23 Squadron
Dates | Location | Higher Formation / Notes |
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. | 23 Field Squadron | . |
1948.05 | Libya | 22 Field Engineer Regiment |
1951 | Egypt: Canal Zone | 22 Field Engineer Regiment |
1954.10 | Libya | 22 Field Engineer Regiment |
1957.12 | England: Chiseldon, near Swindon | 22 Field Engineer Regiment |
. | Mar 60: 22 Regiment redesignated HQRE 3 Div | HQRE 3 Div |
. | Apr 60: Renamed 23 Independent Field Squadron | HQRE 3 Div, sp of 51 Inf Bde Gp |
1961.09 | England: Mooltan Barracks?, Tidworth | HQRE 3 Div |
. | May 62: Reduced to cadre and moved to Osnabruck | . |
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. | 23 Amphibious River Crossing Squadron | . |
1962.06 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck | 25 Corps Engineer Regt Local comd only |
. | Aug 63: Renamed 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron | . |
1964.05 | Germany: Gordon Barracks, Hameln | Independent |
. | Apr 70: 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment formed based on 23 Amph Engr Sqn | 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment |
. | 25 Oct 78 - 22 Feb 79: Northern Ireland: Ballykelly | . |
. | Sept 83 - Feb 84: Northern Ireland: OP Descant: Bessbrook, Armagh, Omagh, Londonderry | . |
. | Mar 91 - Oct 91: Northern Ireland Tour: | . |
. | 1992: Regiment renamed 28 Engineer Regiment | . |
. | 5 Sep 93 - 10 Mar 94: Northern Ireland Tour: Maze Prison | . |
. | Sep 94 to Mar 95: Op Grapple, attached to RGBW | . |
. | Apr 00: Regiment renamed 28 Engineer Regiment | 28 Engineer Regiment |
. | Mar 01 â Sep 01: Northern Ireland: Op DESCANT | 28 Engineer Regiment |
. | Oct 03 â Mar 04: Northern Ireland: Op DESCANT | 28 Engineer Regiment |
. | Oct 06 - Apr 07: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 5 | . |
. | 23 Amphibious Squadron | . |
c2008 | Germany: Bindon Barracks, Hameln | 28 Engineer Regiment |
. | Oct 09 - Apr 10: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 11 | . |
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