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Royal Australian Engineers

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The Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) corps expanded exponentially during WWII, growing from 233 regular troops and 1,750 Militia to 32,984 men at its peak in 1945. The corps undertook a range of tasks broadly divided into mobility, countermobility and construction and served in Libya, Greece, Crete, Syria-Lebanon, Ceylon, the Northern Territory, Papua, New Guinea and Borneo.

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Conflicts

World War II

Location

World War II Gallery

Memorial type

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Contributions

Matt Smith, Qld War Memorial Register

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