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35 Army Engineer Regiment

35 Corps Engineer Regiment

35 Engineer Regiment

4 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment

35 Engineer Regiment  

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

  35 Army Engineer Regiment

1948

Formed at Crowborough from 29 Army Troops Engineer with 62, 64 and 65 Field Squadrons and 63 Field Park Squadron. Moved to Libya.

 

1949

Libya with 62, 64 and 65 Field Squadrons and 63 Field Park Squadron.

 

1950

Libya with 62, 64 and 65 Field Squadrons and 63 Field Park Squadron. Moved to Canal Zone, Egypt

 

1951

Canal Zone, Egypt with 62, 64 and 65 Field Squadrons and 63 Field Park Squadron. 62 Sqn renumbered 16 Sqn, 64 Sqn renumbered 42 Sqn, 65 Sqn renumbered 30 Sqn and 63 Sqn renumbered 18 Sqn.

 

1952 - 1953

Canal Zone, Egypt with 16, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons and 18 Field Park Squadron.

 

1954

Canal Zone, Egypt with 16, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons and 18 Field Park Squadron. Sept moved to Cyprus.

 

1955

Cyprus with 16, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons and 18 Field Park Squadron. Moved to Ripon,

18 Fld Pk
Sqn transferred to 37 Regt in Cyprus.

 

1956

Ripon with 16, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons. Moved to Middle East for ‘Op Musketeer’ (Suez Invasion) in the Port Op role.

 

35 Corps Engineer Regiment

1957

Middle East or Ripon? with 16, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons. Moved to Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck under command 11 Engineer Group, joined 1 (BR) Corps as Corps Eng Regt, renamed 35 Corps Engineer Regiment.

 

1958 - 1959

Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck with 16, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons.

 

1960

Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck with 16 Indep, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons. 16 Indep Fld Sqn became 16 Field Squadron.

 

1961 - 1963

Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck with 16, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons.

 

1964

Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck with 16, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons. Regiment moved to Gordon Barracks, Hameln. 29 Fld Sqn (Hameln) transferred to regt and 65 Corps Fld Park Sqn came under command. 16 Fld Sqn transferred to HQRE 2 Div.

 

1965

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons and 65 Corps Fld Park Sqn under command.

 

1966

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons and 65 Corps Fld Park Sqn under command. Sept 30 Fld Sqn moved to Aden.

 

1967

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons and 65 Corps Fld Park Sqn under command. 30 Fld Sqn in Aden. April 30 Fld Sqn returned to Hameln.

 

1968

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons and 65 Corps Fld Park Sqn under command. Jan 65 Corps Fld Park Sqn became 65 Corps Sup Sqn.

 

35 Engineer Regiment

1969

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons and 65 Corps Sup Sqn under command. Regt was renamed 35 Engineer Regiment. April 29, 30 and 42 Field Squadrons under command 32 Armd Eng Regt. 30 Fld Sqn transferred to 32 Armd Eng Regt at Hohne.

 

1970

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29 and 42 Field Squadrons and 65 Corps Sup Sqn? under command. 44 Fld Sup Sqn, under command HQRE 4 Div moved to Hameln, under command 35 Regt.

 

1971

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29 and 42 Field Squadrons and 44 Fld Sup Sqn under command. April to July 42 Fld Sqn to Northern Ireland in infantry role under command 21 Engr Regt.

 

1972

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29 and 42 Field Squadrons and 44 Fld Sup Sqn under command. Nov moved to Northern Ireland in infantry role.

 

1973

Northern Ireland in infantry role with 29 and 42 Field Squadrons and 44 Fld Sup Sqn under command. Mar moved back to Gordon Barracks, Hameln.

 

1974

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29 and 42 Field Squadrons and 65 Corps Sup Sqn and 44 Fld Sup Sqn under command. Nov 42 Fld Sqn moved to Northern Ireland in infantry role.

 

1975

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29 and 42 Field Squadrons and 44 Fld Sup Sqn under command. 42 Fld Sqn in Northern Ireland in infantry role. Feb 42 Sqn returned to Hameln.

 

1976

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29 and 42 Field Squadrons and 44 Fld Sup Sqn under command. April 37 Fld Sqn under command. Oct 42 Fld Sqn moved to Northern Ireland in infantry role.

 

1977

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29 and 42 Field Squadrons and 37 Fld Sqn and 44 Fld Sup Sqn under command. 42 Fld Sqn in Northern Ireland in infantry role. Feb 42 Sqn returned to Hameln. Dec regiment became 4 Armd Div Engr Regt.

 

4 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment

1977

December 4 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment formed at Gordon Barracks, Hameln by redesignation of 35 Engineer Regiment, with 29, 37 and 42 Field Sqns and 44 Fld Sup Sqn.

 

1978 - 1979

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 37 and 42 Field Sqns and 44 Fld Sup Sqn.

 

1980

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 37 and 42 Field Sqns and 44 Fld Sup Sqn. Jan to April regiment in Northern Ireland.

 

1981

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 37 and 42 Field Sqns and 44 Fld Sup Sqn. Jan redesignated 35 Engineer Regiment.

 

35 Engineer Regiment

1981

Jan 4 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment at Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 37 and 42 Field Sqns and 44 Fld Sup Sqn redesignated 35 Engineer Regiment.

 

1982 - 1998

Gordon Barracks, Hameln with 29, 37 and 42 Field Sqns and 44 Fld Sup Sqn.

 

1999

Gordon Barracks, Hameln  Moved to Barker Barracks, Paderborn, re-roled as a Close Support Engineer Regiment with 29, 37, and 77 Armoured Engineer Squadrons, 44 Headquarters Squadron and 35 Regiment Workshop REME. 42 Sqn to 28 Regt. 77 Sqn joined from 32 Regt.

 

2000 -

Barker Barracks, Paderborn with 29, 37, and 77 Armoured Engineer Sqns, 44 HQ Sqn.

 

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