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Re: Interpretation of 1882 UK War Record
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 19 September 18 19:36 BST (UK) »
He would have been proud of your engineering prowess!

A Troop were a bridging and pontoon troop.  Your man was a driver (of horses) there were 60 horses in the troop when they left for Egypt. in 1882 in Aldershot, left for Egypt in the first week of August.

The ORBAT of the campaign is here:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Egyptian_War.

Book in the Royal collection (may be findable elsewhere) https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/1085730/the-royal-engineers-in-egypt-and-the-sudan-by-lt-col-e-w-c-sandes or contact the RE Museum for further research matter.

MaxD
I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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