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37 Army Engineer Regt

37 Corps Engineer Regiment

37 Field Engineer Regiment

37 Engineer Regiment

 

  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 37 Army Engineer Regiment

1949

37 Army Engineer Regiment formed at Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell with 71, 72 and 73 Field Squadrons and 74 Field Park Squadron all newly formed.

 

1950

Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell with 71, 72 and 73 Field Squadrons and 74 Field Park Squadron. 71 Sqn renumbered 33 Sqn, 72 Sqn renumbered 34 Sqn, 73 Sqn renumbered 40 Sqn and 74 Sqn renumbered 41 Sqn.

 

1951

Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell with 33, 24 and 40 Field Squadrons and 41 Field Park Squadron. Moved to Germany under command 11 Engineer Group and joined 1 (BR) Corps as Corps Engineer Regiment.

 

1952

Germany, 1 (BR) Corps with 33, 24 and 40 Field Squadrons and 41 Field Park Squadron. 41 Field Park Squadron became the Corps Field Park Squadron (redes Corps Engr Regt in 1954).

 

1953

Germany, 1 (BR) Corps with 33, 24 and 40 Field Squadrons.

 

37 Corps Engineer Regiment

1954

Germany, 1 (BR) Corps with 33, 24 and 40 Field Squadrons.

 

1955

Germany, 1 (BR) Corps as Corps Engineer Regiment with 33, 24 and 40 Field Squadrons. Moved to Cyprus, 18 Field Park Squadron transferred from 35 Regt on trooping. Redesignated as Field Engineer Regiment.

 

37 Field Engineer Regiment

1956

Cyprus with 33, 24 and 40 Field Squadrons, 18 Field Park Squadron. Part of MELF for ‘Op Musketeer’ (Suez invasion).

 

1957

Cyprus with 33, 24 and 40 Field Squadrons, 18 Field Park Squadron.

 

1958

Cyprus with 33, 24 and 40 Field Squadrons, 18 Field Park Squadron. 34 Sqn redes as independent and transferred to 24 Bde.

 

1959

Cyprus with 24 and 40 Field Squadrons, 18 Field Park Squadron. Disbanded, 33 Sqn remained in Cyprus redes as independent and transferred to 3 Bde. 18 and 40 Sqns went into suspended animation.

 

1960

Redesignated 12 SME Regt?

 

 

37 Engineer Regiment

1967

37 Engineer Regiment formed at Longmoor, England. 33 Fld Sqn transferred from Cyprus to regiment.

 

1968

Longmoor, England with 33 Fld Sqn. April UK Command Plant Tps amalgamated to form 66 Plant Sqn.

 

1969

Longmoor, England with 33 Fld Sqn and 66 Plant Sqn. Jan 10 (Gulf) Fld Sqn returned to UK, joined regt as 10 Fld Sqn. Mar to May half of 33 Fld Sqn in Anguila.

 

1970

Longmoor, England with 10 and 33 Fld Sqns and 66 Plant Sqn. Aug to Dec 33 Fld Sqn in Northern Ireland. Oct one troop 10 Fld Sqn moved to Northern Ireland.

 

1971

Longmoor, England with 10 and 33 Fld Sqns and 66 Plant Sqn. One troop 10 Fld Sqn in Northern Ireland. Jan troop 10 Sqn returned to Longmoor. Jan to Aug 10 Fld Sqn emergency tour Gibraltar. Jan to Oct 33 Fld Sqn in Northern Ireland.

 

1972

Longmoor, England with 10 and 33 Fld Sqns and 66 Plant Sqn. April to Oct 10 Fld Sqn less a troop in British Honduras. July to Nov 33 Fld Sqn in Northern Ireland.

 

1973

Longmoor, England with 10 and 33 Fld Sqns and 66 Plant Sqn. Jan 10 Fld Sqn transferred to BAOR as RAF support unit. Oct 33 Fld Sqn moved to Northern Ireland.

 

1974

Longmoor, England with 33 Fld Sqn and 66 Plant Sqn. July 33 Fld Sqn became 33 Indep Fld Sqn and transferred to Northern Ireland in support of 39 Inf Bde. 66 Plant Sqn transferred to HQ 12 Engr Bde. Aug regiment disbanded.

 

 

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