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10 Headquarters Regiment

10 Trades Training Regiment

11 Headquarters Regiment

11 SME Regiment

11/12 Regiment

12 Drafting Regiment

12 SME Regiment

12 RSME Regiment

13 Holding Regiment

  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

  10 Headquarters Regiment

1947

Formed at Chatham from 10 Depot Bn.

 

1948

Chatham. Renamed 10 Trades Training Regiment.

 

1949 - 1958

Chatham.

 

1959

Chatham. Amalgamated with RE Depot to form Depot Regiment RE.

 

11 Headquarters Regiment

1947

Formed at Ripon from 1 (SME) Depot Bn.

 

1948

Ripon. Moved to Gillingham as 11 SME Regiment.

 

1949 - 1954

Gillingham

 

1955

Gillingham. Amalgamated with 12 SME Regt as 11/12 Regiment. Disbanded.

 

12 Drafting Regiment

1947

Formed at Barton Stacey from 2 Drafting Bn.

 

12 SME Regiment

1948

Barton Stacey. Absorbed 13 Holding Regiment as RE Depot. Reformed at Chatham as 12 SME Regiment.

 

1949 - 1954

Chatham

 

11/12 SME Regiment

1955

Chatham. Absorbed 11 Regiment as 11/12 SME Regiment.

 

1956

Chatham

 

12 SME Regiment

1957

Chatham. Renumbered 12 SME Regiment.

 

1958 - 1959

Chatham

 

1960

Brompton, Chatham. Received 18 and 40 Squadrons from 37 Regiment? Feb A Sqn became 18 SME Sqn and C Sqn became 40 SME Sqn. Dec D Sqn became 17 SME Sqn.

 

1961

Brompton, Chatham with B Sqn, 17, 18 and 40 SME Squadrons. Regt moved to Gordon Barracks, Gillingham, less 18 SME Sqn to Kingshill Barracks, Hoo. B Sqn disbanded in December.

 

12 RSME Regiment

1962

Gordon Barracks, Gillingham with 17 and 40 SME Squadrons, less 18 SME Sqn at Kingshill Barracks, Hoo. SME granted ‘Royal’ title, regt became 12 RSME Regiment, Sqn became RSME Sqns.

 

1963 - 1964

Gordon Barracks, Gillingham with 17 and 40 RSME Squadrons, less 18 RSME Sqn at Kingshill Barracks, Hoo.

 

1965

Gordon Barracks, Gillingham with 17 and 40 RSME Squadrons, less 18 RSME Sqn at Kingshill Barracks, Hoo. 18 and 40 RSME amalgamated to form 18/40 RSME Sqn in November.

 

1966

Gordon Barracks, Gillingham with 17 and 18/40 RSME Squadrons. Aug moved to Chattenden.

 

1967 - 1968

Chattenden with 17 and 18/40 RSME Squadrons.

 

1969

Chattenden with 17 and 18/40 RSME Squadrons. 18/40 RSME Squadrons became 18 RSME Squadron and 40 RSME Squadron was reformed in November.

 

1970 - 1972

Chattenden with 17, 18 and 40 RSME Squadrons.

 

1973

Chattenden with 17, 18 and 40 RSME Squadrons. 40 RSME Sqn disbanded.

 

1974 - 1976

Chattenden with 17 and 18 RSME Squadrons.

 

1977

Chattenden with 17 and 18 RSME Squadrons. 17 RSME Sqn became Transportation Support Unit for Chatham, with an RCT officer commanding. Aug 40 Plant Support Sqn formed.

 

1978 -

Chattenden with 17 RSME Squadron and 40 Plant Support Sqn. 

 

13 Holding Regiment

1947

Formed at Barton Stacey from 3 Holding Bn

 

1948

Barton Stacey. Amalgamated with 12 Drafting Regiment as RE Depot.

 

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