Squadrons TA - 576 to 873

Dates Unit Higher Formation
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Squadrons - Territorial Army
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It should be assumed that all squadrons were disbanded 1 Apr 1967 unless they are shown as transferring to the TAVR.
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. 576 Park Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed at Hampshire in 115 Construction Regiment RE (TA) 115 Construction Regiment
. 1961: Reorganized as 576 Corps Field Park Squadron RE (TA) and made independent Independent
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 577 Construction Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed in 115 Construction Regiment RE (TA) 115 Construction Regiment
. 1961: Reorganized as a field squadron in when regiment became 115 Corps Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 115 Corps Engineer Regiment
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 578 Construction Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed in 115 Construction Regiment RE (TA) 115 Construction Regiment
. 1961: Reorganized as a field squadron in when regiment became 115 Corps Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 115 Corps Engineer Regiment
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 579 Construction Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed in 121 Construction Regiment RE (TA) 121 Construction Regiment
. 1950: Relieved and converted as 579 Bomb Disposal Squadron RE (TA) ??
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 580 Construction Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed in 130 Construction Regiment RE (TA) 130 Construction Regiment
. 1949: Disbanded .
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. 580 Field Squadron RE (TA) .
1949 Reformed at Liverpool in 107 Field Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 107 Field Engineer Regiment
. 1961: Redesignated as Independent Corps Field Park Squadron Independent
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 581 Construction Squadron RE (TA) .
1956.08.09 Formed by conversion of 406 (Hampshire) Coast Regiment RA and assigned as an additional squadron in 115 Construction Regiment RE (TA) [406 actually disbanded as such 15 Sep 1956] 115 Construction Regiment
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 582 Construction Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed in 120 Construction Regiment RE (TA) 120 Construction Regiment
. 1950: Disbanded .
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. 583 Construction Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed in 120 Construction Regiment RE (TA) 120 Construction Regiment
. 1950: Converted as 583 Bomb Disposal Squadron RE (TA) and relieved ??
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 584 Field Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed at Ipswich Independent
. 1961: Redesignated as 251 Field Squadron RE (TA) .
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. 585 (Edinburgh) Field Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed and assigned 155th (Lowland) Infantry Brigade Group Independent
. 1950: Absorbed into 124 Field Engineer Regiment RE (TA) .
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. 585 Field Squadron RE (TA) .
1956.10.31 Formed by conversion of 413th Coast Regiment RA and assigned 124 Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 124 Engineer Regiment
. 1 May 1961: Transferred to new 432 Corps Engineer Regiment RE (TA) and amalgamated with 586 Field Squadron RE (TA) without change in designation 432 Corps Engineer Regiment
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 586 Field Squadron RE (TA) .
before 1956 Formed .
. 1 May 1961: Amalgamated with 585 Field Squadron RE (TA) .
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. 586 Field Squadron RE (TA) .
1961.05.01 Formed in new 432 Corps Engineer Regiment RE (TA) from part of 432 LAA Regiment RA (TA) 432 Corps Engineer Regiment
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 588 E&M Company RE (TA) .
1947 Formed at Barry Independent
. Disbanded before 1961 .
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. 591 Field Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed at Belfast and assigned 107 (Ulster) Inf Bde Gp Independent
. 1 Apr 1967: Reorganized in TAVR as 112 (Antrim Fortress) Field Squadron RE (TA) .
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. 608 Field Squadron RE (TA) .
1953 Formed by renumbering of 333 Field Squadron RE (TA), in 132 Field Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 132 Field Engineer Regiment
. 1957: Regiment redesignated as 132 Corps Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 132 Corps Engineer Regiment
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 622 Assault Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed [was old 2nd (Cheshire) Field Squadron RE)] in 113 Assault Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 113 Assault Engineer Regiment
. 1956: Reorganized as 622 Field Squadron RE (TA) (and regiment reorganized as 113 Army Engineer Regiment RE (TA)) 113 Army Engineer Regiment
. 1961: Regiment consolidated to form 113 (Cheshire) Field Squadron RE (TA) .
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 623 Assault Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed [was old 3rd (Cheshire) Field Squadron RE)] in 113 Assault Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 113 Assault Engineer Regiment
. 1956: Reorganized as 623 Field Squadron RE (TA) (and regiment reorganized as 113 Army Engineer Regiment RE (TA) 113 Army Engineer Regiment
. 1961: Regiment consolidated to form 113 (Cheshire) Field Squadron RE (TA) .
. 1 Apr 1967: Disbanded .
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. 624 Field Squadron RE .
1947 Formed at Wallasey Independent
. ??: Disbanded .
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. 624 Crane Operating Squadron RE (TA) .
1956.10.31 Formed from part of 420th (Lancashire and Cheshire) Coast Regiment RA and some AER personnel and assigned 113 Army Engineer Regiment RE (TA). (Was to have converted to field squadron but changed to crane operating squadron.) 113 Army Engineer Regiment
. 1961: Regiment reduced to form 113 (Cheshire) Field Squadron RE .
. 1961: Disbanded .
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. 751 Independent Plant Squadron RE (TA) .
1947 Formed at Carmarthen Independent
. 1951: Transferred to AER .
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. 863 (County of Lincolnshire) Independent Movement Light Squadron RE (TA) .
1961.05.01 Formed by conversion of 863rd Movement Light Battery RA (TA) and personnel of 147 (Lincolnshire) Infantry Workshop REME (TA) Independent
. 1 Apr 1967: Contributed to TAVR III The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment (T). .
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. 873 (Middlesex) Movement Light Squadron RE (TA) .
1961.05.01 Formed at Lincoln by conversion of 873 (Middlesex) Movement Light Bty RA Independent
. 1 Apr 1967: Transferred to TAVR .
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