The Regimental Archive of the
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
Search for soldiers who served in the Regiment
At the moment, the database covers the periods 1786-1817, 1872-1887 and 1914-1916. It includes nearly 7000 names.The information for 1786-1817 and for 1872-1887 is taken from the two Enlistment Registers which cover these periods. The Registers record a lot of information about those enlisting, including date and place of enlistment, as well as age, occupation and height. The early register also gives place of birth and a detailed physical description, while the later one gives address at the time of enlisting and records (for part of the period) whether the new recruit can read and write.
The information for 1914-1916 is taken from a Regimental Roll, which contains very little detail, so you will find only limited information on the database for this period – usually only surname, initials, rank and Regimental number.
A note on place names: to make the database as useful as possible to researchers, spellings of place names recorded in the Registers have been modernised where appropriate and where possible. In some cases, it has not been possible to identify the place recorded in the Register, and in these cases the name has been transcribed exactly as written.
Advanced search: surname=Charles;
Your search found 11 record(s)Charles, R J, Regimental number:8176 |
Age at enlistment: 21 |
Record of service: Served in First World War |
Charles, W, Regimental number:8291 |
Age at enlistment: 33 |
Record of service: Served in First World War |
Charles, John |
Date of attestation: 1812-06-01 Place of attestation: Monmouth Attested by: Balloted |
Place of birth: Skenfrith Monmouthshire Age at enlistment: 22 years Occupation: Labourer |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 6½ inches Physical description: Complexion dark; eyes hazel; hair dark brown; face long |
Record of service: Deserted 31/08/1812, from Bristol. Rejoined Corps 03/11/1812. Transferred 11/12/1812. Commuted in General Service. |
Charles, William |
Date of attestation: 1813-12-06 Place of attestation: Monmouth Attested by: Sergeant Pritchard Local Militia |
Place of birth: Dixton Monmouthshire Age at enlistment: 26 years Occupation: Labourer |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 6½ inches Physical description: Complexion dark; eyes hazel; hair brown; face long |
Charles, William, Regimental number:5689 |
Date of attestation: 1874-04-01 Place of attestation: Monmouth |
Age at enlistment: 18 Occupation: Farm Labourer Address: John Charles, Penalt, Monmouthshire |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 6 inches |
Notes: Cannot read or write |
Charles, William, Regimental number:6503 |
Date of attestation: 1876-12-14 Place of attestation: Newport |
Age at enlistment: 19 years Occupation: Carpenter Address: 2 Julian Street, Baneswell, Newport |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 8½ inches |
Charles, George, Regimental number:6528 |
Date of attestation: 1877-01-03 Place of attestation: Monmouth |
Age at enlistment: 24 years Occupation: Labourer Address: Penalt near Monmouth |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 4½ inches |
Charles, John, Regimental number:6650 |
Date of attestation: 1877-02-03 Place of attestation: Newport |
Age at enlistment: 18 years Occupation: Labourer Address: Back Hall Street, Caerleon, Monmouthshire |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 6¼ inches |
Charles, Henry, Regimental number:6659 |
Date of attestation: 1877-02-09 Place of attestation: Monmouth |
Age at enlistment: 18 years Occupation: Labourer Address: Mill Street, Monnow Street, Monmouth |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 5 inches |
Charles, John, Regimental number:6650/8210 |
Date of attestation: 1882-08-05 Place of attestation: Monmouth |
Age at enlistment: 25 Occupation: Labourer Address: Back Hall St. Carllon |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 6½ inches |
Notes: Re-enrolled |
Charles, Henry, Regimental number:8218 |
Date of attestation: 1882-08-12 Place of attestation: Monmouth |
Age at enlistment: 22 Occupation: Labourer Address: Mill Street Monnow Monmouth |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 5 inches |
There are currently 6954 records in the database