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*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/military-engineer-in-india..html ''The Military Engineer in India''] by Lt. Col. E.W.C Sandes 1933 has been reprinted by Naval and Military Press. This detailed history of the Royal Engineers in India may be bought from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1843420422 FIBIS Shop] through Amazon.co.uk. Also available at the [[British Library]]
*From the [http://www.newman-family-tree.net/ Main Index of "A Newman Family Tree"], select H E M Newman. He was commissioned into the Corps of Royal Engineers on 19 December 1919 and posted to India in 1924 as an officer of the Madras Sappers and Miners. He was in India until 1929 and again in India and Burma 1936-1943. The site includes his [http://www.newman-family-tree.net/H.E.M.Newman-memoirs%202c.pdf Memoirs] (152 pages pdf), the article [http://www.newman-family-tree.net/RE_Journal_1984.pdf Waziristan 1937-1939] ( 9 page pdf) by Lieut Colonel H E M Newman ''The Royal Engineer Journal Volume 95, number 2, 1984'' and this [http://www.newman-family-tree.net/Missing-Years.html html extract] which covers parts of the period 1918-1946. The two latter links are included in the Memoirs.
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7325117.stm Why Britons walked warily in Waziristan] by Alastair Lawson 21 April 2008 news.bbc.co.uk with [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7325243.stm photographs] In 1919, a young British army officer, Francis Stockdale, was deployed to Waziristan. He was a temporary R. E. officer and served late 1919 to Dec 1921<ref>[http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=96799&#entry907698 Great War Forum]</ref>
====Historical Books Online====
**[http://archive.org/stream/nspapersonsubjec18grea#page/111/mode/1up "Statistics concerning Elephants, Camels and Pack Bullocks"], page 111 ''Volume 18'', 1892 Archive.org
**[http://archive.org/stream/professionalpap01unkngoog#page/n276/mode/2up "Turbines at Gokak"] page 229 ''Volume 18'', 1892 Archive.org
 
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