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==Regimental History==
''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers'' has been published in twelve volumes, most being available online, [[Corps of Royal Engineers#Historical books online |refer below]].
<br>In addition there is ''Volume XII: 1980-2000''. Available at the [[British Library]]. Also available from the Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE), as books or a CD-ROM(limited numbers). Volume XIII is expected to be available early in 2024.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210129183607/https://www.instre.org/pages/publications/books-for-sale/corps-history.php Corps History] (archived page) and [https://www.instre.org/pagesknowledge-centre/publicationsinformation/currentbooks-publications2/corps-history-cd-rom.php Corps History CD-ROMVols I – XIII] (scroll down). The Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE)</ref>
''The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War 1914-1919''. For online editions, refer below. Available at the British Library:
*''Water supply''. [Containing 9 maps showing the] Water supply in France] (1921) UIN: BLL01004844114 ;
*''Work under the Director of Works (France)'' (1924) UIN: BLL01006788368 .
==Regimental flash==
The flash, also known as a pagri (puggaree) badge, was generally affixed to the pagri on the sun helmet. The Royal Engineers had three styles of flashes. The first was a rectangular one with blue and red in equal halves - blue to the front. This was introduced in 1884 during the Sudan Campaign. During the 2nd Boer War they adopted a plain yellow flash to better distinguish them from the RA and then in 1902 changed to a red rectangular flash with two narrow royal blue lines near the outer edges i.e. red/blue/red/blue/red.<ref>Stuart_Bates. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111209170351/http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=3962&start=15 helmet flashes] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 15 November 2010, now archived.</ref>
