwealth for over 30 years.

MY BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

On this site I present the names, ranks, and regimental and/or army numbers of the men whose medals or other militaria and photographs are in my collection. In some cases information pertaining to the lives and military service of the individuals is presented in detail. In other cases the information is presented in outline form to be expanded at a later date. Where further research is being undertaken you will find the notation (RESEARCH IN PROGRESS) indicated.

The purpose of this web site is two fold;

1) to provide information of interest to family, friends and fellow soldiers who served with these men, and;

2) to obtain additional information concerning the lives and service of these men from anyone who knew them or served with them.

As my research work is always ongoing, new names and details will be added to the site on a regular basis. If you have any information regarding any of the individuals who appear on this site, or if you would just like to comment on the site or correct any inaccuracies or errors, please contact me. Please contact me as well if you have an interest in the military service of any individual listed on the site for whom service details have not yet been provided. I will be happy to provide you with what I have even before I post the information on the site. Each of the sites listed below has a guest book. Please sign in and let me have your comments and questions.

RESEARCH SERVICE

By popular demand I am offering a research service to anyone seeking detailed biographical information about officers, non-commissioned officers and other ranks who have served in the Corps of Royal Engineers or in any of the other military engineering corps of the British Empire or Commonwealth. Click here for details.

New additions to the web site will be posted at the bottom of this home page. Please be sure to check for new names or notices regarding the posting of new service details to any existing name. Links to new names are posted in red. Links to new information for previous listed individuals will be posted in blue.

To search this site you may first go to the page for the Corps in which you are interested under "Places to Go" listed below. You can then search each page by using "Find (in page)" under "Edit"or you can simply scroll through the pages. Good luck!

1870074 Warrant Officer Class I John Firth, Royal Engineers

Places to Go

• Royal Sappers and Miners
• The Corps of Royal Engineers is divided by ranks; that is, officers, non- commissioned officers and other ranks. These may be searched by clicking the appropriate category below.

1) Officers

2) Non-Commissioned Officers

3) Other Ranks

• British Pioneer Battalions and Labour Corps (Great War Period).
• British Army Post Office Corps, including the 24th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, during the Boer War period
• The Royal Canadian Engineers and Canadian Military Engineers, including, Canadian Engineers, Canadian Infantry Works Companies, Canadian Railway Troops and the Canadian Forestry Corps
• Canadian Pioneer Battalions (Great War Period).
• The Royal Australian Engineers, including Australian Engineers and Pioneer Battalions of the Great War Period.
• The Royal New Zealand Engineers
• South African Engineer Corps, including the South African Railway and Harbour Brigade
• Indian Sappers & Miners and Indian Engineers, including the Military Engineer Service, Indian Telegraph Department, Indian Public Works Department and the Indian Survey Department
• Gurkha Engineers
• Indian Engineers, including the Bengal and Bombay Engineer Groups (post 1947)
• Pakistan Engineers (post 1947)
• Indian Pioneer Regiments, including the Bombay Pioneers, Madras Pioneers, Sikh Pioneers and Hazara Pioneers
• Colonial Units, including the Railway Pioneer Regiment, Rhodesian Engineers and the Indian Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps
• Non-Engineers, including officers, non-commissioned officers and other ranks of other Corps, Regiments and Departments of the British Army and armies of the British Empire and Commonwealth (under construction)

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HELP WANTED!!!

Information is required on the following individuals:

Captain (formerly 15999 WO1) William George Dean, R.E.
Captain (formerly 27489 CSM) Henry James Dean, R.E.

Last Update: 23 February 2010
[camera symbol indicates photograph
of individual is available]

New Names:
Una Tomlin Keast, Voluntary Aid Detachment (added 21 December 2008)

New Information:
20559 Company Sergeant Major George Clark, Royal Engineers (added 9 February 2009)
54782 Sapper Wilfred Mc Isaac, Royal Canadian Engineers (added 24 March 2009)
Lieutenant Colonel Willoughby Verner Constable, Royal Engineers (added 23 February 2010)

In Search of Information on Relatives of Visitors to this Website
In an effort to assist visitors to this website, we are pleased to list the names of relatives of visitors. Please visit the "In Search Of" page by clicking on the words above. If anyone has any information regarding the military service of the men listed on this page, please contact their relatives by clicking on the name. Your help will be appreciated.

Battle Honours of the Royal Engineers and Engineers of the British Empire in the Great War of 1914-1918
Click on the flag at the left to select the units you wish to find.

Chronological Outlines of Units of the Royal Engineers and Engineers of the British Empire
in the Second World War, 1939-1945 and beyond
Click on the flag at the left to select the units you wish to find.

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