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INSTITUTION of ROYAL ENGINEERS Established 1875 Incorporated by Royal Charter 1923 INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS Established 1875 Incorporated by Royal Charter 1923 Patron: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Chief Royal Engineer: Lieutenant General Sir Scott Grant KCB COUNCIL PRESIDENT Major General C L Elliott CB MBE ... 2002 VICE PRESIDENTS Major General K H Cima ... 2004 Brigadier D R ff Innes ADC ... 2002 Colonel C P R Bates ... 2002 MEMBERS Ex Officio CRE (Th Tps) Brigadier C J Boag Comdt RSME Brigadier J D Wootton MBE Comd Geo Engr Gp Colonel A P Cross Regt Col Colonel M H G Croft Col Engr Svcs HQ RE Th Tps Colonel I A Ogden Col RE MCM Div Colonel A M Mills CRE 3 (UK) Div Colonel T P Grimshaw Elected Members Lieutenant Colonel R H Brown TD 2000 Colonel M R Cooper 2002 Coopted Colonel I M Tait 2003 Lieutenant Colonel M R Bassett BEM 2003 Corps RSM Warrant Officer Class 1 C Barton 2002 Treasurer Lieutenant Colonel J M H Townsley 2001 Secretary Lieutenant Colonel D N Hamilton MBE 2000 Corresponding Members Lieutenant Colonel D N Wilkinson, BLO Pionierschule, Munich Major G M L Coutts, BLO Engineer School, Angers Major W T R Thackwell, Exchange Appointment, Australian SME Colonel J W Shanahan OBE, Engineer School, USA BUDGET, INVESTMENTS, MEMBERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP, MEMORIAL AND PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman Colonel C P R Bates Vice-Chairman Colonel M H G Croft Members Colonel I A Ogden Colonel T P Grimshaw Colonel G C Watts MBE Colonel I M Tait Warrant Officer Class 1 C Barton Treasurer Lieutenant Colonel J M H Townsley Secretary Lieutenant Colonel D N Hamilton MBE INSTITUTION OF ROYAL ENGINEERS’ STAFF Secretary & Editor RE Journal Lieutenant Colonel D N Hamilton MBE Tel: ATN (9) 4661 (BT 01634 82) 2298 Assistant Sec, Publications: Captain J E Borer Tel: ATN (9) 4661 (BT 01634 842669/82) 2299 Database Manager: Mrs J Thorndick Tel: ATN (9) 4661 (BT 01634 82) 2309 Clerks: Tel: ATN (9) 4661 (BT 01634 82) 2298 Fax: ATN (9) 4661 (BT 01634 82) 2397 All correspondence in connection with editorial matters should be addressed to the Secretary, Publications, Institution of Royal Engineers, Ravelin Building, Brompton Barracks, Chatham, Kent ME4 4UG. The Institution of Royal Engineers is Registered as a Charity Number 249882. Editorial WELCOME to the first issue of the Journal published in the maps and charts, and in the future, perhaps in a slightly larger A4 style format. less austere and more readable format. To those of you, who think the format should stay as it was, As always we are totally dependant on members, and non please look at the back cover of this issue which shows some members continuing to produce articles for publication. of the changes that have taken place to the front cover of the Please keep them coming. Journal over the last one hundred years or so. I would welcome any other articles from the serving Corps, I am grateful to the members of the Journal Review especially TA, who have recently been employed on Full Working Group who gave many hours of their own time Time Regular Service (FTRS). Also, please note that the analyzing what you, the readership wanted. guidelines for authors have been amended. On many occasions over the last two years members I have included in this edition some of the Korean and other have had the opportunity to comment on the proposed articles which were held over from the previous Journal due changes. In outline they found little wrong with what was to the major section on Op Telic. being produced and I have implemented the minor Please visit the Institution web site, inst-royal-engrs.co.uk changes recommended by the working group and accepted where you will see details of the Institution, forthcoming by Council. Increasing the size of the Journal will give us Joint Profession Meetings (JPM) and how to purchase some greater flexibility in how we present articles, photographs, of the publications sponsored by the Institution. Guidelines for Authors The Editor is always pleased to consider articles for publication in the Journal. Subject. Articles should have some military engineering connection but this can be fairly tenuous, espe- cially if an article is well written and interesting. Length. Articles of any length are considered but should normally be between 1500 to 5000 words. About 1200 words covers one page less photographs. Copy. One copy of the text should be submitted, together with a head and shoulders photograph of the author plus a short pen picture and any other illustrations. Clearance. Articles must be cleared by an author’s CO where applicable. Copyright. If an article has been published elsewhere, copyright clearance must be sought by the author before submission. Where necessary copyright clearance on photographs, maps or illustrations must also be obtained prior to submission. Photographs should, if possible, be of good quality with sharp definition, and have appropriate captions. Files from digital cameras can be used providing they are taken with a camera capable of producing high quality images. The files should not be altered in any way prior to submission and they MUST NOT be embedded in the document. Digital images can be sent via email to [email protected] or on a CD. Rewards can be generous. The publications committee has about £350 in prize money for each issue plus valuable annual prizes. All authors receive £20 to help cover costs. Pseudonyms will not be revealed by the Editor under any circumstances. Contributions should reach the Editor by: 11 June for the August 2004 issue. 8 October for the December 2004 issue. Submissions before the deadline are particularly welcome. 2 ISSN 0035-8878 THE ROYAL ENGINEERS JOURNAL © Published in April, August and December by the Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UG. Printed by Stephens & George Magazines, Goat Mill Road, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan, CF48 3TD. Volume 118 April 2004 No 1 Contents 1EDITORIAL .......................................................................................................................................................................2 2DHI QAR 2003 Brigadier B J Le Grys MBE .....................................................................................................................................4 3THE KOREAN SERVICE CORPS WITH THE ROYAL ENGINEERS, 1952-53 King Sugar Charlie...................................................................................................................................................9 4DOES BATUS MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO WARFIGHTING OPERATIONS? Major M Budden MBE...........................................................................................................................................12 5TRAINING JUNIOR ROYAL ENGINEER COMMANDERS TO OPERATE IN THE COMBINED ARMS ENVIRONMENT Major S G Tenison..................................................................................................................................................16 6FORT CHABAI Lieutenant Colonel P R Burleigh............................................................................................................................18 7 150 YEARS OF THE RED CROSS Major T F Croxall...................................................................................................................................................23 8CARPE DIEM PART II (FIRST PART PUBLISHED IN AUGUST 2003) Colonel W G A Lawrie ...........................................................................................................................................25 9 Lichfield? Where’s That? Captain S P Ash ......................................................................................................................................................27 10 REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN J R Harris................................................................................................................................................................31 11 A LETTER TO A “DUKIES SON” Colonel E J Sharp ...................................................................................................................................................37 12 WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE !! AN EXTRACT FROM ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS Colonel J Joiner ......................................................................................................................................................38 13 THE FLIGHT DEPARTING FROM GATE 3 Major S G Tenison..................................................................................................................................................39 14 ACCOUNT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF PIONEER AIRSTRIP AND BRIDGE AT FORT SHEAN, PAHANG, MALAYA Second Lieutenan K W Newham RE July 1954.....................................................................................................42 15 A FORGOTTEN EPISODE – THE ROYAL ENGINEERS AND SUBMARINE MINING 1870 TO 1904 T Powell.................................................................................................................................................................49 16 RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM A RETIRED RATE-THINKER Brigadier J H Hooper OBE SBSTJ .........................................................................................................................56 17 REAR BASED INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT TO OPERATIONS Lieutenant colonel J F Pelton MBE........................................................................................................................59 18 THE RUN UP TO THE KOREAN WAR Brigadier J B Wilks CBE........................................................................................................................................62
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