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« on: Friday 20 April 07 20:10 BST (UK) »
Could soemone please tell me what this is..


My Grandfather was with them as a cable joiner in WW1 .
SLADEN,....NOTTINGHAM,NEWARK,MIDDLESEX.ST PANCRAS.
SMITH,......NOTTINGHAM,SHARDLOW
LOWE,.......NOTTINGHAM,SHEFFIELD,SHARDLOW
DUFFIN,....NOTTINGHAM,YORKSHIRE
WRIGHT,...NOTTINGHAM  
GOLLIN.....ILKESTON
BLAKE......ILKESTON,GALWAY

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Re: REME
« Reply #1 on: Friday 20 April 07 20:16 BST (UK) »
As far as I know it is The Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
Creaney, Craney (Co Armagh)  Moffett (Cookstown & Larne) McCurdy (Co Antrim) Hind (Cumberland & Durham) Simpson (Co Tyrone) Steenson (Carnlough, Co Antrim) Irwin (Cumberland / Scottish Borders)

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Re: REME
« Reply #2 on: Friday 20 April 07 20:16 BST (UK) »
REME stands for Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
My Dad was  in REME in the war.

Betty
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Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
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Cohen - Birmingham

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Re: REME
« Reply #3 on: Friday 20 April 07 20:19 BST (UK) »
Someone just told me on a another forum not possible as it wasnt formed until WW2 ?????
SLADEN,....NOTTINGHAM,NEWARK,MIDDLESEX.ST PANCRAS.
SMITH,......NOTTINGHAM,SHARDLOW
LOWE,.......NOTTINGHAM,SHEFFIELD,SHARDLOW
DUFFIN,....NOTTINGHAM,YORKSHIRE
WRIGHT,...NOTTINGHAM  
GOLLIN.....ILKESTON
BLAKE......ILKESTON,GALWAY

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Re: REME
« Reply #4 on: Friday 20 April 07 20:28 BST (UK) »
It seems it was formed 1st October 1942
http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/facts/index.htm

Betty
KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Spain - Walmer
Also
Schloss - Poland, Nottingham, Massachusetts & New Zealand.
Cohen - Birmingham

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Re: REME
« Reply #5 on: Friday 20 April 07 20:55 BST (UK) »
oh this family research lark is frizzling my brain..

my mum and aunt are adament he was in it...
but if it was 1942 then he couldnt have been could he......
SLADEN,....NOTTINGHAM,NEWARK,MIDDLESEX.ST PANCRAS.
SMITH,......NOTTINGHAM,SHARDLOW
LOWE,.......NOTTINGHAM,SHEFFIELD,SHARDLOW
DUFFIN,....NOTTINGHAM,YORKSHIRE
WRIGHT,...NOTTINGHAM  
GOLLIN.....ILKESTON
BLAKE......ILKESTON,GALWAY

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Re: REME
« Reply #6 on: Friday 20 April 07 21:10 BST (UK) »
REME was formed from these -
RAOC (Engineering Branch, admin and storemen of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps)

RASC (Royal Army Service Corps, Heavy Repair Sections)

RE (specialised workshops of the Royal Engineers)

So could he have been in one of those?
You could try posting a question on the Armed Forces board to see which would be the most likely. They are very knowledgable on there.

Betty
KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Spain - Walmer
Also
Schloss - Poland, Nottingham, Massachusetts & New Zealand.
Cohen - Birmingham

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Re: REME
« Reply #7 on: Friday 20 April 07 21:33 BST (UK) »
Quote from: my family tree on Friday 20 April 07 20:10 BST (UK)
Could soemone please tell me what this is..


My Grandfather was with them as a cable joiner in WW1 .

As he was a cable jointer I suggest he was in the Royal Engineers. Later the Royal Signals was formed from the engineers as a separate Corps.

The Signals call them Linemen these days or did when I was in.
Moreton. McKeown.

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« Reply #8 on: Friday 20 April 07 22:11 BST (UK) »
Sept. 1914. Army Signal Company, Royal Engineers was formed to absorb Signal Service and provide visual and wireless communication 
 28th June 1920. Corps of Signals was formed by withdrawal of the Signal Service from the Royal Engineers.
5th. August 1920. Royal Corps of Signals was formed.

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