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World War Two / Re: A Sergeant Majors attire? WW2
« on: Thursday 18 May 06 13:54 BST (UK) »My apologies Shash. A Sergeant Major wears a Coat of Arms on each sleeve - not a crown. I think it's time I was in bed !!The Coat of Arms is worn by a Regimental Sergeant Major normally at the bottom of the sleeve his rank is Warrant Officer Class one
Isles.
A Crown is worn by a Squadron Sergeant Major or Company Sergeant Major in the same position with the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia
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Armed Forces / Re: what did a sapper do in the war
« on: Thursday 18 May 06 07:10 BST (UK) »
The Sappers or Royal Engineers (formerly Sappers & Miners) can trace their roots back to 1066
Sapper has two meanings, a term for any Royal Engineer regardless of rank and the equivalent of Private soldier in the RE.
The number of jobs or trades in the RE at the time covers many aspects. The RE ran the Army Postal Services, the Army railways, the ports, Combat Engineering (including bridge building) & Airfield construction. All mapping was the responsibility of the Sappers (I was a surveyor in the RE myself), there were carpenters, electricians, saw doctors the list goes and on. Not least there was & is EOD, commonly known as bomb disposal. Alas many of the trades have moved from the RE, first to the Royal Corps of Transport and on its demise to the RLC. There are airborne units of the RE.
The RE Museum is your best reference. www.remuseum.org.uk/
The current trades in the RE can be seen here http://www.army.mod.uk/royalengineers/careers/trades/index.htm
It may be of interest that the following had a least part of their origins in the Royal Engineers
Royal Air Force
Royal Signals
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME)
Royal Logistics Corps (via Royal Corps of Transport)
Sapper has two meanings, a term for any Royal Engineer regardless of rank and the equivalent of Private soldier in the RE.
The number of jobs or trades in the RE at the time covers many aspects. The RE ran the Army Postal Services, the Army railways, the ports, Combat Engineering (including bridge building) & Airfield construction. All mapping was the responsibility of the Sappers (I was a surveyor in the RE myself), there were carpenters, electricians, saw doctors the list goes and on. Not least there was & is EOD, commonly known as bomb disposal. Alas many of the trades have moved from the RE, first to the Royal Corps of Transport and on its demise to the RLC. There are airborne units of the RE.
The RE Museum is your best reference. www.remuseum.org.uk/
The current trades in the RE can be seen here http://www.army.mod.uk/royalengineers/careers/trades/index.htm
It may be of interest that the following had a least part of their origins in the Royal Engineers
Royal Air Force
Royal Signals
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME)
Royal Logistics Corps (via Royal Corps of Transport)
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The Common Room / Re: Old Car
« on: Wednesday 17 May 06 15:34 BST (UK) »
No 1931 model but this shows a 1934 version, click on the small picture for more views
http://bimbo.fjfi.cvut.cz/~sivak/vs03/br03.htm
seven rows down in the centre
http://bimbo.fjfi.cvut.cz/~sivak/vs03/br03.htm
seven rows down in the centre
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