British Royal Engineers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliated_regiment gptkb:Corps_of_Royal_Engineers_(India)
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Engineers
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:anniversary Sappers' Day (28 January)
gptkbp:associated_museum gptkb:Royal_Engineers_Museum
gptkbp:awards Victoria Cross recipients
gptkbp:badge gptkb:Royal_Engineers_cap_badge
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Crimea
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Waterloo
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:colonelInChief gptkb:King_Charles_III
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:emblem Garter circlet with Royal Cypher
gptkbp:founded 1716
gptkbp:garrison Brompton Barracks, Chatham
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Chatham,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:historicalEvent formed from Board of Ordnance civilian engineers
involved in D-Day landings
involved in construction of Bailey bridges
involved in construction of Mulberry harbours
involved in tunneling during World War I
separated from Royal Artillery in 1855
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Royal Engineers
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Ubique_(Everywhere)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sappers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkb:Herbert_Kitchener
gptkb:Charles_Pasley
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:primaryMission gptkb:water_supply
construction
mapping
bridging
explosive ordnance disposal
demolition
mine warfare
field fortifications
military railways
signals (historically)
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:The_Royal_Engineers
Wings
gptkbp:role military engineering
gptkbp:type combat support
gptkbp:uniform blue beret
gptkbp:website https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/corps-of-royal-engineers/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kajaki_Dam
gptkb:Rideau_Canal_lock_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7