Royal Engineers
Britishplural noun
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Stevenson, the youngest of three children, lived abroad with her family as her father’s job with the British Army’s Royal Engineers took them to Germany, Australia and Malta.
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023
Sapper Morrison was based at Rock Barracks near Woodbridge, the home of the Royal Engineers since 2006.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2022
I served in the Royal Engineers on operational tours in Bosnia and Iraq, all the while daydreaming about cars, bikes and writing.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2021
About 150 British army Royal Engineers will be sent to help reinforce Poland's border with Belarus, the defence secretary has said.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2021
When the war broke out, Captain Kirkpatrick was ordered from Malta to South Africa, where he commanded the Fortress Company of the Royal Engineers.
From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 by Creswicke, Louis
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