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Field, Infantry, Aircraft & Armoured Workshops 

 

 

Unit NameDatesLocationRemarks
1 Corps Troops Workshopc1955/57Germany: Kunsebeck 
1 Field Workshop (Corps Troops) 1950’s – ??Germany: Mossbank Bks, Bielefeld.
1 Corps Troops Workshop?? Germany: Mossbank Bks, Bielefeld
1 (BR) Corps Troops Workshop?? - 1993Germany: Mossbank Bks, Bielefeld
    
1 Infantry Workshop 1948 - Nov 51Libya
1 Infantry Workshop Nov 51 - c1955Eygpt: Canal Zone
1 Infantry Workshop c1955? - c1959Cyprus
1 Infantry Workshop 1959? - Nov 64Kenya: Kahawa
1 Infantry Workshop Nov 64 - 1967Aden: Falaise Lines
1 Infantry Workshop 1967 - 1971Sharjah 
    
2 Infantry Workshop 1950 - 1952?Cyprus: Larnaca
2 Infantry Workshop 1955 - 1962Malaya: Taiping
2 Infantry Workshop  1962 - 1970Malaya: Terendak Camp, MalaccaDisbanded April 70
2 Field Workshopmid 1980'sFalkland Islands: Stanly & Mount Pleasant Airport 
2 CS Coy REME2006 - Germany: Rochdale Bks, Bielefeld
    
2 Medium Workshop1945-1949 Germany: Lubeckformer Dornier Aircraft Works
    
3 Medium Workshopsc1946 - 1949Germany: Leichtmetallwerke, HannoverPreviously 30 Corps Troop Workshop
    
3 Armoured Workshop ?? - 1957Germany: Kunsebeck 
    
3 Infantry Workshop 1950Egypt: El Ballah
3 Infantry Workshop c1953-54Egypt: Shandur and  Fanara, 
3 Infantry Workshop Late 50'sCyprus: Larnaca or Limassol
3 Infantry Workshop  1960'sEngland: Tidworth
3 Field Workshop (Airportable)?? - Apr 77England: Weyhill, near Andover
3 Field WorkshopApr 77 - England: Bordon
3 Field Workshop1992 - 1993England: Tidworth
3 GS Coy REME2000'sEngland: Jellalabad Barracks, Tidworth6 Battalion REME
3 Armoured Companyc2010England: Jellalabad Barracks, Tidworth6 Battalion REME
    
3 Civ Wksp REME2000'sGermany: Rochdale Bks, Bielefeld
    
4 Armoured Brigade Workshop
1945 - 1947
Germany: brief stays in Diepholz, Wolsrode, Venden, Bremen and HamburgDisbanded in 1947.
    
4 Armoured Workshop1949 - 1957Germany: Leichtmetallwerke, HannoverPreviously 3 Medium Workshops
4 Armoured Workshop1957 - 1970Germany: Hobart Bks, Detmold
4 Field Workshop1970 - 1977Germany: Hobart Bks, Detmold
4 Armoured Workshop1977 - 1 Oct 93Germany: Hobart Bks, Detmold
4 CS Coy REME 1 Oct 93 - Germany: Mercer Bks, OsnabrückPart of 1 Battalion REME
    
4 Infantry Workshop 1950's - 1960?Germany: Glamorgan Barracks, Duisburg 
    
5 Infantry Brigade Workshop 1942 - 1946Far East
5 Infantry Workshop 1947 - 1958?Germany: Witten Annen
5 Infantry Workshop1958? - 1967Germany: Redesdale Bks, Dortmund 
5 Infantry Workshop1967 - 1970England: Leyburn Road, Catterick Camp
5 Field Workshop1970 - 1971England: Leyburn Road, Catterick Camp
5 Field Workshop1971Germany: Redesdale Bks, Dortmund 
5 Field Workshop1971 - 1976Germany: Salamanca Barracks, Soest
5 Armoured Workshop1976 - Germany: Salamanca Barracks, Soest
5 GS Coy REMEGermany: Barker Bks, Paderborn
    
6 Infantry Workshop?? - 1957?Germany: Dortmund
1957-Germany: Buller Bks, Munster 
6 Field Workshop60’s? - 1976Germany: Buller Bks, Munster 
6 Armoured WorkshopGermany: Buller Bks, Munster 
    
7 Infantry Brigade Workshop1950'sKenya
7 Infantry Workshopc1957 - 1959Cyprus: Nicosia
7 Field Workshop
1945 - 1946
Germany: Itzehoe area (north of Hamburg/The Elbe) 
7 Armoured Workshop1946 - 1951Germany: Kunsebeck 
7 Armoured Workshop1951 - 1970Germany: St Barbara Bks Fallingbostel1961 absorbed 32 Armoured Wksp
7 Field Workshop 1970 - 17 Dec 77Germany: St Barbara Bks Fallingbostel
7 Armoured Workshop17-Dec-77Germany: St Barbara Bks Fallingbostel
17-Oct-81Granted the ‘Freedom of Fallingbostel’
Oct 90 - Mar 91:Op Granby
Nov 92 - Apr 93: Bosnia: Op Grapple
29-Sep-93Retitled to 2 Battalion REME
    
8 Infantry WorkshopLate 50'sCyprus: Nicosia
8 Infantry Workshop1960England: Taunton
c1967England: McMunn Bks, Colchester
8 Field Workshop 1970's - 1980’sEngland: Colchester
8 Field Company (Airportable)?? - 2001England: Colchester
8 Close Support Company2001 - 2008England: ColchesterPart of 7 Air Assault Bn REME
8 Field Company (Parachute)2008 - England: ColchesterPart of 7 Air Assault Bn REME
    
9 Infantry Workshop ?? - 1955?Egypt: El-Ballah, MELF 26
9 Infantry Workshop ?? - Jan 56England: Lydd
9 Infantry Workshop Jan 56 - Jun 56England: Hoath Lane, Gillingham
9 Infantry WorkshopJul 56 - 1960Cyprus: Karoulous Camp, Famagusta On standby for Suez at first
9 Infantry Workshopc1960 - ??Cyprus: Pyla
9 Field (Force Troops) Workshop 1972 - 1977England: BordonAbsorbed by 3rd Field Workshop at Bordon
9 Field (Logistic Support Group) Workshop Apr 77 - Apr 86Reformed
9 Field Workshop (V)Apr 86 - Apr 93England: Hilsea
9 Field Workshop Apr 93 - Apr 00
9 Armoured CS CoyApr 00 - Mar 10England: Prince Philip Barracks, BordonPart of 4 CS Battalion REME
9 Armoured CoyMar 10 - England: Jellalabad Bks, TidworthPart of 4 CS Battalion REME
    
10 Infantry Workshop  Nov 50 - KoreaSp to 29 Inf Bde
10 Armoured Workshop1953 - June 1955 Germany: Westminster Barracks, MindenRetitled 16 Infantry Workshop REME
10 Infantry Workshops (DET) 1955 - 1957Malaya: Sungie Besi
10 Infantry Workshop  1959 - 1960Borneo, Kota Belud 
10 Infantry Workshop c1965 - 1966Borneo: Kuching 
10 Field Workshop 1969 - 1973??England: Bordon
10 Field Workshop c1970 - 1975England: Tidworth
10 Field Workshop 1970's - 28 Sept 88England: Aldershot 
10 Airborne Workshop 28 Sept 88 - 1 Oct 99England: Aldershot 
10 Field Workshop 1 Oct 99 - 1 Mar 00England: Aldershot 
10 Armoured CS Company1 Mar 00 - Mar 10England: Prince Philip Barracks, BordonPart of 4 CS Battalion REME
10 Armoured CompanyMar 10 - England: Jellalabad Bks, TidworthPart of 4 CS Battalion REME
    
11 Infantry Workshop1950KoreaSp to 27 Inf Bde
1950'sHong Kong: Sek Kong
Jun 60 - Sept 70 Germany: Westminster Barracks, Minden16 Inf Wksp retitled 11 Inf Wksp
11 Field WorkshopSept 70 - Dec 77Germany: Westminster Barracks, MindenAmal with 7 Fld Wksp to become 7 Armd Wksp
11 Armoured WorkshopMay 85 - 1992Germany: Salamanca Barracks, SoestDisbanded and went with 5 Armd Wksp to Bordon.
    
12 Infantry Workshop1943 - 1948?Scotland to Northern Africa onto Italy and ending up in Greece
12 Infantry Workshop1948England: WarminsterFormed for Malaya
Late 48 - Malaya: Mentakab later Ipoh
c1958Malaya: Lubok Bandan, nr Segamat
12 Infantry Workshop  Jan 60 - Sept 70Germany: Mercer Bks, Osnabrück
12 Field WorkshopSept 70 - Dec 76Germany: Mercer Bks, Osnabrück
12 Armoured Workshop Dec 76 - Sept 93Germany: Mercer Bks, Osnabrück
12 GS CompanyGermany: Mercer Bks, OsnabrückPart of 1 Battalion REME
12 Armoured Workshop 50's - c1967Libya: Berka, Bengahzi
12 Auxiliary Workshopc1950Germany: Tramm, near DannenbergPreviously 133 Sub Workshop 
12 Heavy Workshop (HANOMAG)c1946 - 1951Germany: Hannover
    
13 Armoured Workshop 1953? to Jul 55 Libya: Derna (MELF 8)became Station Wksp Derna
13 Infantry Workshop  c1955 - 1957Malaya: Tambun Camp, Ipoh 
1959 - 1960 Malaya: Kluang later Wksp moved to Johore Baru
    
Berlin Area Workshop 1949Berlin: Alexander Barracks
14 (Berlin) Infantry Workshop c1967 - 1968Berlin: Alexander Barracks
14 Field Workshop 1970's - 1980'sBerlin: Alexander Barracks
14 GS Coy2000'sEngland: Jellalabad Barracks, TidworthPart of 6 Battalion REME
    
15 Field Workshop1954 - 1956England: Barton Stacey
15 Infantry Workshop Early 1960'sGermany: Paderborn
15 Infantry Workshop c1960'sEngland: Coypool, Plymouth
15 Field (Air Portable) Workshopsearly 1970's - 1977England: Catterick
1 Jul - 1 Dec 1972Northern Ireland: Roulement Wksp
29 May - 29 Nov 1974Northern Ireland: Roulement Wksp
15 Field Workshop1977 to ?Germany: Munster
15 Field Workshop1980'sEngland: Catterick
    
16 Airborne Workshop c1955/56England: Waterloo Bks East, Aldershot 
16 Parachute Workshop?? - 1967England: Aldershot 
16 Parachute Workshop1967 - England: Aldershot Para Logistic Regiment
    
16 Infantry Workshop1952 - Jun 60 Germany: Westminster Barracks, MindenRedesignated 11 Infantry Workshops REME
    
17 Infantry Workshops1956 - c1958Germany: RotenburgFrom 31 Armoured Workshop
17 Infantry Workshops1960'sHong Kong: 
17 Field Support Company1 Mar 00 - Mar 10England: Prince Philip Barracks, BordonPart of 4 CS Battalion REME
17 Field CompanyMar 10 - England: Jellalabad Bks, TidworthPart of 4 CS Battalion REME
    
18 Infantry Workshops?? - Jan 60Germany: Mercer Bks, Osnabrück
    
19 Field Workshop (Elect) ? - 1976?Germany: Glamorgan Barracks, Duisburg  
    
20 Infantry WorkshopTrieste: Montebello Barracks24th Infantry Bde
20 Infantry Brigade Workshop1950'sKenya
20 Electronic Workshop1948 - 1953Germany: Clifton Barracks, MindenRedesignated 87 Telecommunications Workshops
20 Corps Electronics Workshop1967 - 1970Germany: Kingsley Barracks, Minden Formed by retitling 87 Telecommunications Wksps
20 Field Workshop (Electronics)1970 - ??Germany: Kingsley Barracks, Minden 
20 Electronic Workshop?? - Oct 89Germany: Kingsley Barracks, Minden 
20 Electronic WorkshopOct 89 - Mar 94Germany: Mossbank Bks, BielefeldDisbanded
20 Close Support Company (20 CS Coy).Germany: Barker Bks, Paderborn
    
21 Malayan Infantry Workshops1955 - Malaya: BentongFrom 5 Station Workshops
    
31 Armoured Workshop1951 - 1956Germany: RotenburgJoined 4th Inf Division as 17th Inf Wksps
    
32 Armoured Workshop1958 - 1961Germany: Pinewood Camp, Liebenau Absorbed into 7 Armd Wksp
    
50 Infantry Workshop England: Tauntonlater amalgamated with 8th Inf Workshops
    
51 Infantry Workshop 1950’sCyprus Dhekelia
    
70 Aircraft Workshopc1970 - Sep 70England: Middle Wallop
70 Field Workshop (Aircraft) Sep 70 - Apr 06England: Middle Wallop
    
71 Aircraft Workshop1966 - 1971Germany: Hobart Barracks, DetmoldBFPO 41
71 Field Workshop (Aircraft) 1971 -Germany: Hobart Barracks, Detmold
    
72 Aircraft Workshop?? - Oct 66England: Middle WallopDisbanded
 1990's??  
73 Aircraft Workshop1968 - 1971Germany: Wietzenbruch Airfield, CelleFormed
73 Field Workshop (Aircraft)
1971 - 1977
Germany: Wietzenbruch Airfield, Celle
Amalgamated with 71 Aircraft Workshop REME in Detmold.
    
3 Wing AAC WorkshopMay 65 - Jun 65Aden: Falaise Lines, Little AdenFrom 653 Squadron AAC Workshop
74 Aircraft WorkshopJun 65 - Oct 67Aden: Falaise Lines, Little AdenFrom 3 Wing AAC Workshop
Oct 67 - ??Sharjah
    
75 Aircraft WorkshopOct 65 to 1970Malaya: Kluang
75 Aircraft Wksp MSRD???? to 1967Borneo: Brunei 
75 Aircraft Wksp FRT???? to 1966Sarawak: Kuching 
    
77 Telecommunications Workshop? - 1960Germany: Glamorgan Barracks, Duisburg 
77 (Special) Telecommunications Workshop1960 - ?Germany: Glamorgan Barracks, Duisburg 
    
78 Aircraft Workshop1966 to 1967Sarawak: Kuching 
    
87 Telecommunications Workshop 1953 - 1957Germany: Clifton Barracks, MindenFormed by retitling 20 Electronic Workshop
87 Telecommunications Workshop 1957 - 1958Germany: Kingsley Barracks, MindenBAOR 29 
87 (Specialist) Telecommunications Workshop1958 - 1961
Germany: Kingsley Barracks, Minden
87 Telecommunications Workshop 1961 - 1967Germany: Kingsley Barracks, MindenRedesignated 20 Corps Electronics Workshop
    
138 Static Workshop c1948Austria: Klagenfurt 
    
158 Brigade Workshop1945 - 1947Germany: Witten Annen

 

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