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Fortress Engineers found three field companies, while the remainder of the unit continued to be employed around the Tyne Garrison. These companies were numbered 1st to 3rd (or formally 1/1st to 1/3rd, since they were composed of '1st-Line' Territorials who had volunteered for overseas
453:(in exchange for a Highland Field Company) and served with it on the Western Front until November 1917 when the division was transferred to the Italian front. 7th Division then served in Italy until the end of the war. It was renumbered 528th (Durham) Field Company, RE, in February 1917.
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Electrical Engineers' lineage. These included 132 Field Engineer Regiment, RE, which was considered to be the successor of the Durham Fortress Engineers, with the following organisation:
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January and June 1915, it became clear that a fullscale German invasion of Britain was unlikely, while the armies in the field required large numbers of engineers. The Fortress Engineer units therefore began organising field companies for overseas service.
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service) and went to France in
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Fortress Engineers took up their places in the North Eastern Coastal Defences. At first they were employed on constructing field defences, erecting hutted camps,
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Charles Palmer, 1st Baronet of Grinkle Park, retired from the unit in 1888 with the rank of Colonel. The same year, the 1st Newcastle & Durham was split into three separate units: the
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Fortress Engineers and the three field companies who served in the First World War was unveiled in Jarrow Drill Hall in 1928. An additional inscription to
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Newcastle EV (1 company) were united into the 1st Durham Administrative Battalion EV, consolidated in 1880 as the
433:. 5th Division returned to the Western Front in April 1918 and fought there until the end of the war. It was renumbered 527th (Durham) Field Company, RE, in February 1917.
179:, at other times it formed an independent unit. Although its main role was defence of the North East Coast of England, the unit sent detachments on active service to the
265:(RE) in railway construction for the British force engaged there. The detachment of 40 men was drawn from the 1st Newcastle & Durham EV and the 1st Lancashire EV.
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to the end of the war. It was renumbered 526th (Durham) Field Company, RE, in February 1917.
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3rd Durham Field Company landed at Le Havre on 18 September 1915 and joined
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Maj O.M. Short, Maj H. Sherlock, Capt L.E.C.M. Perowne and Lt M.A. Fraser,
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The History of the Tyne Electrical Engineers, Royal Engineers, 1884–1933
563:. The memorial is now in the RE TA Centre at Debdon Gardens, Gateshead.
283:, with Palmer as Honorary Commandant of both units, together with a new
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1226:, Vol III, Chatham: Institution of Royal Engineers, reprint 1954.
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Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
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The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
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105 Construction Regiment (Tyne Electrical Engineers)
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43:Tunic button of the 1st Durham Engineer Volunteers
445:on 19 September, during the latter part of the
1321:Military units and formations in County Durham
932:"Discussion of RE TF units at Great War Forum"
510:426th (Durham) Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery
372:Shoulder title of Durham Territorial Engineers
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750:"1/2nd Durham Fd Coy RE at Great War Forum"
1139:North East War Memorials Project Ref J2.33
715:Tyne Electrical Engineers at Regiments.org
643:Durham Fortress Engineers at Regiments.org
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957:RE Museum list of WWI unit war diaries.
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488:redesignated 608 Field Squadron in 1953
449:. On 30 January 1916 it transferred to
1246:Royal Engineers (Volunteers) 1859–1908
1021:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 28 & 35.
276:Tyne Division RE (V), Submarine Miners
28:
1107:Engineer Gps at British Army 1945 on.
244:1st Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham EV
229:Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
7:
478:132 Field Engineer Regiment, RE (TA)
251:Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Clarke
1117:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 291, 301.
18:1st Durham Engineer Volunteer Corps
1156:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
25:
1326:Military history of Tyne and Wear
892:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 62, 69.
1296:North East War Memorials Project
1248:, Wembley: R.A. Westlake, 1983,
548:A memorial plaque was set up in
425:2nd Durham Field Company joined
409:1st Durham Field Company joined
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1267:British Army units from 1945 on
1198:Burke's Peerage and Baronetage
515:The regiment was redesignated
231:and later the first mayor and
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1097:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 287.
1088:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 304.
1074:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 297.
339:Durham Fortress Engineers, RE
332:(formerly Submarine Miners).
994:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 28.
976:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 27.
861:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 12.
350:No 2 Works Company at Jarrow
347:No 1 Works Company at Jarrow
286:1st Newcastle-on-Tyne RE (V)
223:was raised and commanded by
517:132 Corps Engineer Regiment
312:were subsumed into the new
128:Italian Front (World War I)
124:Western Front (World War I)
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344:HQ at Western Road, Jarrow
271:1st Durham RE (Volunteers)
1052:The Territorial Army 1947
463:Tyne Electrical Engineers
421:2nd Durham Field Company
330:Tyne Electrical Engineers
326:Durham Fortress Engineers
177:Tyne Electrical Engineers
161:Durham Fortress Engineers
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521:Royal Corps of Transport
443:51st (Highland) Division
437:3rd Durham Field Company
405:1st Durham Field Company
227:(1822–1907), founder of
985:Becke, Pt 1, pp. 65–71.
967:Becke, Pt 1, pp. 57–63.
501:336 Field Park Squadron
1059:March 3, 2016, at the
1003:Becke, Pt 1, pp. 81–7.
559:, was added after the
537:Sir Charles Palmer, Bt
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353:No 3 Works Company at
261:to assist the Regular
145:Sir Charles Palmer, Bt
1220:Sir Charles M. Watson
1012:Becke, Pt 2a, p. 103.
557:233 Field Company, RE
495:335 Field Squadron –
486:333 Field Squadron –
469:Post-Second World War
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322:Northumbrian Division
273:, at Jarrow, and the
1291:The Long, Long Trail
587:Beckett, Appendix IX
233:Member of Parliament
157:1st Durham Engineers
32:1st Durham Engineers
938:on 22 December 2015
447:Battle of the Somme
1277:2015-10-23 at the
1152:Ian F.W. Beckett,
806:, 14 October 1910.
756:on 9 February 2015
676:Official Army List
600:Official Army List
492:334 Field Squadron
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237:Lieutenant-Colonel
874:, pp. 44, 52, 56.
830:Monthly Army List
734:Watson, pp. 42–3.
314:Territorial Force
304:Territorial Force
181:Suakin Expedition
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916:7 February
760:7 February
691:, pp. 4–5.
310:Volunteers
217:River Tyne
187:, and the
141:commanders
134:Commanders
1306:RE Museum
544:Memorials
394:Zeppelins
392:) and by
355:Gateshead
308:When the
291:Newcastle
165:Volunteer
54:1947–1961
52:1868–1919
1275:Archived
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