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Royal Electrical and Mechanical  Engineers

District, Station, Central and Base Workshops

 

 

District Workshops

 

Unit NameDatesLocationRemarks
26 District Workshop
1985? - 
Scotland: Stirling
c1993 became an Army Base Repair Organisation Workshop?
27 District Workshop1985England: Warminster
30 District Workshop1985 - Mar 90England: Mill Hill. 
31 District Workshop  England: Catterick
36 District Workshop England: Colchester
39 District Workshop1985 - early 90’sWales: Bridgend 
41 District Workshop 1986 - 1993.England: Strensall 
42 District Workshop1985 - early 90’sEngland: Liverpool 
43 District Workshopc1985.England: Aldershot 
44 District Workshop England: Ashford
Singapore District Workshop?? - 1962Singaporeabsorbed into 40 Base Workshop REME

 

Central and Base Workshops

 

Unit NameDatesLocationRemarks
? Base Workshop 1958England: Ashford
1 Base Workshop1950’sLibya: Tripoli
2 Base Workshop1946 - 1956Eygpt: K and D Camps, Tel-el-Kebir, Canal Zone
3 Base Workshop?? - 1948Palestine: Haifa
3 Base Workshop1950's - c1957Libya: Berka, Benghazi 
7 Base Workshop1942 - 1946Eygpt: Alexandria  
10 Base Workshopc1944 - 1946India: Avadi near Madras  
18 Base Workshop1 Apr 85 - England: Bovington Formed by renaming 18 Command Workshop
23 Base Workshop ?? - 31 Mar 94Germany: WetterClosed
32 Central Workshop
?? - 1978
England: Bicester
1978 amalgamated with 43 Command Workshop. Left a detachment at Bicester.
32 Base Workshop c1950'sEngland: Didcot 
32 Base Workshop
1 Apr 85  -
England: Bicester
Formed from det of 43 Command Workshop (see above)
33 Central Workshop ?? - Mar 87England: NewarkClosed
34 Base Workshop c1960England: Donnington
34 Central Workshop 1970?? - 1 Apr 85England: Donnington
34 Base Workshop1 Apr 85 - England: Donnington
35 Central Workshop
c1942 - 1 Apr 85
England: Old Dalby
Expanded in 1980’s to take on the specialized work which had been carried out at 33 Central Workshop
35 Base Workshop1 Apr 85 - 1996England: Old Dalby
37 (Rhine) Workshop1948 - Sping 92Germany: MoenchengladbachClosed 
38 Central Workshop?? - 31 Mar 89England: Chilwell Closed 
39 Base Workshop1950'sEngland: Bicester
40 Base Workshop 1952 - 1970SingaporeRedesignated 40 Command Workshop REME 
41 Base Workshop 1953 - 1961SingaporeDisbanded
42 Base Workshop1952 - 1957Malaya: Port DicksonDisbanded 30 Nov 57
Singapore Base Workshop1948 - 1952SingaporeRedesignated 40 Base Workshop
Base Vehicle Workshops1950 - 1953SingaporeRedesignated 41 Base Workshop

 

Station Workshops

 

Unit NameDatesLocationRemarks
5 Station Workshop?? - 1954Malaya: Mentekab
1954 - 1955Malaya: BentongRenamed 21 Malayan Infantry Workshops
6 Station WorkshopMalaya: Majeede Barracks, Johore Baru
57 Station Workshop60’s? to 70'sGermany: Barker Bks, Paderborn
58 Station Workshop60’s? 70's? to Sept 93Germany: Westminster Barracks, Minden. 
59 Station Workshop60’s? toGermany: Liebenau. 
60 Station Workshop Belgium.
61 Station Workshopc1960 - 1967Libya: Tripoli
62 Station Workshopc1960 - 1967Libya: D’Aosta Barracks, Benghazi
63 Station Workshop60’s? to Sept 92Germany: Langenhagen Barracks, Hannover. 
64 Station Workshop1960's Germany: Dortmund
65 Station Workshop1960'sBahrain
66 Station Workshop1960'sMalaya
69 Station Workshopc1960Brunei
Station Workshop DernaJul 55 - Feb 58Libya: Derna (MELF 8)from 13 Armd Wksp REME: Feb 58 disbanded  

 

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