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21409 (1852720) Company Sergeant Major
REGINALD GEORGE BURBIDGE
Royal Engineers  

by  

Lieutenant Colonel Edward De Santis, MSCE, P.E., MInstRE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(April 2022)

Figure 1.  Cap Badge of the Corps of Royal Engineers, GVIR version, 1936-1952.
(Image courtesy of Wikipedia)  

1. INTRODUCTION

            The details supplied in this narrative were extracted primarily from the soldier’s original Certificate of Service (Red Book), Army Form B.108, from his Royal Engineers Tracer Cards, from other original documents belonging to the soldier and from various books, periodicals and Internet web sites shown in the REFERENCE section at the end of this narrative.  The author originally acquired Company Sergeant Major Burbidge's medals in 1998.  The original documents referenced in this work did not become available until 2003 by way of an Internet auction.  The author was fortunate to be able to obtain the documents to reunite them with the medals.  Although the documents provided a great deal of information regarding Burbidge’s military service, they lacked details regarding his dates of promotions and postings.  Fortunately, his Royal Engineers Tracer Cards were made available in 2022 by FindMyPast, thereby permitting additional research into the military service of the man and adding much detail to the information previously known.

            One interesting aspect of Company Sergeant Major Burbidge’s service is that he served for 21 years, including the years during the Great War of 1914-1918, but did not actually have any war service.  He spent all the years of the Great War on the island of Mauritius, thereby earning for him only the British War Medal.  His lack of war service did not seem to hinder his promotions as he ultimately rose to the rank of Warrant Officer Class II.

2. EARLY LIFE AND FAMILY INFORMATION

Early Life  

            According to his Certificate of Discharge, Reginald George Burbidge was born in 1893.  This birth year does not agree with the year indicated in two other documents; namely, his death certificate[1] and the records of the 1901 British Census.  According to the death certificate, when he died on 29 September 1964 he was 69 years old.  This would put his date of birth sometime in the year 1895.  The 1901 census (as of the 31^st of March of that year) indicates that he was 5 years old.  This would indicate that he was born sometime between March and September of 1895.  If the census and the death certificate are accurate, then in no case could he have been born in 1893 as shown in his military records.  Family trees encountered on Ancestry.com indicate that his date of birth was 16 July 1895. 

Family Information

            Reginald George Burbidge was the son of George William Burbidge (1866-1923) and Kate Burbidge (1870-?), née Hayward.  In addition to Reginald, George and Kate had three other sons: Arthur Charles (1896-1980), Leslie John (1899-1903) and Hillary (1905-?).

            The 1901 British Census indicates that Reginald George Burbidge was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire.  The census record shows the following details for the family in that year:[2]  

1901 Census of England

By 1911 the family had moved to 62 Capstone Road in Bournemouth and shows the composition of the household as of that year in the table below.

1911 Census of England and Wales

Figure 2.  The Burbidge Residence at 62 Capstone Road, Bournemouth in 1911.
(Photograph courtesy of Google Earth)

3. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

 A physical description of Reginald George Burbidge at the time he enlisted in the Army in 1911 has not been found; however, the following is a description of him at the time he was discharged from the Army in 1932:

 4.  ENLISTMENT AND TRAINING  

Enlistment

            Reginald George Burbidge worked as a Mason prior to his enlistment in the Army.  Perhaps tiring of the work or simply seeking more excitement in his life, he enlisted in the Royal Engineers at Gosport, Hampshire on 18 April 1911.  His original enlistment was for seven years with the Colours and five years with the Army Reserve.[3] 

            It is here that the question of his year of birth becomes important.  If his birth year was 1895, he would have been less than 18 years of age and therefore ineligible to serve in the ranks.  He would have been enlisted at age 16 as a Boy Soldier.  However, if he stated that his year of birth was 1893 and was not required to show proof of age, or if he had altered his birth certificate to make him 18 year of age, then he could enlisted directly into the ranks.  Given that he was 5 feet 11 inches tall when he was discharged from the Army in 1932, it is likely that he was a tall boy and could have passed for an 18-year old in 1911.  It is also possible that the recruiting sergeant aided and abetted his deception by turning a blind eye to his actual age.  He appears to have continued the deception all the while he served in the Army, as his Certificate of Discharge shows his year of birth as 1893.  This would have been necessary to avoid being accused of having fraudulently enlisted.  In later life there was no reason to continue to lie about his age; hence, his death certificate records him as 69 years old in 1964.

            By whatever means he accomplished it, Burbidge was enlisted in the ranks of the Corps of Royal Engineers as a Sapper and was assigned Regimental Number 21409.[4]  His trade on enlistment was noted as "Mason" in his military records, although on his Royal Engineers Tracer Card his Corps Trade is shown as Electrician. 

Training

Following the approval of his attestation, Sapper Burbidge was immediately sent off to recruit training at the School of Military Engineering at Brompton Barracks in Chatham, Kent.  Upon his arrival at Chatham he was posted to 160 Party, "F" Company of the Royal Engineers Training Battalion. 

During the period from April 1911 to November 1913 it appears that Sapper Burbidge remained at Chatham where he earned a Third Class Certificate of Education and passed a class of instruction as an Electrician.  His Third Class Certificate of Education was awarded on 16 June 1944 on the recommendation of Lieutenant A.E. Hodgkins (see Figure 3).

Figure 3.  Burbidge’s Third Class Certificate of Education (Army Form C.310).
(Original image from the author’s collection)

Sapper Burbidge’s training began with the basics that were required for each man to learn to be a soldier.  This involved military customs, the wearing of his uniform and insignia, military discipline and the use, care and maintenance of his weapon, the short, magazine Lee-Enfield rifle (SMLE).  Following a period of basic training, Burbidge then received the training necessary to make him an engineer soldier.  This involved such field engineering subjects as tunnelling, trench-building, camouflaging techniques, barbed-wire entanglements, construction and clearing of obstacles, bridging, explosives and demolitions and other skills necessary to support the infantry and artillery in the field.  

In the spring of 1912 he was posted to Gosport where he passed a class of instruction in Electric Lighting.[5]  This course prepared him for future assignments with Fortress Companies of the Royal Engineers where his duties would involve the use of searchlights and small power plants for harbour defences.   

5.  POSTINGS, ASSIGNMENTS AND CAMPAIGN SERVICE

Mauritius (1913-1919)

            On 1 November 1913 Sapper Burbidge departed the United Kingdom for the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, 450 miles east of Madagascar.  There he was posted to the 43^rd (Fortress) Company, Royal Engineers where he served throughout the period of the Great War of 1914-1918 working on the defences of the port and harbours on the island.  The 43^rd (Fortress) Company was stationed in the town of Vacoas and was commanded by Captain A.C.J. Stevens, R.E., with Lieutenants R.A.S. Mansel,[6] A.G. Gill, and J.C. Bowles also assigned to the company. 

            During the war years all coast defence searchlights in the United Kingdom and some abroad were manned by units of the auxiliary forces (Volunteers and Militia).  One exception to this was the 43^rd (Fortress) Company, which spent the entire war on Mauritius and saw no active war service.  During the post-war reorganization of the British Army, the coast defence duties again were taken over by the twenty regular fortress companies.[7] 

While on Mauritius Burbidge was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal and 2^nd Corporal.[8] It is likely that he also extended to complete 12 years with the Colours while serving on Mauritius.[9]

            The Great War ended while Burbidge was serving on Mauritius.  As a result, he would be awarded the British War Medal for service during time of war, but was not authorized the Victory Medal since he had not seen active service during the war.[10]

Chatham (1919-1920)

            Burbidge arrived home from Mauritius on 3 May 1919 and was posted to “G” Company of the Royal Engineers Depot Battalion at Chatham.  This probably was an interim posting.  It appears that he was sent home for a period of leave in preparation for another posting abroad.  This quick turnaround of assignment to another overseas station may have been the result of his being unmarried at the time and was available for posting.  It also may have been the Corps' way of relieving men who had seen active service of the burden of a posting abroad so soon after the end of the war.  In any case, Burbidge had just enough time to receive his new Army Number, 1852720,[11] before departing for Sierra Leone on 21 January 1920.

Sierra Leone (1920-1921) 

            Burbidge arrived in Sierra Leone on 6 February 1920 and was posted to the 36^th (Fortress) Company.[12]  This company had been known as the 36^th (West Africa) Field Company during the Great War, but it was reorganized as a fortress company following the armistice.[13] 

Burbidge served in West Africa until 18 February 1921 when he sailed for England, arriving there on 9 March 1921.  He was then a Corporal, having been promoted to that rank in Sierra Leone on 1 May 1920.

Chatham (1921)

            Corporal Burbidge appears to have been granted an extended leave after his return from Sierra Leone.  This could have been a sick leave, as Sierra Leone was not one of the healthiest places in the world.  Although he arrived home on 9 March 1921, he did not join “G” Company of the Depot Battalion until 30 May 1921.  On the day before he joined “G” Company he was promoted to the rank of Lance Sergeant.

Belfast (1921-1923)

            On 16 September 1921 Lance Sergeant Burbidge was posted to the 6^th (Fortress) Company in Belfast, Ireland.  He had had previous experience with duties in a fortress company when he was serving on Mauritius and in Sierra Leone.  This posting in Belfast would give him more experience and greater responsibilities as a junior Non-Commissioned Officer in the company.    The role of a fortress company was to assist in the defence of ports and harbours that had significant military importance.  This was accomplished by the use of mines and searchlights and by supporting the Royal Artillery garrison co-located with the fortress company.  His duties would involve supervising work for the defence of Belfast harbour and would involve the construction and maintenance of fortifications and gun emplacements, the construction of ammunition storage areas and magazines and roadways, providing water supply to units manning the fortifications, providing electricity to installations within the fortress area, providing searchlight support to anti-aircraft and anti-shipping artillery batteries and general engineer works in and around the harbour and port areas. 

            During his time in Belfast there was an Irish Rebellion against British rule that involved a number of British Army units.  Known as the Irish War of Independence or Anglo-Irish War it was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and the British Army, along with the quasi-military Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and its paramilitary forces the Auxiliaries and Ulster Special Constabulary (USC). . A ceasefire began on 11 July 1921 and the post-ceasefire talks led to the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921.  Burbidge was posted to Belfast just after the ceasefire and was there while the post-ceasefire talks were ongoing and after the treaty was signed.  It is not known just how involved he or his unit became in the guerrilla was aspects of the rebellion.  

Longmoor (1923-1926)

            On 1 January 1923 Burbidge was posted to the 8^th (Railway) Company at Longmoor, Hampshire.  The 8^th (Railway) was responsible for constructing and operating the military railway at Longmoor, which was used primarily for training purposes. During this period he passed his Trade Test, Group "A", Class II as an Electrician, was awarded Second Class and First Class Certificates of Education and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant.  He also appears to have re-engaged to complete 21 years of service with the Colours during this time.

Sierra Leone (1926-1927)

            Sergeant Burbidge departed England on 13 October 1926 for another posting to Sierra Leone, where he arrived on 23 October.  He served again with the 36^th (Fortress) Company.  Because of the pestilential climate of West Africa, it appears that men were only assigned there for a year at a time.  Burbidge departed Sierra Leone on 26 October 1927 and arrived home on 3 November 1927.

Chatham (1927-1929)

            Sergeant Burbidge was posted to the School of Military Engineering at Brompton Barracks on his return from Sierra Leone.  He was posted to “B” Company of the Royal Engineers Training Battalion on 4 November 1924 and then to “A” Company of the battalion on 16 July 1928.  His final posting with the training battalion was on 21 October 1929 when he was assigned to Headquarters Wing of the battalion.  These postings to various companies within the training battalion may have been for Burbidge to receive additional training or for his him to serve as an instructor.  His duties while in HQ Wing probably were of an administrative nature. 

Queenstown (1930-1932)

            Sergeant Burbidge was posted to the 33^rd (Fortress) Company at Fort Camden in Queenstown (Cork) Harbour, County Cork, in the southwest of Ireland on 19 November 1930.  At the time that Burbidge joined, this company commanded by Captain H.F.T. Aldous, R.E. formed part of the South Irish Coast Defences of the Western Command in the United Kingdom.  Captain Aldous had been in command of the company since 9 December 1930.  The company's headquarters were located at Fort Camden.  Another officer assigned to the company headquarters was Lieutenant C.F.W. Miller, R.E.[14]  The company had detachments at Bere Island and Lough Swilly.  Company officers at Bere Island included Lieutenants G.W.W. Morris, R.E., H.C.O'H. Moore, R.E.[15] and F.H. Maclennan, R.E.[16]  Lieutenant M.T.L. Wilkinson, R.E.[17] was in charge of the section at Lough Swilly.  The Deputy Commander Royal Engineers for the South Irish Coast Defences was Captain A.N. Lawford, T.D., R.E.[18]  Captain Lawford's headquarters were located at Spike Island in Queenstown Harbour.[19]

During the year and two months that Burbidge served in Queenstown he was promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer Class II and served as the Company Sergeant Major of the 33^rd (Fortress) Company.[20]  While Burbidge was the CSM of the company, the unit took part in annual field works training that involved the construction of a drawbridge.[21]  The company also constructed new officers' quarters at Fort Camden.[22]

Figure 4.  The 33^rd (Fortress) Company Drawbridge, 1931.
(Photograph courtesy of The Sapper magazine)

            On 5 January 1932 Captain E.A. Crane, M.C., R.E.[23] assumed command of the 33^rd (Fortress) Company in place of Captain Aldous.  Company Sergeant Major Burbidge gave notice soon afterwards to take his discharge from the Army upon completion of 21 years of service.  His Certificate of Discharge was prepared by the Royal Engineers Record Office at Chatham on 12 April 1932 and he was officially discharged on 17 April 1932. 

6.  PROMOTIONS AND CONDUCT  

Promotions:  Reginald George Burbidge received the promotions shown in the table below during his time in service.[24] 

NOTE: Burbidge's promotion to Warrant Officer Class II became effective on 4 October 1931.  His Warrant in the Regular Forces, however, was not officially signed until 30 November 1931.[25]

Conduct:  Company Sergeant Major Burbidge's records do not contain any information regarding his awards of Good Conduct Badges or Good Conduct Pay during his time in service, although he undoubtedly received some.  He was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (GVR)[26] while serving at the School of Military Engineering at Chatham, Kent.  The medal was presented to him on Brompton Square at the School of Military Engineering after Church Parade on 3 February 1929.  The presentation was made by Major General G. Walker, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., Commandant of the School.[27]

Figure 5.  Major General G. Walker.
(Photograph courtesy of The Sapper magazine)  

7.      EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS  

Education:  Company Sergeant Major Burbidge earned the following Certificates of Education during his time in service:

             The 3^rd Class Certificate of Education was awarded to Burbidge while he was serving with the Training Battalion Royal Engineers at Chatham.  It was signed by Lieutenant A.E. Hodgkins, R.E.

Qualifications: Company Sergeant Major Burbidge earned the following qualifications during his time in service.

 8.  MEDICAL INFORMATION  

No medical information was available from the service records found relating to Company Sergeant Major Burbidge's military service.  These records may become available from the Army Personnel Centre in Glasgow at a future date.

9.  DISCHARGE  

            Warrant Officer Class II (Company Sergeant Major) Reginald George Burbidge was discharged from the Army at Fort Camden, County Cork, Ireland on 17 April 1932 on the termination of his second period of limited engagement.  His total service was reckoned as shown in the tables below:

             The Final Assessments of Conduct and Character on Leaving the Colours were made in Company Sergeant Major Burbidge's Soldier's Red Book by Captain E.A. Crane, M.C., R.E.[29] on 8 June 1932.  Captain Crane indicated that Burbidge's military conduct was "Very Good" and as a testimonial stated that Burbidge was "Hard working and conscientious.  A reliable man capable of taking charge of small power stations, etc."[30]

10.    MEDALS, AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

            Company Sergeant Major Burbidge was awarded the British War Medal and Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for his service in the Army.  As previously mentioned he was awarded only the British War Medal for his service during the Great War of 1914-1918 as he did not see service in an active theater of the war, spending all of the war years on the island of Mauritius. 

Figure 6.  Burbidge’s British War Medal (left) and Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (right).
(Images from the author’s collection)  

            His name is impressed on the rim of each medal in upper case lettering as follows:

British War Medal

21409 2.CPL R.G. BURBIDGE R E

Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

1852720 SJT. R.G. BURBIDGE. R.E.

Figure 7.  The Great War Medal Index Card of Reginald G. Burbidge.
(Image courtesy of Ancestry.com)  

11.  MARRIAGE AND PERSONAL INFORMATION  

            From the Principal Probate Registry it is known that Reginald George Burbidge was married and that his wife's name was Lilian (maiden name Morling).[31]  Reginald and Lilian were married at Medway, Kent in 1922.[32]  The Burbidges had a son, Reginald Kenneth Burbidge, born at Farnham, Surrey on 14 October 1923.[33]  The also had a daughter whose initials were D.B.  See Section 13 below for further information.    

12.  POST SERVICE LIFE  

After leaving the Army Burbidge moved back to Bournemouth, the town of his birth.  His Certificate of Service was posted to him shortly after his discharge.  The address on the envelope containing his "Red Book" was 62 Capstone Road, Bournemouth.  This is the same address where his family lived when the 1911 Census was taken.  By 1939 Burbidge and his wife and son were living at 27 Green Road in Bournemouth.[34]

Figure 8.  The Burbidge Residence at 27 Green Road, Bournemouth.
(Photograph courtesy of Google Earth)

Burbidge had taken a position as a Clerk and Meter Reader with the Bournemouth Electricity Supply Company after his discharge.  His electrical training while in the Army probably provided the qualifications he needed for this position.  Upon his retirement, Burbidge received a certificate of appreciation from the company, the original of which is in the author's possession, along with Burbidge's other personal papers (see Figure 9 below).

Figure 9.  The Bournemouth Electricity Supply Company Certificate.
(Image from the original document in the author’s collection)

            After his retirement from the Bournemouth Electric Supply Company, Reginald Burbidge lived with his wife at 27 Bemister Road in Winton, Bournemouth. 

Figure 10.  The Burbidge Home at 27 Bemister Road, Bournemouth, c. 2022.
(Photograph courtesy of Google Earth)

            Reginald Burbidge died on 29 September 1964 at the age of 69 in Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, Hampshire.  His death was certified by F.H. Foster, M.R.C.S. and the causes of his death were listed as 1(a) carcinomatosis and (b) carcinoma of Bronchus (windpipe), probably as a result of being a life-long smoker.  His daughter, D.B. Paynter of 27 Bemister Road was the informant of his death.  Burbidge’s death was registered on 29 September 1964 by C.J. Chaffey, Registrar of the Sub-district of Christchurch and Ringwood, District of Christchurch, County of Hampshire.

            Reginald George Burbidge died intestate, but his wife was declared the only person entitled to his estate.  The Principal Probate Registry in the High Court of Justice awarded Mrs. Burbidge her husband’s effects on 6 November 1964, effects amounting to £3,585 (about $108,270 US Dollars in 2022 currency).

13.   FAMILY INFORMATION

Parents

Father

            George William Burbidge was born in Longham, Dorset in July 1866.  He was the son of William Burbidge (1843-1917) and Mary Hurlock (1843-1880).  George was baptized in Hampreston, Dorset on 5 August 1866.  He had one brother, Herbert Burbidge (1871-1964).  George William Burbidge died in Christchurch, Hampshire in October 1923 at the age of 57.[35]

Mother

            Kate Burbidge, née Hayward was born in East Knoyle, Wiltshire on 3 September 1870, the daughter of John Hayward (1840-?) and Hannah Hunt (1841-?).  She was baptized in East Knoyle on 20 November 1870.  Kate had a sister and two brothers: Grace Hayward (1873-?), James Hayward (1877-?) and Charles Hayward (1879-?).  Kate’s place and date of death are not known.[36]

Children

            Reginald and Lilian Burbidge had a son and a daughter.  Their son Reginald Kenneth was born in Farnham, Surrey on 14 October 1923.  He married at Bournemouth in 1852 but the details of his marriage and his wife’s name are not known.  He died in Carlisle, Cumbria in April 1996.[37]

            Reginald and Lilian also had a daughter.  Detailed information about her could not be found in any of the Burbidge family trees on Ancestry.com, but evidence of her existence was found on her father’s death certificate as the informant of his death.  She is listed on the death certificate as D.B. Paynter, Daughter, 27 Bemister Road, Bournemouth.  A search on Ancestry.com did not uncover any additional information regarding her. 

Siblings[38]

            Arthur Charles Burbidge was born in Bournemouth on 21 July 1896.  No positive evidence could be uncovered to indicate that Arthur had served in the Great War.  He married one Laura Sheppard in Sturminster, Dorset in 1923.  It appears that Arthur and Laura did not have any children.  Arthur died in Bournemouth, Dorset[39] on 26 May 1980 at the age of 83. 

            Leslie John Burbidge was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire in January 1899.  Sadly he died at the age of 4 in April 1903.

            Hillary Burbidge was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire in 1905.  No further information was found about him.

REFERENCES:

Books  

1. GRIERSON, J.M.  Scarlet Into Khaki: The British Army on the Eve of the Boer War.  Greenhill Books, London, 1988.
2. INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS.  The History of the Corps of Royal Engineers.  Volume VII.  The Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, 1952.
3. SKELLEY, A.R.  The Victorian Army at Home: The Recruitment and Terms and Conditions of the British Regular, 1859-1899.  McGill-Queen’s University Press, Montreal, 1977.

Documents  

1. 1901 British Census. PRO Reference RG13, Piece 1042, Folio 11, Page 18, Schedule Number 88.
2. Certificate of Service (Red Book), Army Form B.108, containing the following pages and sections:

a.       Final Assessments of Conduct and Character on Leaving the Colours.

b.      Service with the Colours showing Transfers, if any, to other Corps.

c.       Certificate of Transfer to the Army Reserve.

d.      Certificate of Discharge.

e.       Educational Attainments, Trade Qualifications, Medals, &c.

f.       Previous Service in H.M. Forces.

3. Certificate of Appreciation, Bournemouth Electricity Supply Company, undated.
4. Certificate of Education, Third Class, dated Chatham, Kent, 16 June 1911.
5. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death, General Register Office, London, DXZ 519069, dated 24 February 1998.
6. Letters of Administration, Principal Probate Registry, 6 November 1964.
7. Medal Index Card (R.E. Medal Roll 101A), Public Record Office, Kew, Richmond, Surrey.
8. Registered Envelope, Army Form B.107, R.E. Records Officer, Rochester, Kent, No. 2147, postmarked 12 April 1932.
9. Warrant Parchment, Warrant Officer Class II (Company Sergeant Major) Reginald George Burbidge, R.E. dated 30 November 1931.
10. Royal Engineers Tracer Cards.

Family Trees  

1. Principal - Reginald George Burbidge (by Angela Britton)

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106587865/person/172058182378/facts

2. Spouse – Lilian Morling (by Angela Britton)

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106587865/person/172058183430/facts  

3. Son – Reginald Kenneth Burbidge (by Angela Britton)

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106587865/person/172058183431/facts  

4. Father – George William Burbidge (by Angela Britton)

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106587865/person/172058174279/facts  

5. Mother – Kate Hayward (by Angela Britton)

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/106587865/person/172058182377/facts  

Periodicals  

1. Royal Engineers Quarterly List, December 1912.
2. Royal Engineers Quarterly List, April 1931.
3. Royal Engineers Quarterly List, January 1932.
4. The Sapper, March 1929.
5. The Sapper, May 1929.
6. The Sapper, February 1931.
7. The Sapper, October 1931.
8. The Sapper, December 1931.
9. The Sapper, February 1932.
10. The Sapper, June 1932.
11. The Sapper, February 1965.

Photographs  

1. Trestle Bridge Constructed by 160 Party, "F" Company, Royal Engineers Training Battalion.
2. Floating Bridge Constructed by 160 Party, "F" Company, Royal Engineers Training Battalion.

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