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| Active | 1 July 1902 – Present |
| Country | Australia |
| Allegiance | Australian Army |
| Branch | Australian Regular Army, Australian Army Reserve |
| Type | Field Army |
| Role | Military Engineering |
| Size | 6 Regular Regiments |
| Nickname | Ginger Beers |
| Motto | 'Ubique'; 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense' |
| Colors | RAE do not have Colours. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australian Army is Australia's military land force It is part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF along with the Royal Australian Navy and the The Australian Army is Australia's military land force It is part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Army Reserve is a collective name for the reserve units of the Australian Army. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces A military engineer is primarily responsible for the design and construction of offensive defensive and logistical structures for Warfare Other duties include the |
| Engagements | RAE are not awarded Battle Honours. |
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| Ceremonial chief | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Engineers. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II In the British and other Commonwealth armies the Colonel-in-Chief of a Regiment is its (usually royal) Patron. |
The Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) is a Corps of the Australian Army (although the word corps does not appear in their name or on their badge). This article is about a military unit For alternative meanings see Corps (disambiguation. The Australian Army is Australia's military land force It is part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF along with the Royal Australian Navy and the The Engineer Corps is ranked 4th in seniority of the Corps, behind the Staff Cadets, Armoured and Artillery Corps. The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Army Reserve regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the Australian Army The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, normally referred to as the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA is descended from the original colonial artillery units prior The Corps was formed by the amalgamation of the various engineer corps of the States and territories of Australia. The Commonwealth of Australia is made up of 8 states and territories controlled under a federal system of government [1]
The motto of the Royal Australian Engineers is Ubique (Everywhere), a motto shared with RAE's parent corps, the Royal Engineers. The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers ( RE) and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps This motto was bestowed by King William IV in 1832 in recognition that both Sappers and Gunners where not entitled to carry Regimental Colours and typically served as small detachments instead of a whole unit. The current Engineer Hat badge features a leather garter adorned with a crown and the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense (Evil be to him who evil thinks), mirroring the motto of the Order of the Garter. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients This honor was awarded to the RAE in 1947 for their efforts during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The original motto of the RAE, adopted at Federation was Facimus et Frangimus (We make and we break) and appeared on the engineer hat badge up until 1947 when it was replaced by Honi soit qui mal y pense. It now only appears on the Corps Cipher. [2]
The Engineers also adopted the Royal Engineers practice of calling their private soldiers "Sappers", in recognition of the fact that the very earliest engineers had been primarily concerned with driving saps (tunnels) both towards the enemy lines, and underneath fortifications. A sapper is an individual engineer soldier usually in British or Commonwealth military service [3]
The Corps provides combat engineering, construction and other technical support to the Australian Defence Force. Combat engineering is a Combat service support role of using the knowledge tools and techniques of Engineering by troops in peace and war but specifically in The Australian Defence Force (ADF is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia One of the objectives of the corps is mobility and counter mobility. That is providing mobility to friendly forces while denying movement to enemy forces. Engineers are able to conduct tasks including penetrating minefields, locating and disarming booby traps, purifying water and building roads and bridges. The Corps also performs the majority of the army's demolition tasks and is trained to fight as infantry if needed.
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History
Origins of the Royal Australian Engineers date back to 15 November 1860, when the Corps of Engineers was founded in the colony of Victoria by Peter Scratchley. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting By 1876, five of the six colonies had raised their own engineer units. These were amalgamated on 1 July 1902 as The Corps of Engineers. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting At this time, the Corps consisted of field, fortress, telegraph, electric and submarine mining companies. [3]
In 1911, the Australian Corps of Signallers was absorbed into the Engineers as the RAE Signal Service. Australia has the unique distinction of having had the first regularly formed signal unit in the British Empire. Four years later, in July of 1915, all members of the Survey Section RAE, separated to form the Australian Survey Corps. The Royal Australian Survey Corps ( RASvy) was a Corps of the Australian Army that was formed on 1 July 1915 and disbanded on 1 July 1996 During this period the School of Military Engineering was established at Moore Park in Sydney. Moore Park is a large area of parkland in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 The school was disbanded at the end of World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
On 1 January 1925 the RAE Signal Service was separated to form the Australian Corps of Signallers. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This was followed in 1932 by the Survey Section separating to form the Australian Survey Corps. The Royal Australian Survey Corps ( RASvy) was a Corps of the Australian Army that was formed on 1 July 1915 and disbanded on 1 July 1996 1939 saw the School of Military Engineering re-established in the Liverpool Military Area on Steele Barracks. [1]
The Royal Australian Engineers colours consist of purple and red. The field identification colour patches typically consist of a red feature on a purple field. The banner depiction of the colours consist of a purple field with two horizontal red bands near the top and bottom of the field.
On 1 July 1996 the RAE reabsorbed the Royal Australian Survey Corps.
Corps titles
- July 1902 to September 1907 - The Corps of Engineers
- September 1907 to January 1936 - Australian Engineers
- On 31 January 1936, the Corps was given Royal Assent, and was subsequently renamed Royal Australian Engineers
Structure
The Corps has both regular and reserve units. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of Lawmaking by formally assenting to an The current regular units are:
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- 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (Townsville)
- 1st Topographical Survey Squadron (Brisbane) (formerly a member of the Royal Australian Survey Corps)
- 21st Construction Squadron (Brisbane),
- 17th Construction Squadron (Sydney)
- School of Military Engineering (Sydney). Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland The Royal Australian Armoured Corps (RAAC is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Army and Army Reserve regiments equipped with armoured vehicles in the Australian Army The Royal Australian Infantry Corps (RA Inf is the parent corps for all infantry regiments of the Australian Army. Australian Army Aviation (AAAvn is a Corps of the Australian Army. The Special Air Service Regiment ( SASR) is a Special Forces Regiment modelled on the original British SAS and also drawing on the traditions The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, normally referred to as the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA is descended from the original colonial artillery units prior Australia has the unique distinction of having had the first regularly formed signal unit in the British Empire. The Australian Army Intelligence Corps (AustInt is the intelligence Corps of the Australian Army, and currently consists of 169 officers and 232 other ranks The Royal Australian Chaplains' Department is an all-officer Corps within the Australian Army that provides Ordained Clergy to minister to the men The Royal Australian Army Medical Corps (RAAMC is the branch of the Australian Army responsible for providing medical care to Army personnel The Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC is a Corps of the Australian Army. The Royal Australian Corps of Transport is a Corps within the Australian Army that includes- truck drivers - movements operators- maritime operators The Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC is the Corps within the Australian Army concerned with supply and administration as well as the demolition and disposal The Corps of Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers ( RAEME; pronounced Raymee is a Corps of the Australian Regular Army that has responsibility for The Australian Army Legal Corps consists of Regular and Reserve commissioned officers that provide specific legal advice to commanders and general legal advice to all ranks The Royal Australian Army Pay Corps is a Corps of the Australian Army. The Royal Australian Army Educational Corps (RAAEC is a specialist corps within the Australian Army, made up entirely of commissioned officers in the specialist service The Australian Army Band Corps (AABC is the Australian Army's musical branch Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland The Royal Australian Survey Corps ( RASvy) was a Corps of the Australian Army that was formed on 1 July 1915 and disbanded on 1 July 1996 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4
- 19 CE Works (Randwick, Victoria)
The current reserve (part-time) units are:
- 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment (Brisbane)
- 4th Combat Engineer Regiment (Ringwood East, Victoria)
- 5th Combat Engineer Regiment (Sydney)
- 8th Combat Engineer Regiment (Newcastle, NSW)
- 21st Construction Regiment (Holsworthy, NSW)
- 22nd Construction Regiment (Oakleigh and Newborough, Victoria)
- 9th Combat Engineer Regiment (3rd Field Squadron) (Adelaide)
- 13th Combat Engineer Regiment13th Field Squadron (Perth)
- 11th Combat Engineer Regiment (35th Field Squadron) (Townsville)
Former Army Reserve units of the Corps included the 1st Port Construction and Repair Group, at Haberfield, NSW. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland A former regular unit was 12 CE Works at Mendi in Papua New Guinea. Mendi, Papua New Guinea, is the provincial capital of the Southern Highlands Province, and is also the name of one of the seven districts of that province Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania
Golf club
The Royal Australian Engineers operate a golf club on Steele Barracks, open to the public since the mid 1980s. The club aims to provide a recreational facility to members of the Australian Defence Force and their families, and is run with non-public funds. The Australian Defence Force (ADF is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia The club is operated in accordance with military regulations and is responsible to the Chief Instructor of the School of Military Engineering. [4]
Order of precedence
| Preceded by: Royal Australian Artillery |
Australian Army Order of Precedence | Succeeded by: Royal Australian Corps of Signals |
Notes
- ^ a b Corps of Royal Australian Engineers. The Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, normally referred to as the Royal Australian Artillery (RAA is descended from the original colonial artillery units prior The following is a list of Corps of the Australian Army, ordered according to the traditional seniority of all the Corps Australia has the unique distinction of having had the first regularly formed signal unit in the British Empire. Land forces of Britan, the Empire and Commonwealth. Retrieved on 2007-04-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ Corps Mottos. Royal Australian Engineers Association of Western Australia Inc. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital
- ^ a b Royal Australian Engineers Golf Club. The Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering. Retrieved on 2007-04-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ About RAE Golf Club. Royal Australian Engineers Golf Club. Retrieved on 2007-04-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
References
Australian Army Website. Australian Department of Defence. The Australian Department of Defence is an Federal Government Department Retrieved on 2007-03-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.