264 Beach Brigade Column RASC (TA)
Date | Unit | Sub-units/Remarks |
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1947.05 | Formed with HQ at 138 Berkeley Street, Glasgow | 1574, 1575, 1576 Companies |
. | The Column consists of Column HQ, two Supply Platoons, two Petrol Platoons and two Port Platoons situated in Glasgow | . |
. | 1574 Company (Amphibious) GT at Rothesay, Isle of Bute, with detachments on the islands of Arran and Cumbrae | . |
. | 1575 Company (Amphibious) GT at Rutherglen, with detachments at Ayr | . |
. | A Division, 1576 Company (Fast Launch), at Churchill Barracks, Ayr and B Division, 1576 Company (Fast Launch) at Rothesay | . |
. | The Column also has a camp at Rhu in the Gareloch, which is used to house the permanent maintenance staff and amphibians, also for week-end camps in the summer | . |
. | The amphibious Companies are equipped with Dukws and L.V.Ts. 4 (Buffaloes) and the Fast Launch Units with 44 1/2-ft. F.M.L | . |
1948 | Annual camp was spent on an aircraft carrier | . |
1949 | Annual camp in Devonshire close to the School of Combined Operations, with the Column sailing down in L.S.Ts. and Fast Launches | . |
1951 | A new numbering system for RASC (TA) units was adopted whereby all Companies were given a three-figure number. 1574, 1575 & 1576 Companies renumbered 574, 575 & 576 Companies | 574, 575 & 576 Companies |
1956 | Redesignated 264 (Scottish) Beach Brigade Column RASC (TA) | . |
1956 | 576 (Bute) Company (Fast Launch) RASC (TA) based in Rothesay | . |
c1959 | Scottish Port Task Force Pool, consisting of an Amphibious Company equipped with dukws, a GT Company with 3 and 10 tonners and a Fast Launch Company | . |
. | 909 GT Company at Coatbridge joined column | . |
1960 | Renamed Port Task Force Column??? | 575, 576, 909 Companies |
1961.03 | Reorganization of the TA: Column redesignated 121 (West Lowland) Transport Column RASC (TA)?, 575 Company (Amphibious Transport) became an Infantry Brigade Transport Company and 576 (Bute) Company (Fast Launch) became a GT Company. 909 Company (GT) moved to 52 Lowland Divisional Column and Quebec Battery 402 Light Regiment (A&SH) RA, Clydebank, joined RASC as 518 Infantry Brigade Transport Company. Column HQ moved to Dumbarton, until a new centre is built at Clydebank for HQ and 518 Company | 518, 574, 575 (Glasgow), 576 (Ayr) Companies: C Pln of 574 Company is independently situated in Kirkintilloch |
c1963 | Redesignated 264 (Scottish) Transport Column RASC (TA) | . |
1963 | Annual camp in Northern Ireland | . |
1964 | Annual Camp at Crowborough, Sussex | . |
1965.07 | Annual camp at Proteus Camp near Nottingham | . |
1965.07.15 | Redesignated 264 (Scottish) Regiment RCT (TA) | . |
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