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=Cole;
Your search found 9 record(s)Cole, W, Regimental number:8498 |
Age at enlistment: 30 |
Record of service: Served in First World War |
Cole, E, Regimental number:8613 |
Age at enlistment: 32 |
Record of service: Served in First World War |
Cole, William |
Date of attestation: 1810-05-23 Place of attestation: Bristol Attested by: Lieutenant R Thomas |
Place of birth: Stroud Gloucestershire Age at enlistment: 23 years Occupation: Labourer |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 7 inches Physical description: Complexion fresh; eyes grey; hair dark brown; face long |
Notes: Height at 24 years 5 feet 7 inches |
Cole, Thomas |
Date of attestation: 1812-12-29 Place of attestation: Bristol Attested by: Robert Cole |
Place of birth: Winterbourne Gloucestershire Age at enlistment: 18 years Occupation: Black Smith |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 7 inches Physical description: Complexion pale; eyes grey; hair dark; face small |
Record of service: Transferred 11/12/1813 to 1st Foot Guards |
Cole, Robert |
Date of attestation: 1813-01-16 Place of attestation: Monmouth Attested by: Sergeant Lloyd |
Place of birth: Winterbourne Gloucestershire Age at enlistment: 21 years 87 days Occupation: Black Smith |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 8¼ inches Physical description: Complexion dark; eyes hazel; hair black; face long |
Record of service: Transferred 12/12/1813 to 1st Foot Guards |
Cole, Charles, Regimental number:6280 |
Date of attestation: 1876-02-23 Place of attestation: Abergavenny |
Age at enlistment: 22 years Occupation: Miner Address: At William Howell's. 1 Mary Street, Blaenavon |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 9 inches |
Notes: Can read and write |
Cole, Thomas, Regimental number:6324 |
Date of attestation: 1876-03-09 Place of attestation: Abergavenny |
Age at enlistment: 20 years Occupation: Collier Address: Mrs Cole. Briery Hill, Ebbw Vale |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 5 inches |
Notes: Cannot read or write |
Cole, Charles, Regimental number:7906 |
Date of attestation: 1881-04-19 Place of attestation: Monmouth |
Age at enlistment: 25 Occupation: Collier Address: The Frothell near Park end |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 7½ inches |
Cole, Albert, Regimental number:8158 |
Date of attestation: 1882-04-11 Place of attestation: Monmouth |
Age at enlistment: 20 Occupation: Labourer Address: Llangattock |
Height at enlistment: 5 feet 7 inches |
There are currently 6954 records in the database