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Title: royal engineers
Post by: peterjohn on Sunday 12 September 10 12:58 BST (UK)
hi, just wondering if anyone can tell me if the royal artillery is part of the royal engineers ,my dad was a gunner in the artillery, but on the photo of him his cap badge is more like the engineers. pete
Title: Re: royal engineers
Post by: KellG on Tuesday 21 September 10 08:17 BST (UK)
Pete,

The Royal Artillery & Royal Engineers are two completely separate units of the British Army.
Is it possible to show the photograph at all?

Dave.
Title: Re: royal engineers
Post by: peterjohn on Tuesday 21 September 10 09:22 BST (UK)
hope you recieved that kellG, pete
Title: Re: royal engineers
Post by: peterjohn on Tuesday 21 September 10 09:38 BST (UK)
hi kellyG, not much up not emailing and stuff , hope you got that image, thats the closest i`ve seen that looks like dads,can`t send  the real thing my scanner won`t run on my new windows 7 pc yet. pete
Title: Re: royal engineers
Post by: KellG on Tuesday 21 September 10 10:05 BST (UK)
Sorry Pete,

No sign of any image anywhere.

Here are some images of Royal Artillery & Royal Engineer badges.
Does it look like any of these?

Dave.
Title: Re: royal engineers
Post by: peterjohn on Tuesday 21 September 10 10:15 BST (UK)
hi again, yes very much like the one on the right second row . pete
Title: Re: royal engineers
Post by: KellG on Tuesday 21 September 10 15:03 BST (UK)
Hi Pete,

If your Dad was listed as a gunner & you have a photo of him wearing a Royal Engineers badge I can only guess that he was transfered at some time in his career.
As an example, one of my uncles started the second world war as a gunner in the Royal Artillery & ended as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment!

Dave.
Title: Re: royal engineers
Post by: peterjohn on Tuesday 21 September 10 18:04 BST (UK)
thanks for that kellG, one of those questions i should have asked him when i had the chance,pete.