Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
| Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) | |
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| File:Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers.png Cap badge | |
| Active | 1539- |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army Reserve |
| Type | Militia |
| Role | Engineers |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | 160 (Wales) Brigade |
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| Motto(s) | Ich Dien (I Serve) Ubique (Everywhere) Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt (Where Duty and Glory Lead) |
| March | Wings (Regimental March, Royal Engineers) |
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| Commanders | |
| Royal Honorary Colonel | HRH The Duke of Gloucester |
| Honorary Colonel | Major-General Keith Harington Cima |
| Insignia | |
| Arm Badge | Militia Flash |
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) (R MON RE(M)) is the most senior regiment in the British Army Reserve, having given continuous loyal service to the crown since 1539. It is part of the reserve forces, and is the only remaining Militia unit in the British Army. The R Mon RE(M) is the only unit to have two 'Royal' prefixes in its title.
History
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers is not the oldest regiment in the British Army; this honour goes to the Honourable Artillery Company (from 1296 but chartered in 1537), but Militia always[citation needed] takes precedence over Volunteers, although The Jersey Field Squadron (M) can trace its origins back to 1337.[1]
The regiment is also unusual in having the word Royal appear twice in its name. It gained the first "Royal" in 1804 when it was known as the Monmouth and Brecon Militia. The second was acquired in 1877 when the regiment transferred from an infantry unit into a Special Reserve section of the expanding Royal Engineers.[2]
On 1 April 1967 the existing regiment absorbed 43rd Wessex Division RE (TA), 48 South Midland Division RE (TA) and 53rd Welsh Division RE (TA).[3]
The Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) are at Monmouth Castle in Monmouth and its sub-units are in Cwmbran, Cardiff, Bristol, Swansea, Birmingham and Jersey.[4]
Order of precedence
References
- ^ T.F. Mills What is the Oldest/Senior Regiment in the British Army? (Archive of the Regiments.org page)
- ^ "The Regimental Archive of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)". Monmouth Castle. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Corps of Royal Engineers, Volunteer Regiments". Retrieved August 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Royal Monmouthshire RE". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
External links
- Official site
- Regimental Museum
- Royal Engineers Museum - Militia, Volunteers and Territorials (1757–1979)