3rd for today 27th July Died 14 March 1916 Salonika

[Chris Grimshaw]

Staying with the same theme,

Cover to a R.E Sapper, Not sure what A.E. Cable Section represents, any clues anyone?

Also cannot read the signature of the O/C the section on the pencil endorsement.  No date to give a clue as to when arrived back in the U.K.

Chris

[Michael Dobbs]

Chris

It looks as though it is simply a unit designation AE Cable Section - see page 10 of attached document
[url=https://www.re-museum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Library-War-Diaries-WW1.pdf]https://www.re-museum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Library-War-Diaries-WW1.pdf[/url]

Starts AA to AZ Cable Sections, then BA to BZ Cable Sections, etc.

Also look at [i]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/II_Corps_Troops,_Royal_Engineers[/i] and scroll down to 'B' Corps Signal Company which included AP Cable Section and J Cable Section - further evidence that AE was merely a designation and was not an abbreviation for something.

Mike  :)

[Chris Grimshaw]

Thanks Mike

Appreciated.

Chris