North Midland Divisional Engineers
| North Midland Divisional Engineers 46th (North Midland) Divisional Engineers 59th (2nd North Midland) Divisional Engineers |
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|---|---|
| Active | 1908–2016 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 Territorial Army
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| Type | Field Engineer |
| Role | Divisional Engineers Corps Troops |
| Part of |
46th (North Midland) Division 59th (2nd North Midland) Division 75 Engineer Regiment |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Lt-Col W.E. Harrison Brig-Gen Cecil Wingfield-Stratford Lt-Col Henry Morshead |
The North Midland Divisional Engineers was a Territorial Force unit of the British Royal Engineers created in 1908 by conversion of a volunteer infantry battalion from Staffordshire. It saw action in World War I at the Hohenzollern Redoubt, Gommecourt, Ypres, Cambrai, the German Spring Offensive and the Hundred Days Offensive, culminating in the assault crossings of the St Quentin Canal, the Selle and the Sambre. During World War II its component units saw action in the Battle of France, in Greece, Tunisia, Italy, Normandy and the Rhine crossing.
The origin of the unit lay in the 1st Staffordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, one of many such RVCs raised after an invasion scare in 1859. It was organised at Handsworth on 15 August 1859. Sir Francis Scott, 3rd Baronet, was one of the original officers. From July 1860, along with a number of other units from the county, it formed part of the 3rd Administrative Battalion of Staffordshire RVCs (dates are those of the first officers' commissions):
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