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WW1 Royal Engineers
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Jean (Monmouth) | Report | 22 Feb 2011 14:54 |
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The pioneers did most of the jobs that entailed manual labour, such as trenching and tunnelling. They were indispensible to the other troops. |
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Nicola | Report | 22 Feb 2011 14:47 |
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I've recently discovered, in my partners family tree, a member of the Royal Engineers. He was in service, and sadly lost his life, during WW1 as a Pioneer. Can anyone tell me what a 'Pioneer' was? He was part of the 319th road construction Coy and served time in Northern France, where he is now at rest. |
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