1st Somersetshire Engineers
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The 1st Somersetshire Engineers was a volunteer unit of Britain's Royal Engineers (RE) whose history dated back to 1868. As the engineer component of the 43rd (Wessex) Division, the unit served in both World Wars, distinguishing itself at the assault crossing of the River Seine at Vernon in August 1944 and in the doomed attempt to relieve the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem. A detachment also served as airborne engineers in Sicily, Italy and at Arnhem. Their successors served on in the Territorial Army until 1967.
Quick Facts 1st Somersetshire Engineer Volunteers43rd (Wessex) Divisional Engineers 110 Engineer Regiment, Active ...
1st Somersetshire Engineer Volunteers 43rd (Wessex) Divisional Engineers 110 Engineer Regiment | |
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Active | 1868–1967 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Army |
Role | Field Engineering |
Garrison/HQ | Nailsea Weston-super-Mare Bath |
Engagements | Second Boer War World War I: |
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