Originally Posted by
Basil
Ah, wait a mo; unlike the gunners, Ubique isn't actually on the badge it's in their motto.
I was REME attached RA. We just had REME on our badge and our motto was Arte Marte or something like that - skillfully getting into fights
'Ubique' is on the 9 Flame Grenade Badge worn by WO1 & Commissioned Ranks on the Beret and is also on the 9 Flame Grenade Collar Dog worn by all ranks on the No2 and Mess Dress.
Corp Motto is
Ubique Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt ("Everywhere That Right And Glory Lead") Apparently the motto signifies that the Corps has seen action in all the major conflicts of the British Army and pretty much all of the minor ones to boot as well... One could also say it means they are always up for a scrap......
Normal Cap badge has a Garter with the motto
Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense ("Shamed be he who thinks evil of it")
We were regularly reminded of the Corp History and of course there's the RE Museum at Brompton full of Corp History things.... I do note that REME have now converted the Old Officers Mess at Lyneham into a Museum, not that it has much history in it yet... Lots of
memories though ...
