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R De Bourbel
Raoul De Bourbel Capt. R.E.(1872)
- 1850 Jun 14, Bengal Engineers, appointed 2nd Lieut. [1].
- 1855 Jan 23, Bengal Engineers, promoted 1st Lieut. [1]
- 1858 Aug 27, Bengal Engineers, promoted Captain [1]
- 1862 Apr 1, the Bengal Engineers (together with the Bombay and Madras Engineers) were amalgamated into the Corps of Royal Engineers (R.E.) [2].
Railway Acheivements
- 1870 May 16, Joined PWD service [3].
- 1872 Civil List, Railway Department, Lucknow, Railway Branch Bengal Public Works Department(PWD) [3]
- 1882-87, Jubilee Bridge , known originally as the Hooghly River Bridge. Consulting Engineers to Government.
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The New Army List - Royal Engineers , late Bengal Engineers 1864"; Retrieved on 4 Aug 2016
- ↑ Royal Engineers Museum "Engineers of the Honourable East India Company Army, 1750-1862; Bengal Engineers"; Retrieved on 4 Aug 2016
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Google Books "The Indian Army and Civil Service List - July 1872", page 82; Retrieved on 28 Jul 2016