About The Corps
The Corps
The Australian Army's Corps of Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) provides maintenance support to the Australian Army. The Corps provides repair and recovery support for all equipment operated by the Army, including aircraft and watercraft.
The Corps Banner
In December 1981 approval was granted in principal for the Corps to be granted a banner and in November 1982 His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh agreed that the Banner be known as The Prince Philip Banner. The 'Prince Philip' Banner was presented to the Corps on 20 May 1986.
Banner
Banner (other side)
The Parade
Drums
The Corps Centrepiece
The production of a RAEME table centrepiece of sterling silver was first suggested in November 1977 and a silver smith was commissioned to produce the centrepiece in 1981. The centrepiece was presented in September 1982. The centrepiece has a role at formal functions with units being able to apply for its use at their formal functions.
The Craftsman Memorial
A memorial to commemorate the craftsman is located at the park opposite the Army museum at South Bandiana. The Craftsman Memorial includes a statue of a craftsman at work which is the centerpiece for the memorial. The memorial was dedicated on 24th Oct 1998. Photographs of the memorial are included below.
Memorial Grounds
Memorial Closeup
Statue Front
Statue Side
Clay Statue Master
The Corps History
The Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (AEME) was raised on 1st December 1942 and was later given the honour of adding 'Royal' to it's title (RAEME). The Corps history project was created as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Corps (1942-1992). The Corps history was researched by a professional author, Mr Theo Barker and was published as 'Craftsmen of the Australian Army', 'The Story of RAEME' in three editions including a leather bound, gold embossed and cased edition, the hard backed limited edition of 250 copies serially numbered and signed by the Corps Director and the hard covered standard edition.
The RAEME Craftsman Magazine
The Corps magazine was introduced in December 1978 and since that time there have been issues forwarded to serving and ex-serving members of the Corps approximately every six months. There have been a total of 52 magazines to date (2005). The current issue is number 53 and there were two issue 9 magazines. Issue numbers 37 and 38 have been skipped.
The Latest
Issue
All Issues
Issue 1
On-Line
It is easy to miss the full functionality of the Craftsman Magazine link on the front page of this site. This area alone has links to no less than 60 pages of high resolution photographs and images and over 30 pages of text. It includes images of all magazine covers, an index to contents and unit jottings for all magazines and every name ever mentioned in any page of all the magazines or the Corps history book has been catalogued for searching. It also includes periodic articles of interest.
Some Significant Corps Events
The following includes details of some of the more significant Corps events:
Banner Presentation. The 'Prince Philip' Banner was presented to the Corps
on 20 May 1986. The Parade.
Drumhead Service. The Commemorative
United Drumhead Service was a Golden Jubilee year event in 1992. The
concept was centered around a RAEME pilgrimage to the War Memorial for a
commemorative service to honour members of the Corps who have died on active
service. This article was published in Issue 26, May 1992. Drumhead
Service.
Golden Jubilee. The Golden Jubilee of the
Corps was celebrated in 1992. The article below was the centre fold
article in Issue 27, November 1992 which summarises the Past, Present and
future of the Corps. Golden
Jubilee.
Craftsman Memorial
Dedication. The
following photographs were taken on the dedication of the memorial on Saturday
24th October 1998. Dedication
Dedication
Dedication
Dedication
Dedication
Memorial Closeup
Leaflet Cover
Other Interesting Corps Items
Other Corps items of interest are described in the link below and include the Corps Motto, the Corps Call and Marches, the Corps Cipher, the Artificers Badge, and the Corps Prayer and Grace.
Last Updated 9th May 2005