37 Regiment
37 Army Engineer Regiment | ||
Dates | Location | Sub-units - Remarks |
1949 | Wales: Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell | Regiment formed; all Sqs newly formed 71, 72 and 73 Fd Sqns and 74 Fd Pk Sqn |
1950: 71, 72, 73 and 74 Sqns renumbered 33, 34, 40 and 41 Sqn respectively | 33, 24 and 40 Fd Sqns and 41 Fd Pk Sqn | |
1950.11 | Germany: Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck | 33, 24 and 40 Fd Sqns and 41 Fd Pk Sqn u/c 11 Engineer Group and joined 1 (BR) Corps as Corps Engineer Regiment |
1952: 41 Field Park Squadron became the Corps Field Park Squadron | ||
1954: Renamed 37 Corps Engineer Regiment | ||
1955: 18 Field Park Squadron transferred from 35 Regt on trooping | ||
1955 | Cyprus | |
1955: Renamed 37 Field Engineer Regiment | ||
1956: Part of MELF for ‘Op Musteteer’ (Suez invasion). | ||
1958: 34 Sqn redes as independent and transferred to 24 Bde. | ||
Nov 59: Regiment disbanded, 33 Sqn remained in Cyprus redes as independent and transferred to 3 Bde. 18 and 40 Sqns went into suspended animation. | ||
37 Engineer Regiment | ||
1967 | England: Longmoor: 33 Fd Sqn transferred from Cyprus to regiment | Reformed: 33 Fd Sqn |
Apr 68: UK Command Plant Tps amalgamated to form 66 Plant Sqn. | 33 Fd Sqn & 66 Plant Sqn | |
Jan 69: 10 (Gulf) Fd Sqn returned to UK, joined regt as 10 Fd Sqn. | 10 & 33 Fd Sqns & 66 Plant Sqn | |
Mar - May 69: Half of 33 Fd Sqn in Anguila. | ||
Aug - Dec 70: 33 Fd Sqn in Northern Ireland. | ||
Oct 70 - Jan 71: One troop of 10 Fd Sqn in Northern Ireland. | ||
Jan - Aug 71: 10 Fd Sqn emergency tour Gibraltar. | ||
Jan - Oct 71: 33 Fd Sqn in Northern Ireland | ||
Apr - Oct 72: 10 Fd Sqn less a troop in British Honduras. | ||
Jul - Nov 72: 33 Fd Sqn in Northern Ireland. | ||
Jan 73: 10 Fd Sqn transferred to BAOR as RAF support unit. | 33 Fd Sqn & 66 Plant Sqn | |
Oct 73: 33 Fd Sqn moved to Northern Ireland. | ||
Jul 74: 33 Fd Sqn became 33 Indep Fd Sqn and transferred to Northern Ireland in support of 39 Inf Bde. 66 Plant Sqn transferred to HQ 12 Engr Bde. | ||
Aug 74: Regiment disbanded | ||
37 Engineer Regiment | ||
1982.08 | Regiment HQ formed for Falkland Islands to control roulement squadrons | |
Aug - Nov 82: 3 Field Squadron | ||
1 Aug - 9 Dec 82: 50 Field Squadron (Construction) | ||
Aug 82 - Jan 83: 69 Gurkha Independent Field Squadron | ||
Aug 82 - Jan 83: 30 Field Squadron | ||
Aug 82 - Jan 83: 60 Field Support Squadron | ||
Nov 82 - Apr 83: 8 Field Squadron | ||
Nov 82 - Apr 83: 24 Field Squadron | ||
Nov 82 - Apr 83: 51 Field Squadron (Construction) | ||
Dec 82 - May 83: 34 Field Squadron | ||
Jan - Jun 83: 52 Field Squadron (Construction) | ||
Feb - Jul 83: 7 Field Squadron | ||
Feb - Jul 83: 15 Field Support Squadron | ||
May - Sep 83: 32 Field Squadron | ||
May - Sep 83: 48 Field Squadron (Construction) | ||
Jul - Nov 83: 6 Field Support Squadron | ||
Jul - Nov 83: 25 Field Squadron | ||
Sep 83 - Jan 84: 20 Field Squadron | ||
Oct 83 - Mar 84: 42 Field Squadron | ||
Oct 83 - Mar 84: 61 Field Support Squadron | ||
Oct 83 - Apr 84: 3 Field Squadron | ||
Oct 83 - Apr 84: 73 Field Squadron | ||
Dec 83 - Apr 84: 39 Field Squadron | ||
Dec 83 - Apr 84: 53 Field Squadron (Construction) | ||
Jan - May 84: 50 Field Squadron (Construction) | ||
Mar - Jun 84: 29 Field Squadron | ||
Mar - Jun 84: 30 Field Squadron | ||
Mar - Jun 84: 60 Field Support Squadron | ||
May - Sep 84: 59 Independent Commando Squadron | ||
Jun - Nov 84: 15 Field Support Squadron | ||
Jul - Nov 84: 1 Field Squadron | ||
Sep 84 - Jan 85: 11 Field Squadron | ||
Nov 84 - Mar 85: 5 Field Squadron | ||
Jan - Mar 85: 9 Parachute Squadron | ||
14 Mar 1985: Disbanded | ||
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