Field, Infantry & Armoured Workshops 6 to 10

Dates Location Higher Formation/Remarks
6 Infantry Workshop
1957.08 Germany: Newcastle Barracks, Hamm  5 Infantry Brigade: From 5 Armoured Workshop 
1958 Germany: Cromwell Barracks, Hamm   
??  Germany: Redesdale Barracks, Dortmund  
1957 Germany: Buller Bks, Munster   
  1969: Renamed 6 Field Workshop  
  1976: Renamed 6 Armoured Workshop  
  Jan 83: Received MRG 5B & FRG ’F’ from 5 Armd Wksp which became B Coy, 6 Armd Wksp  
     
7 Infantry Brigade Workshop
1950's Kenya  
  ??: Renamed 7 Infantry Workshop  
c1957 - 1959 Cyprus: Nicosia  
     
7 Field Workshop
1945 - 1946 Germany: Itzehoe area (north of Hamburg/The Elbe)   
     
7 Armoured Workshop
1946 Germany: Kunsebeck   
1951 Germany: St Barbara Bks Fallingbostel  
  1961 absorbed 32 Armoured Wksp  
  1970: Renamed 7 Field Workshop   
  17 Dec 77: Renamed 7 Armoured Workshop  
  Apr - Sep 81: Northern Ireland:   
  17 Oct 81: Granted the ‘Freedom of Fallingbostel’  
  Feb - Jun 83: Northern Ireland:   
  Oct 90 - Mar 91: Op Granby  
  Nov 92 - Apr 93: Bosnia: Op Grapple  
  ??: Reorganised as 2 Battalion REME  
     
8 Infantry Workshop
Late 50's Cyprus: Nicosia  
1960 England: Taunton  
c1967 England: McMunn Bks, Colchester 19 Infantry Brigade
  c1970: Renamed 8 Field Workshop   
  Jan 71 - ??: Northern Ireland: Sydenham, Platoon only  Sp to 39 Brigade
  Feb - Jun 72: Northern Ireland; Long Kesh, Sydenham & Ballykelly   
  Dec 73 - May 74: Northern Ireland  
  Nov 75 - May 76: Northern Ireland  
  1979: Northern Ireland  
     
9 Infantry Workshop 
?? Egypt: El-Ballah, MELF 26  
1955 England: Lydd  
1956.01 England: Hoath Lane, Gillingham  
1956.07 Cyprus: Karoulous Camp, Famagusta  On standby for Suez at first
c1960 Cyprus: Pyla  
  ??: Disbanded  
  Aug 71?: Northern Ireland   
  Sep 71: Greece: Ex Hellenic Express 71  
     
9 Field (Force Troops) Workshop 
1972? England: Bordon Formed
  Apr 77: Absorbed by 3 Field Workshop at Bordon  
     
9 Field (Logistic Support Group) Workshop
1977.04 England: Bordon Reformed
  ??: Disbanded  
     
9 Field Workshop (V)
1986.04 England: Hilsea  
  Apr 93: Disbanded  
     
9 Field Workshop
1993.04 ?? Reformed
     
10 Armoured Workshop
1953 Germany: Westminster Barracks, Minden  
  c late 58: Retitled 16 Infantry Workshop  
     
10 Infantry Workshop  
Spring 1950 England: East Wretham Formed
1950 England: West Tofts  
1950 England: Puckeridge, Ware  
  Oct50: Sailed on 'Empire Pride' from Liverpool  for Korea  
1950.11 Korea 29 Infantry Brigade
     
10 Infantry Workshops (DET) 
1955 - 1957 Malaya: Sungie Besi  
  10 Infantry Workshop    
1959 - 1960 Borneo, Kota Belud   
c1965 - 1966 Borneo: Kuching   
1969 - 1973?? England: Bordon 3 Division
  1970: Renamed 10 Field Workshop   
c1970 - 1975 England: Tidworth  
  Nov 74 - May 75: Northern Ireland  
1970's England: Aldershot   
?? England: Bordon  
  1 Apr 82: Bordon 5 Infantry Brigade
  May 82: Sailed on QE II to Falklands  
  3 Jun 82: Landed San Carlos, Falklands  
  24 Jun 82: Moved to Port Stanley  
  Aug 82: Returned to Bordon  
  28 Sep 88: Renamed 10 Airborne Workshop   
  1 Oct 99: Renamed 10 Field Workshop   
10 Armoured CS Company
1 Mar 00 England: Prince Philip Barracks, Bordon 4 CS Battalion REME
10 Armoured Company
Mar 10 -  England: Jellalabad Bks, Tidworth 4 CS Battalion REME