| Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) | |
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Cap Badge of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers |
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| Active | 1539- |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Territorial Army |
| Type | Militia |
| Role | Engineers |
| Size | One regiment |
| Part of | 160 (Wales) Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | RHQ - Monmouth 100 Fd Sqn - Cwmbran 108 Fd Sqn - Swansea 225 Fd Sqn - Oldbury Jersey Fd Sqn - St Helier |
| Motto | Ich Dien (I Serve) Ubique (Everywhere) Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt (Where Duty and Glory Lead) |
| March | Wings (Regimental March, Royal Engineers) |
| Engagements | 1760-1854 {Home Defence} Crimean War {detachment with Royal Welch Fusiliers}; South Africa; World War I; World War II Iraq War War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
| Commanders | |
| Royal Honorary Colonel | HRH The Duke of Gloucester |
| Honorary Colonel | Major-General Keith Harington Cima |
| Insignia | |
| Arm Badge | Militia Flash |
The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) (R MON RE(M)) is the most senior regiment in the British Territorial Army, having given continuous loyal service to the crown since 1539. It is part of the reserve forces, and is the only remaining Militia unit in the British Army. The R Mon RE(M) the only unit to have two 'Royal' prefixes in its title.
It is not the oldest regiment in the British Army; this honour goes to the Honourable Artillery Company (from 1296 but chartered in 1537), but Militia always takes precedence over Volunteers, although The Jersey Field Squadron (M) can trace its origins back to 1337.
The regiment is also unusual in having the word Royal appear twice in its name. It gained the first "Royal" in 1804 when it was known as the Monmouth and Brecon Militia. The second was acquired in 1877 when the regiment transferred from an infantry unit into a Special Reserve section of the expanding Royal Engineers.[1] The regiment is also the only Royal Engineer regiment to possess colours because in 1914 they were given the colours of the East Monmouth Militia for safekeeping.
The regiment is headquartered at Monmouth Castle in Monmouth but has sub-units in Cwmbran, Cardiff, Bristol, Swansea, Birmingham and Jersey. Since 2003, the Regiment has provided composite units for service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Previous to that, members of the unit have served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Falkland Islands.