Field, Infantry & Armoured Workshops 1 to 5
Dates | Location | Higher Formation/Remarks |
1 Corps Troops Workshop | ||
c1955/57 | Germany: Kunsebeck | |
Late 50’s | Germany: Mossbank Bks, Bielefeld. | |
??: Renamed 1 Field Workshop (Corps Troops) | ||
1978: Northern Ireland | ||
??: Renamed 1 Corps Troops Workshop | ||
??: Renamed 1 (BR) Corps Troops Workshop | ||
1993: Disbanded | ||
1 Infantry Workshop | ||
1948 | Libya | |
1951.11 | Eygpt: Canal Zone | |
c1955? | Cyprus | |
1959? | Kenya: Kahawa | |
1964.11 | Aden: Falaise Lines | |
1967 | Sharjah | |
1971: Disbanded? | ||
2 Infantry Workshop | ||
1950 - 1952? | Cyprus: Larnaca | |
1955 | Malaya: Taiping | OC 1959/61 Maj Harry Malthouse |
1962 | Malaya: Terendak Camp, Malacca | |
Disbanded April 70 | ||
2 Field Workshop | ||
1982.08 | Falkland Islands: Moody Brook, Stanley | FILOG: Formed from peronnal in UK |
May 84: Tin Strip, Canache Area, Stanley | ||
Mar 87: Mount Pleasant Airport | ||
1 Apr 87: Renamed Joint Force Workshop | ||
2 Medium Workshop | ||
1945-1949 | Germany: Lubeck | former Dornier Aircraft Works |
3 Medium Workshops | ||
c1946 - 1949 | Germany: Leichtmetallwerke, Hannover | Previously 30 Corps Troop Workshop |
3 Armoured Workshop | ||
?? - 1957 | Germany: Kunsebeck | |
3 Infantry Workshop | ||
1950 | Egypt: El Ballah | |
c1953-54 | Egypt: Shandur and Fanara | |
Late 50's | Cyprus: Larnaca or Limassol | |
1960's | England: Tidworth | 5 Infantry Brigade |
1969?? | England: Weyhill, near Andover | |
Late 60's: Renamed 3 Field Workshop (Airportable) | Parachute Logistic Regiment | |
Aug 71 - Feb 72: Northern Ireland; Long Kesh, Sydenham & Ballykelly | ||
1973: Northern Ireland; Long Kesh, Sydenham & Ballykelly | ||
May - Nov 75: Northern Ireland | ||
1977.04 | Reformed as 3 Field Workshop | an amalgamation of three REME units: 3 Fd Wksp; Wksp Sqn of Para Log Regt and 9 Fd Wksp |
1977.04 | England: Bordon | |
Nov 77 - Mar 78: Northern Ireland | ||
1992 - 1993 | England: Tidworth | |
3 Civilian Workshop | ||
1994 | Germany: Rochdale Bks, Bielefeld | 3 Battalion REME: From civilian elements of 58 Station Workshop |
4 Armoured Brigade Workshop | ||
1945 | Germany: brief stays in Diepholz, Wolsrode, Venden, Bremen and Hamburg | |
1947: Disbanded | ||
4 Armoured Workshop | ||
1949 | Germany: Leichtmetallwerke, Hannover | 11 Armoured Division: Previously 3 Medium Workshops |
1957 | Germany: Hobart Bks, Detmold | 20 Armoured Brigade Group |
1970: Renamed 4 Field Workshop | ||
1977: Renamed 4 Armoured Workshop | 4 Armoured Division | |
June 1982: Granted the freedom of Detmold | ||
Oct 90 - Apr 91: Gulf: Op Granby | ||
1993: Op GRAPPLE 2 | ||
1 Oct 93: Reformed as 3 Battalion REME as part of the re-organisation of the REME support to 1(UK) Armoured Division. | 20 Armd Bde: The title ‘4 Armd WkspE’ was transferred to the Close Support Company of 1 Battalion, Osnabruck on the same day | |
4 Infantry Workshop | ||
1950's - 1960? | Germany: Glamorgan Barracks, Duisburg | |
5 Medium Workshop | ||
Summer 1950 | England: Sutton Veny, Warminster | Formed |
Sep 50: Sailed on Empire Fowey from Southampton for Korea | ||
1950.11 | Korea | |
1951 | Japan: Kure | |
1950's | Libya: Tripoli | |
5 Infantry Brigade Workshop | ||
1942 - 1946 | Far East | |
5 Infantry Workshop | ||
1947 | Germany: Witten Annen | 5 Infantry Brigade: From 158 Brigade Workshop |
1958? | Germany: Redesdale Bks, Dortmund | 5 Infantry Brigade |
1964: Redesdale Bks, Dortmund | 4 Guards Brigade | |
1968.04 | England: Leyburn Road, Catterick Camp | 6 Infantry Brigade: FRG remained in BAOR at Paderborn |
1970: Renamed 5 Field Workshop | ||
1971 | Germany: Redesdale Bks, Dortmund | |
1971 | Germany: Salamanca Barracks, Soest | FRG rejoined Workshop |
Jan 78: Renamed 5 Armoured Workshop | 3 Armoured Division: Consisted of two MRGs and two FRGs | |
1979: The Workshop formed a partnership with Instandsetzungbatallion 7 in Unna | ||
1980 - 81: Northern Ireland Roulement Workshop (NIRW) | ||
1982 - 83: Northern Ireland Roulement Workshop (NIRW) | ||
Jan 83: Became a small Armd Wksp shedding MRG 5B and FRG ’F’ which became B Coy, 6 Armd Wksp | 4 Armoured Division | |
1986: Salamanca Barracks, Soest | 3 Armoured Division | |
5 Armoured Workshop | ||
1951 | Germany: Newcastle Barracks, Hamm | 6 Armoured Division |
Aug 57: Re-titled 6 Infantry Workshop | ||
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