25 Regiment - 2 Div Regt
25 Field Engineer Regiment | ||
Dates | Location | Sub-units - Remarks |
1950 | England: Maidstone | Formed: Sqns newly formed with numbers transferred from 24 and 32 Regts when their sqns were renumbered. Under command 3 Infantry Division: 37, 39 & 50 Fd Sqns and 46 Fd Pk Sqn |
1951.11 | Cyprus: 37 Field Squadron in Libya | 37, 39 & 50 Fd Sqns and 46 Fd Pk Sqn |
1952.04 | Egypt: Canal Zone | 37, 39 & 50 Fd Sqns and 46 Fd Pk Sqn |
1955.01 | England: Maidstone | 37, 39 & 50 Fd Sqns and 46 Fd Pk Sqn |
1956 Detailed for ‘Op Musketeer’ (Suez Invasion) but only RHQ and 37 Fd Sqn left UK. | ||
Aug 57 - Feb 58: Christmas Island: 50 Fd & 46 Fd Pk Sqns remained in UK | ||
Sep 58: 46 Fd Pk Sqn transferred to 36 Regiment | ||
1958.09 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck: Renamed 25 Corps Engineer Regiment | 37, 39 & 50 Fd Sqns joined 1 (BR) Corps |
1960?: 65 Corps Fd Park Sqn formed | 37, 39 & 50 Fd Sqns and 65 Fd Pk Sqn | |
May 62: 23 Amph RC Sqn formed under local command. | ||
Aug 63: 23 Amph RC Sqn renamed 23 Armd Engr Sqn. | ||
May 64: 23 Armd Engr Sqn became indep and left regt. | ||
Aug 64 - Oct 65: 50 Fd Squadron in Aden then moved to 38 Corps Engr Regt | 37 & 39 Fd Sqns and 65 Fd Pk Sqn | |
Oct 64: 43 Fd Park Sqn under local command. | ||
Nov 64: 65 Corps Fd Park Sqn transferred to 35 Corps Engr Regt. | ||
Dec 64: 12 Fd Park Sqn transferred from 38 Corps Engr Regt. | 37 & 39 Fd Sqns and 12 Fd Pk Sqn | |
Jan 68: 43 Fd Park Sqn became 43 Fd Sup Sqn. | ||
Feb 68: 37 Fd Sqn transferred to HQRE 2 Div. | ||
1969 43 Fd Sup Sqn transferred to 23 Engr Regt. | ||
Apr 69: Regiment redesignated 25 Engineer Regiment. | ||
1 Aug - 30 Nov 73: Northern Ireland Tour: Infantry role: East Belfast | ||
Sep 76: Amalgamated with 23 Engr Regt to form 2 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment | ||
2 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment | ||
1976.09 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck | 12, 16 and 39 Fd Sqns and 43 Fd Sp Sqn 23 Engr Regt and 25 Engr Regt amalgamated to form 2 Armd Div Engr Regt |
9 Jun - 11 Oct 77: Northern Ireland Tour: Infantry Role: Belfast (City Centre/Markets) | ||
2 Oct 79 - 2 Feb 80: Northern Ireland Tour: Infantry Role: Belfast (Monagh) | ||
1982: 2 Armd Div Engr Regt redesignated 25 Engineer Regiment | ||
25 Engineer Regiment | ||
1982 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck | 12, 16 and 39 Fd Sqns and 43 Fd Sp Sqn From 2 Armd Div Engr Regt |
1983: 39 Fd Sqn transferred to 23 Eng Regt | 12, 16 Fd Sqns and 43 Fd Sp Sqn | |
Jun 83: 43 Fd Sp Sqn renamed 43 Plant Sqn | 12, 16 Fd Sqns and 43 Plant Sqn | |
Aug 92: 16 Fd Sqn disbanded | ||
1992 | Northern Ireland, Antrim | 12 Fd Sqn, 43 Plant Sqn, 33 Fd Sqn u/c Supports Headquarters Northern Ireland |
1993: 12 Fd Sqn transferred to 28 Eng Regt | ||
25 Engineer Regiment (Air Support) | ||
2007 | England: Waterbeach Bks, Waterbeach, near Cambridge | 43 HQ & Sp, 34 & 53 Field Sqns Air Support Engineer Regiment |
19 Apr 12: Disbanded: 34 Field Squadron (Air Support) & 53 Field Squadron (Air Support) transferred to 39 Engr Regt. 43 HQ & Sp Sqn disbanded. | ||
will be removed from the ORBAT not before October 2015 |
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