39 Regiment
39 Army Engineer Regiment | ||
Dates | Location | Sub-units - Remarks |
1951 | Wales: Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell | Formed 71, 72, 73 Fd & 74 Fd Pk Sqns |
Reduced to cadre to find manpower for Korea | ||
1952: 71 Sqn moved to Monte Bello Islands. | ||
?? | Kenya | 72 and 73 Fd Sqns and 74 Fd Pk Sqn |
1955: 71 Sqn detached to SME then transferred to 28 Regt. | ||
1955: 73 Sqn redes as independent and remained in Kenya. 74 Sqn returned to UK to reorganise for Malaya, | ||
1955: RHQ and 72 Sqn returned to UK and disbanded | ||
HQRE (Airfields) | ||
1966.05 | England: Waterbeach | 52 & 53 Fd Sqns (Airfds) |
Mar 67: HQRE (Airfds) renamed 39 Engineer Regimentt (Airfields) | ||
1968: 51 Fd Sqn (Airfds) transferred from Singapore. | 51, 52 & 53 Fd Sqns (Airfds) | |
May 68 - May 69: 53 Fd Sqn (Airfds): Virgin Islands | ||
Mar 69: 63 (Gulf) Sp Sqn transferred from Sharjah and became 63 Fd Sp Sqn (Airfds) | 51, 52, 53 & 63 Fd Sqns (Airfds) | |
Nov 70: RHQ and 63 Fd Sp Sqn (Airfds) amalgamated to form 63 HQ Sqn (Airfds). | 51, 52 & 53 Fd & 63 HQ Sqns (Airfds) | |
Aug 70 - Feb 71: 52 Fd Sqn (Airfds): Anguila. | ||
Mar 71 - Sep 72: 51 Fd Sqn (Airfds); Anguila | ||
Nov 71 - Mar 72: 53 Fd Sqn (Airfds): Northern Ireland | ||
1972: 63 HQ Sqn (Airfds) det to Northern Ireland | ||
Feb - Jun 74: 52 Fd Sqn (Airfds) in Northern Ireland | ||
Feb - June 75: 51 Fd Sqn (Airfds) in Northern Ireland | ||
Feb - Jun 77: 53 Fd Sqn (Airfds); Northern Ireland | ||
Mar 77: 63 HQ Sqn (Airfields) transferred to 36 Engr Regt and amalgamated with 50 Fd Sqn to form 50 Fd Sqn (Const). | 51, 52 & 53 Fd Sqns (Airfds) | |
Apr 77: 60 Fd Sqn transferred from 36 Engr Regt and became 60 Fd Sup Sqn | 51, 52 & 53 Fd & 60 Fd Sp Sqns (Airfds) | |
May 77: 52 Fd Sqn (Airfds) moved to Northern Ireland | ||
Jun 77: Regiment renamed 39 Engineer Regiment | 51, 52 & 53 Fd & 60 Fd Sup Sqns | |
Jun 77: 48 Fd Sqn transferred from 38 Engr Regt. 51 Fd Sqn (Airfds) transferred to 38 Engr Regt as 51 Fd Sqn (Const) | 48, 52 & 53 Fd & 60 Fd Sup Sqns | |
Aug 77: 53 Fd Sqn (Airfds) became 53 Fd Sqn (Const) | ||
Oct 77: 34 Fd Sqn transferred from 22 Engr Regt. 52 Fd Sqn (Airfds) transferred to 22 Engr Regt as 52 Fd Sqn (Const) | 34, 48 & 53 Fd & 60 Fd Sup Sqns | |
Aug 78: One troop 34 Fd Sqn to Belize. | ||
Feb - Jun 78: 48 Fd Sqn: Northern Ireland | ||
Feb - Jun 80: 34 Fd Sqn; Northern Ireland. | ||
Apr - Oct 06: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 4 | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support) | ||
2006: Waterbeach | 10 Fd, 48 Fd, 53 Fd and 60 HQ & Sp Sqns (Air Support) | |
c2010: Waterbeach | 34 & 53 Fd Sqns (Air Support) | |
2012.07 | Scotland: Kinloss Bks, Kinloss | |
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