James Sloss

James arrived in Egypt on the 24/06/1915. The war of 1914 - 1918 relied on engineering. Without engineers there would have been no supply to the armies, because the Royal Engineers maintained the railways, roads, water supply, bridges and transport. Royal Engineers also operated the railways and inland waterways. There would have been no communications, because the Royal Engineers maintained the telephones, wireless and other signalling equipment. There would have been little cover for the infantry and no positions for the artillery, because the Royal Engineers designed and built the front-line fortifications. It fell to the technically skilled Royal Engineers to develop responses to chemical and underground warfare. And finally, without the Royal Engineers the infantry and artillery would have soon been powerless, as they maintained the guns and other weapons. Little wonder that the Royal Engineers grew into a large and complex organisation. James is also remembered in the St. Augustine's Parish (book) Roll of Honour. See photos for James' Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects x 2, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2, his CWGC Grave Registration x 3, his Headstone Report x 2, James' Pension Record x 2 and the Royal Engineers Cap Badge.