Fallen Officers of the Great War | Royal
Anglesey Royal Engineers
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Roll of Honour of Officers of the Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers Who Died in the Great War |
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Formation and Early Years of the Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers The re-organisation of the British Army that began in the mid-nineteenth century and stretched over several decades included the reconstitution of the Militia, the raising of the Volunteer Force, and the ever-closer organisation of the part-time forces with the Regular Army. The old Militia had been an infantry force, other than the occasional employment of Militiamen to man artillery defences and other roles on an emergency basis. This changed in 1861, with the conversion of some units to artillery roles. Militia and Volunteer Engineering companies were also created, beginning with the conversion of the militia of Anglesey and Monmouthshire to engineers in 1877. The Militia and Volunteer Force engineers supported the regular Royal Engineers. The various part-time reserve forces were amalgamated into the Territorial Force in 1908, but both the Anglesey and Monmouthshire Royal Engineers were transferred to the Special Reserve of the expanding Royal Engineers. The Regiment had long been based at Kingsbridge Camp, north of Llanfais, Beaumarais, and at the outbreak of the Great War the 2 companies of the Regiment were organised and deployed to mobilisation locations as shown below. A further 3 active service Companies and 1 Reserve Battalion were formed during the war and were deployed as shown below. |
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Regimental Details of the Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers (As Published in the Army List of August 1918) |
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Those Officers of the Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers Who Died in the Great War |