Editing Sapper (section)

=== Commonwealth of Nations ===
[[File:Royal Engineers Working at FOB Shawqat MOD 45155378.jpg|thumb|A sapper of the [[Royal Engineers]] watches as soldiers reinforce security at FOB (Forward Operating Base) Shawqat in Afghanistan.]]
Sapper (abbreviated Spr) is the [[Royal Engineers]]' equivalent of [[Private (rank)|private]].  This is also the case within the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers]], [[Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers]], [[Royal Canadian Engineers]], [[Royal Australian Engineers]],<ref>Jobson 2009, p. 96.</ref> [[South African Army Engineer Formation]], Jamaica Defence Force Engineer Regiment, and [[Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers|Royal New Zealand Engineers]].  The term "sapper" was introduced in 1856, when the Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners was amalgamated with the officer corps of the Royal Engineers to form the Corps of Royal Engineers.

During the course of the First World War, some [[Royal Marines]] also took the rank of sapper. This was adopted as tradition in the Royal Marine Divisional Engineers of the [[63rd (Royal Naval) Division|Royal Naval Division]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/277952/plater,-frederick-john/|title=Sapper PLATER, FREDERICK JOHN|website=Commonwealth War Graves Commission}}</ref>