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Other histories (regimental, corps etc.) and general
:[http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24628 "Inland waterways and docks, royal engineers in war time, with special reference to the mystery port of Richborough (Lecture & Discussion)"] by Captain A E Battle, RE ''Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers'' 1923-1924, pages 104-116. Includes mention of Train Ferries from 1917. Melbourne University Digital Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/signalserviceine00prie ''The Signal Service in the European War of 1914-1918 (France)''] by R E Priestley (Late Major, R E) 1921 Archive.org. Part of the above series ''The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War''. Includes information about the use of [https://archive.org/stream/signalserviceine00prie#page/357/mode/1up carrier pigeons] (Index entry)
**[https://archive.org/stream/signalserviceine00prie#page/10/mode/2up/search/Indian Page 11] includes a very brief reference to the Indian Telegraph units of the Indian Army. These were very likely to have been men from the [[Post and Telegraphs Department|Post and Telegraphs Department]] in India, who were appointed to the Army at the outbreak of war. Also see ''The Post Office of India in the following bookGreat War'', above.*[http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52178355/view?partId=nla.obj-52178465#page/n2/mode/1up ''The Royal Naval Division''] by Douglas Jerrold 1923. Includes the Western Front. National Library of Australia. :[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.536830/page/n163 Page 161] ''Georgian Adventure The Autobiography of Douglas Jerrold'' 1937 Archive.org:The RND transferred from the authority of the Admiralty to the War Office on 29 April 1916.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89100004282?urlappend=%3Bseq=13 ''Britain's Sea Soldiers. A Record of the Royal Marines during the War 1914-1919'']. Compiled by General Sir H. E. Blumberg, Royal Marines 1927. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Includes chapters on France, and chapters on the Royal Marine Artillery.
*[https://archive.org/details/notesfromcalaisb00mont ''Notes from Calais Base, and pictures of its many activities''] by C E Montague 1918 Archive.org
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