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The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers was formed on the first of October 1942, having the rare distinction of being honoured with the designation "Royal" from the day of its formation. The new regiment known as REME was based on the framework of the RAOC (Engineering Branch), strengthened by the transfer of some technical units and tradesmen from the RE and RASC. At the same time a number of individual tradesmen were transferred into REME from other Corps. The new Corps was made responsible for repairing the technical equipment of the British Army, except the specialist equipment of the Royal Engineers and the vehicles of the RASC.
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I am searching for any information regarding my late father, Austin Henebury. The only information I have is that he might have served in East Africa. He died suddenly in 1972 and as I was only 15 years old at the time, I would like to find out as much as possible about my father.
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My Grandpop, Thomas Kyle was in REME and was pow on burma railway. He lived in Easington, north east of england. Does anyone remember him?
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My father George Edward Phillip Sweetapple served in REME during this time and made his way through France Belgium and Holland to Germany eventually on the Army Tanks repairing them. He was also at Luneberg, helped liberate Belsen camp, and then Nuremberg after the war had ended, and was delayed being demobbed for this reason.
Violet Sweetapple
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I was one of a handful of survivors of a ferry which sank in the Bay of Bengal in April 1945.
We were rescued by a large ship and taken to Calcutta, where we were separated into our units and split up. When the ship docked in Calcutta harbour and we were assembled on deck - a very motley crew - and very quickly taken off the ship. At no time did I manage to see the ship's name and nobody ever told me. On the quayside were several Land Rovers driven by military policemen, and the survivors were separated into their various units and whisked away. I was the only member of R.E.M.E and had the vehicle to myself. I was taken to the R.E.M.E HQ in Chowringee, Calcutta, where I had a session with the military policemen in the presence of an officer. He asked me to describe the series of events as I saw them, which I did, but they were obviously sketchy. He particularly wanted to know whether the ferry had it's navigation lights on and whether it had sounded any warning to the other ship, but I didn't know the answer to any of this.
When I returned to the R.E.M.E. HQ after having my kit and pay replaced, they told me that a Sergeant from the Engineers, who was also a survivor, had been looking for "a Geordie" who had helped him, but I never saw him. I would very much like to find this Sergeant after all this time and I would like to hear from anyone who remembers this incident.
Ernest Wilson R.E.M.E.
Read about the sinking of the Ferry
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I am trying to get information about my father Sgt. Francis (Frank) Abel Denholm who served in the REME in Burma. I would be most grateful to hear from any surviving colleagues who can tell me about that period of his liofe. He was a member of the Burma Star Association for some time. He died in 1964 aged 52.
Tony Denholm
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My late father-in-law, Arthur Jones of Pwllheli, Wales, landed at Ranville, Normandy as part of the REME detachment of the 6th Airborne Division on D-Day. I am trying to build up a picture of this unit on that day and would be grateful if anyone who served with it could contact me to fill in any missing details. I believe that his unit was part of the REME Divisional Workshops that formed part of the 6th Airlanding Brigade. Arthur, a motor mechanic, set up a workshop in the centre of Ranville. He was later part of the 3rd Parachute Brigade Advanced Workshops on the Rhine Crossing of 1945 and then went to Palestine as part of the 5th Brigade, 6th Airborne Division serving at Sarafand, attached to the 3rd Hussars.
Alister Williams
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