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Title: Quick question - what does R.I.E. stand for?
Post by: cloviscat on Sunday 12 February 12 20:55 GMT (UK)

Good evening - can anyone help with what I'm hoping is just a quick little niggle.

I'm typing up some family notes and can't work out this acronym:

"In 1941 he was again on active service in various places. After partition in 1947 he left India as a brigadier with the G.I.E."

Can anyone help?

Many thanks

Cloviscat

Title: Re: Quick question - what does R.I.E. stand for?
Post by: kmart66 on Sunday 12 February 12 21:08 GMT (UK)

Hi

R I E  = Royal Indian Engineers

Kevin

Title: Re: Quick question - what does R.I.E. stand for?
Post by: oliver2008 on Sunday 12 February 12 21:09 GMT (UK)

Was it R.I.E? [you say G.I.E in your post text?].  R.I.E.......my thought would be Royal Indian Engineers? Part of the British army.  

Title: Re: Quick question - what does R.I.E. stand for?
Post by: Hampshire Lass on Sunday 12 February 12 21:23 GMT (UK)

I googled it and found this site which may be of interest

http://www.all-acronyms.com/RIE

Title: Re: Quick question - what does R.I.E. stand for?
Post by: cloviscat on Sunday 12 February 12 21:24 GMT (UK)

Thank you everyone!

It's definitely a G and I'm told that this relative ::) *NEVER* made any mistakes!

Royal Indian Engineers sounds very persuasive though...  :)

Cloviscat

Title: Re: Quick question - what does R.I.E. stand for?
Post by: oliver2008 on Sunday 12 February 12 21:37 GMT (UK)

No idea on the 'G'.......the royal bit is George V so perhaps the 'G' is a reference to his division of the R.I.E.  Clutching at straws on that one maybe.

Title: Re: Quick question - what does R.I.E. stand for?
Post by: cloviscat on Monday 13 February 12 22:14 GMT (UK)

Sssh - don't tell anyone, but I've just found another mistake... ;)