Kent Fortress Royal Engineers | |
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Active | 1908–1919 1932–1946 1947–1967 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Army |
Role | Coast Defence Field Engineering Assault rafting Bomb disposal |
Garrison/HQ | Chatham, Kent |
Engagements | World War I |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | Sir David Salomons, 2nd Baronet |
Notable commanders | Clifford Brazier |
The Kent Fortress Royal Engineers (KFRE) was a volunteer Territorial unit of the British Army that saw service in both World Wars. They are notable for their successful actions in May 1940, when they destroyed substantial oil stocks and installations just ahead of the German advance, and in August 1944 during the assault crossing of the River Seine.