Royal Engineers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
Norman Lewis, from Meir, Stoke-on-Trent, was captured in June 1940 while serving with the Royal Engineers in Dunkirk.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 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
This is due to the way in which the sappers and miners, under officers of the Royal Engineers, and the advanced companies of the Beloochees, under Major Hogg, have worked.
From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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