About: 1st Hampshire Engineers

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The 1st Hampshire Engineer Volunteer Corps was first formed in 1862 and then reformed in 1891 with special responsibility for the port defences of the South Coast of England. It carried out this role during World War I, as well as forming field units that served on the Western Front and at Salonika. Before the outbreak of World War II it formed an air defence regiment that saw service during The Blitz and field companies that fought in the Western Desert and Italy, The unit continued in the postwar Territorial Army before finally disbanding in 1967.

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  • The 1st Hampshire Engineer Volunteer Corps was first formed in 1862 and then reformed in 1891 with special responsibility for the port defences of the South Coast of England. It carried out this role during World War I, as well as forming field units that served on the Western Front and at Salonika. Before the outbreak of World War II it formed an air defence regiment that saw service during The Blitz and field companies that fought in the Western Desert and Italy, The unit continued in the postwar Territorial Army before finally disbanding in 1967. (en)
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  • 1967-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1891-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Coast Defence
  • Field Engineering
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  • Sign on the drill hall of the 1st Hampshire Royal Engineers Volunteers, Hampshire Terrace, Portsmouth (en)
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  • Hampshire Fortress Royal Engineers (en)
  • XIII Corps Troops Royal Engineers (en)
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  • The 1st Hampshire Engineer Volunteer Corps was first formed in 1862 and then reformed in 1891 with special responsibility for the port defences of the South Coast of England. It carried out this role during World War I, as well as forming field units that served on the Western Front and at Salonika. Before the outbreak of World War II it formed an air defence regiment that saw service during The Blitz and field companies that fought in the Western Desert and Italy, The unit continued in the postwar Territorial Army before finally disbanding in 1967. (en)
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  • 1st Hampshire Engineers (en)
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  • Hampshire Fortress Royal Engineers (en)
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