Cecilia Thanks that helps quite a bit. It explains how someone who worked as a labourer would have been involved. i presume they would have done some basic training as well. thanks again. Joyce >From: "Cecilia Bell" <bell193@btinternet.com> >Reply-To: gloucester@rootsweb.com >To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [GLS] Cheltenham Engineer Volunteers >Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:25:55 +0100 > >Joyce, >I don't know if it helps, but I had the same problem with a great great >grandfather who had been in the Royal Engineers. The Engineers seem to be >the soldiers who do things like digging ditches and other basic physical >work. My gggrandfather was a stone mason in the censuses. In other words, >engineers are not necessarily engineers! > >Regards, >Cecilia Bell in Essex UK > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joyce Robertson" <joyisorob@hotmail.com> >To: <Gloucester-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 3:43 PM >Subject: [GLS] Cheltenham Engineer Volunteers > > > > Hi List > > > > I am trying to find some information about the Cheltenham Engineer > > Volunteers. I have a copy of a certificate which says- > > > > Sapper George Ballinger has this day been struck off the muster roll of > > the > > Cheltenham Engineer Volunteers at his own request. > > > > This is my gtgrandfather and the date was 1878. It was signed by the > > Captain > > of the 1st Gloster Engineer Volunteer Corps > > > > I wonder if anyone can tell me more about this. As far as I know George > > was > > never an engineer as every certificate etc says he is either a labourer >or > > later a house painter. Can anyone tell me what roll he is likely to have > > played in this organisation? > > > > Joyce Robertson (Kirkintilloch, Scotland) > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Could you be the guest MSN Movies presenter? Click Here to Audition > > http://www.lightscameraaudition.co.uk > > > > _____________________________________________ > > > > Browse the list archives at: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > _____________________________________________ > >Browse the list archives at: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > >Keyword search - any or all lists: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Get Hotmail, News, Sport and Entertainment from MSN on your mobile. http://www.msn.txt4content.com/