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From: Tom Morgan <>
Subject: Re: [WW1] Sapper John Hunter, Royal Engineers
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 12:20:39 +0100
References: <200009040041.e840fYo20559@janus.strat.net>
In-Reply-To: <200009040041.e840fYo20559@janus.strat.net>

In article <>, Greg and Laurie
White <> writes
>My grandfather, JOHN/JACK HUNTER, was a SAPPER with the Royal Engineers.
>Could anyone tell me what a sapper did in WWI? Thanks.
>
>Greg White


"Sapper" was the Royal Engineers equivalent of "Private" in the
infantry, Greg. It doesn't imply any specific task within the Royal
Engineers.

You would possibly get some idea of what he did if you knew which type
of company he belonged to within the RE. There were gas companies,
tunnelling companies, signalling companies, Railway construction
companies and so on.

Tom
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