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Royal Engineers

Categories: Armed Forces, Engineering

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A corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces. Known as 'sappers' from the French 'sappe' meaning 'spadework' or 'trench' but it's not in our French dictionary so perhaps it's obsolete. They date back to the time of William the Conqueror.

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Blackfriars sundial

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Private Arthur James Pullen

Private Arthur James Pullen

Arthur James Pullen was born on 15 March 1882, the youngest of the six children of William Arthur Pullen (1842-1891) and Sarah Pullen née Kragh (1849-1903). The birth of Arthur Pullen was registere...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
L Cpl. T. J. Watkins

L Cpl. T. J. Watkins

Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
A. H. Kirby

A. H. Kirby

Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
E. Frier

E. Frier

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial