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