RPC Major Units
Unit | Location | Remarks/Sub-Units |
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. | Pioneer Corps Depot | . |
1946 | England: Cuddington, Cheshire | No 12 Holding and Transit Unit (HTU) was redes Pioneer Corps depot |
. | 28 Nov 1946: Renamed Royal Pioneer Corps Depot | . |
1946.12 | England: Bewdley Camp, Stourport-on-severn | . |
Late 1949 | England: Hermitage Camp, Wrexham | Across the road from the RWF depot |
. | End of July 1950: Combined with RPC Training Wing as RPC Depot & Training Centre | . |
. | 1951: Took over Horsley Hall to ease overcrowding at Hermitage Camp | . |
. | Jul 1958: Handed back Horsley Hall | . |
1960.11 | England: Quebec Bks, Wootton, Northants | Previously Depot Northampton Regiment |
. | 1961: Quebec Bks renamed Simpson Bks | . |
. | 1967: Renamed RPC Training Centre | . |
. | 16 Sep 1985: Training Company moved to Bassingborn and renamed C Company Depot Queens Division | . |
. | End of Mar 1993: RPC Training Centre handed over its training duties to the RLC Training Centre at Princess Royal Bks, Deepcut | . |
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. | Pioneer Corps Training Wing | . |
1945 | England: Bewdley Camp, Stourport-on-severn | . |
1946 | England: Blackmore Camp, Malvern | . |
. | 28 Nov 1946: Renamed Royal Pioneer Corps Training Wing | . |
. | 1 Jan 1948: Renamed RPC Training Centre | . |
Late 1949 | England: Saighton Camp, Chester | . |
. | End of July 1950: Combined with depot at Hermitage Camp as RPC Depot & Training Centre | . |
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. | HQ 10 Group | . |
1949 | England: Chilwell | 27 Coy |
. | 1951: sub-units | 27, 258, 518, 520 & 523 Coys |
Mid 1953 | England: Pocklington, East Yorkshire | 27, 518 & 523 Coys |
1957.1 | England: Low Moor Camp, Fulford | . |
Mid 1958 | England: Imphal Bks, York | 27, 260 & 523 Coys |
. | 1 Mar 1960: Disbanded | . |
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. | HQ 23 Group | . |
c1947- | England: Atcham Camp, Shrewsbury | Western Command: 206, 276 & 331 Coys |
c1949 | England: Atcham Camp, Shrewsbury | 196, 206, 251, 263, 331, 519 and 522 Coys |
c1953 | England: Saighton Camp, Chester | 196, 206, 251& 522 Coys |
. | c1958: Sub-units | 196, 206, 251, 522 & 524 Coys |
. | c1961: Sub-units | 27, 206, 251, 260 & 522 Coys |
1962.12.02 | England: St David's Barracks, Bicester | 206, 521 & 522 Coys |
. | 1979: Won Wilkinson Sword of Peace | . |
. | 5 Apr 1993: Renamed 23 Pioneer Regiment RLC | . |
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. | HQ 30 Group | . |
1956.08 | England: Formed for Suez operation | . |
. | Early Aug 1956: 263, 522 and 524 Companies were to mobilise for overseas and come under command of HQ 30 Group, which was to mobilise at the Depot | 263, 522 and 524 Companies |
. | 9 Nov 56: Landed Suez, took under command 71 Coy | 71, 263, 522 and 524 Companies |
. | Jan 57: Disbanded | . |
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. | HQ 36 Group | . |
c1947- | England: | 178, 516 & 517 Coys |
. | ??: Disbanded | . |
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. | HQ 52 Group | . |
c1947- | England: Cholderton, near Boscombe | 21, 260 & 405 Coys |
c1948 | England: Figheldean | 21, 260 & 405 Coys |
c1950 | England: | 21, 71, 260, 405 & 521 Coys |
c1953 | England: Bulford? Winterbourne Gunner | 21, 71, 260, 405 & 521 Coys |
1955.08 | England: Erskine Camp, Salisbury | 21, 263, 405 & 521 Coys |
Spring 1961 | England: Fugglestone Camp, Salisbury | . |
. | 31 Jan 1962: Disbanded | . |
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. | HQ 65 Group | . |
c1947- | England: | Western Command: 254 Coy |
. | ??: Disbanded | . |
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. | HQ 71 Group | . |
c1949 | England: Thornwood Camp, Epping | 5 Coy |
. | ??: Disbanded | . |
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. | HQ 105 Group | . |
c1947- | Scotland: | 13, 196 & 412 Coys |
. | ??: Disbanded | . |
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