71 Squadron
Dates | Location | Higher Formation / Notes |
71 Field Squadron | ||
1949 | Wales: Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell | Formed: 37 Army Engineer Regiment |
1950 renumbered 33 Squadron | ||
71 Field Squadron | ||
1951 | Wales: Cwrt-y-Gollen Camp, Crickhowell | Reformed: 39 Army Engineer Regiment |
1952 | Monte Bello Islands | Det from 39 Regiment? |
?? | Kenya | 39 Army Engineer Regiment |
1955 | England: Gillingham | SME |
1955 | England: Devizes | 28 Field Engineer Regiment |
1956 | Christmas Island | 28 Field Engineer Regiment |
1957: Disbanded | ||
71 EOD Squadron | ||
1971.07 | England: Chattenden | Formed to clear Maplin Sands for the third London airport to be built there: 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD) |
Aug 74: The project was abandoned in 1974 and the sqn disbanded | ||
71 Amphibious Engineer Squadron (HQ and Training) | ||
1979.04 | Bindon Barracks, Hameln | 28 Amphibious Engineer: HQ Sqn became 71 Amph Eng Sqn (HQ and Trg) |
1984: Renamed 71 Amphibious Engineer Support Squadron | ||
1992: Regiment renamed 28 Engineer Regiment | ||
1993: Disbanded | ||
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