53 (Welsh) Infantry Divisional Column RASC (TA)
Date | Unit | Sub-units/Remarks |
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1947.05 | Formed with HQ at Swansea | 531, 532, 533, 1580 Companies |
. | 531 Company (Infantry Divisional Transport) at Port Talbot | . |
. | 532 Company at Penarth | . |
. | 533 Company (Infantry Divisional Transport) at Swansea | . |
. | 1580 Company at Newport? | . |
1948 | Annual camp at Penally, near Tenby | . |
1949.07 | Annual camp at Harlech, North Wales | . |
1951 | Column re-organised: 1580 Company renamed 580 Company | 531, 532, 533, 580 Companies |
. | Column Headquarters: Richardson Street, Swansea | . |
. | 531 Company (Major Montague): Port Talbot | . |
. | 532 Company (Major Williams): Penarth | . |
. | 533 Company (Major Morgan): Swansea | . |
. | 580 Company (Major Badman): Newport, platoons at Cross Keys, Blaina and Rhymey | . |
1951 | Annual camp at Aberporth | . |
1952 | Annual camp at Bourley Camp, Aldershot | . |
1954 | Annual camp at Cark | . |
1955.06.28 | Headquarters and 533 Company moved into the new Grange T.A. Centre, Swansea | . |
1956.06 | Annual camp at Kinmel Park, just outside Rhyl | . |
Early 1957 | 582 Company, Manchester and 156 Artillery Platoon, West Bromwich joined column. 531 Company amalgamated with 533 Company, Swansea, who moved their HQ to Port Talbot with a detachment at Swansea | 532, 533, 580, 582 companies |
1958 | Annual camp was a Greenfields Scheme in lieu of a fixed annual camp, travelled to Scotland and back | . |
1959 | Annual camp was a Greenfields Scheme in lieu of a fixed annual camp, travelled round Southern England | . |
1960 | Annual camp at Plasterdown Camp, near Tavistock, Devon | . |
1961.03.06 | Reorganization of the TA: Column redesignated 53 (W) Divisional District Column, Column HQ, 533 Company, 580 Company, 532 M.A.C. and new unit 509 Company. In addition 532 M.A.C. and 509 Company become mixed units, having between them four platoons of W.R.A.C. The formation of 509 Company got off to a good start by all members of P Battery, 281 Glamorgan Yeomanry, R.A., who transferred 'en bloc', these 'new recruits' plus the Port Talbot 533 Company has enabled the Company to be formed with three officers and sixty-eight other ranks | 509, 532, 533, 580 Companies |
1961.06 | Annual camp at Dibgate Camp, Folkestone | . |
1962 | Annual Camp: 533 Company supporting 158 Infantry Brigade Group at Sennybridge in May. 580 Company in support of 160 (SW) Infantry Brigade Group at Plasterdown in June. The remainder, i.e. Column Headquarters, 509 and 532 Companies will camp at Plasterdown in late July with the Divisional Headquarters Group. | . |
1963 | Annual camp at 89 W.E.T.C, Leek | . |
1964 | Annual camp at Ollerton | . |
1965 | 580 Company moved to new accommodation in Raglan Barracks, Newport | . |
c1965 | 53 (Welsh) Division/District Column RASC (TA) | . |
. | 509 Company at Port Talbot | . |
. | 532 Company at Cardiff? Penarth? | . |
. | 533 Company at Swansea | . |
. | 580 Company at Raglan Barracks, Newport | . |
1965.07.15 | Redesignated 53 (Welsh) Divisional Regiment RCT (TA) | . |
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