Colonial Engineer Units

From the Collection of Lieutenant Colonel Edward De Santis
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Officers

Kimber, W.E.

Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [TRANSVAAL][SOUTH AFRICA 1901]

Non-Commissioned Officers and Men

NAME	RANK	REGIMENTAL NUMBER	UNIT/MEDALS
RAILWAY PIONEER REGIMENT
Ainsworth, John.	Private	1818	3rd Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal.
Barlow, John	Private	1872	"D" Company, 3rd Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY] [TRANSVAAL] and [SOUTH AFRICA 1901].
Bland, Robert Humphrey	Corporal	597	Railway Pioneer Regiment, later Captain, Colonial Forces. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY] [ORANGE FREE STATE] and [TRANSVAAL], the British War and Victory Medals. (RESEARCH IN PROGRESS)
Bowie, W.	Private	1004	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE] [TUGELA HEIGHTS] [RELIEF OF LADYSMITH] [TRANSVAAL] and [LAING'S NEK].
Cabell, Hugh	Private	2133	2nd Company, Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps and "B" Company, 4th Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [TRANSVAAL][TUGELA HEIGHTS] and [RELIEF OF LADYSMITH].
Collington, E.C.	Private	948	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE] and [TRANSVAAL]. (RESEARCH IN PROGRESS)
Davidson, Alex	Private	503	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE] and [TRANSVAAL].
Hirsch, G. (died of disease at Naaupoort, South Africa)	Private	891	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE].
Hocking, C.	Private	293	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE] and [TRANSVAAL].
Lawrance, H.A.(m.i.d.)	Private	707	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE] and [TRANSVAAL].
Mc Coll, J.C.	Corporal	1381	Formerly, Trooper, 2nd Cape Mounted Yeomanry and Aliwal North Mounted Volunteers, South Africa, 1879. Later, 2nd Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the South Africa Medal 1879 with clasp [1877-8] and the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE] and [TRANSVAAL].
Mc Evoy, P.	Private	1879	Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][TRANSVAAL][SOUTH AFRICA 1901].
Paul, D.	Private	654	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE][TRANSVAAL].
Seale, R.W.	Private	239	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE][TRANSVAAL][SOUTH AFRICA 1901].
Skelton, H.J.	Lance Corporal	1234	Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE][TRANSVAAL].
Smith, T.R.	Lance Corporal	64	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE][TRANSVAAL].
White, J.L.	Private	1443	2nd Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE][TRANSVAAL][SOUTH AFRICA 1901] [SOUTH AFRICA 1902].
Wilson, T.	Corporal	1703	1st Battalion, Railway Pioneer Regiment. Entitled to the Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps [CAPE COLONY][ORANGE FREE STATE][TRANSVAAL].
RHODESIAN ENGINEERS
Bingirai, B.	Sapper	660056	Rhodesian Engineers. Entitled to Rhodesia General Service Medal, 1969.
INDIAN RAILWAY VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS
Deeble, H.	Colour Sergeant	None	East India Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps. Entitled to the Volunteer Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (VR).
Higher, L.C.	Private	None	1st Great India Peninsul Railway Rifles, A.I.F.
Markley, J.	Private	None	1st Great India Peninsula Railway Rifles, A.I.F.
Mitchell, J.	Pioneer Sergeant	None	2nd Battalion, Bombay, Bangalore and Central India Railway Volunteer Rifles
Trutwein, C.A.	Sergeant	None	Burma Railway Battalion. Entitled to the Territorial Efficiency Medal (GVR) with bar [INDIA].

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