RPC Companies 144 to 260

Unit Location Remarks/Sub-Units
     
144 Company
Early 1981 England: Kiwi Bks, Tidworth Formed to join 8 Regt RCT as Security Guard Force
1981.06 Germany: Portsmouth Bks, Munster: took over as Security Guard Force from 1 Glosters  
  28 Apr 1986: Amalgamated into an RCT Squadron  
  15 Apr 1988: Last RPC left 8 Regiment RCT  
  5 Apr 1993: Renamed 144 HQ Squadron RLC  
     
170 Pioneer Company
?? Germany: Ripon Bks, Bielefeld: HQ 1 (BR) Corps Defence Company RPC renamed 170 Pioneer Company  
  5 Apr 1993: Renamed 170 Pioneer Squadron RLC  
     
178 Company
c1947- England: Part of 36 Group
  ??: Disbanded  
     
187 (Tancred) Company
c1983 England: Kandahar Bks, Tidworth  
1986.12 England: Simpson Bks, Wootton, Northants  
  14 Dec 88 - 22 Feb 89: Northern Ireland: Maze  
  1 Jan - 25 Jun 91: Gulf  
  5 Apr 1993: Renamed 187 Pioneer Squadron RLC  
     
196 Company
c1947- Scotland: Hamilton Part of 105 Group
c1953 England: Honeybourne, Worcs Part of 23 Group
  Jan 60: Disbanded  
     
206 Company
c1947 England: Nesscliffe, Salop Part of 23 Group
1958.09 England: Long Marston  
  25 Aug 69 - 24 Mar 70: Northern Ireland: Lisburn: Platoon only  
  30 Mar 1990: Disbanded  
     
251 Company
1945 England: Kineton  
c1953 England: Nesscliffe, Salop? Part of 23 Group
c1958 England: Marlborough Farm Camp, Kineton Part of 23 Group
  31 Mar 1962: Disbanded  
1963.12.29 England:  Re-formed
1964.01.03 Cyprus: HQ and 4 sections at Episkopi and 2 sections at Dhekelia  
Late 1965 England:  
  Jan 1966: Disbanded  
     
260 Company
c1947- England: Taylor's Lane Camp, Sherfield-on-Lodden: Employed at Command Supply Depot, Bramley Part of 52 Group: 
before Feb 1951 England: No3 Command Ammunition Supply Depot, Hampton Norris, Berkshire  
c1953 England: Basingstoke Part of 52 Group: 
Early 1958 England: Taylor's Lane Camp, CAD Bramley  
1958 England: Marchwood as the newly formed Port Task Force  
  Jul 58: Ordered to be disbanded but 8 days before it was to happen the company was reinforced and moved to Scarborough for range clearing duties on Fylingdale Moor  
1958.08.12 England: Burniston Barracks, Scarborough Part of 10 Group: 
  1959: Burniston Barracks allocated to TA for annual training  
  Apr - Jul 59: Under canvas at Low North Bridge, Fylingdale  
  Aug - Oct 59: Under canvas at Ross Links, Alnwick to clear a war-time anti-tank range  
  Summer 60: Under canvas at Low North Bridge Camp, 7 miles north of Scarborough  
  Late 60: Joined 23 Group Part of 23 Group
  Late 1961: Disbanded