1960s - 1980s. [citation needed], Eleven years later in April 1969, it was re-organised into the new 23 Engineer Regiment at Osnabruck. 255/ 256 MCPG. 1st Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History, Articles with no corresponding article in Wikipedia, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, United States Army, Armoured Engineer Battalion, Armoured Division 15 November 1940. Served the comunity for 21 years as a Councillor in Gillingham and Medway. The regiment was deployed for Operation Herrick and in September 2009 on their return from Afghanistan the regiment was granted the Freedom of the town of Woodbridge. 23 Engineer Regiment However, in April 1969, the organisation of Engineers in BAOR was radically reorganised, so that each Brigade was to be supported by an Engineer Regiment of two Field Squadrons, 16 Field Squadron was re-affiliated to 6 Infantry Brigade support, together with 7 Field Squadron. Oh those happy times in the little family that was 49 Field Squadron (EOD). OC was a great bloke Mike Marples. All RAF stations where requested to look at their real estate with the view to housing an Air Support Squadron. Ripon The Squadron now spent nearly a year in the UK, but in November 1957, it was moved, at six weeks notice with the rest of the Regiment, to Osnabruck. [2] The site on Landwehrstrae which was occupied by the British Army as Quebec Barracks in the 1950s is now also being redeveloped for housing. Osnabrck Garrison was a major British garrison with facilities located at Osnabrck in Lower Saxony and Mnster in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Each member of the Squadron has a trade, the range of trades is diverse, from Driver to Draughtsman and from Storeman to Surveyor. Web21 Engineer Regiment Timeline Formed in Holzminden, Germany in 1949, the Regiment moved to Nienburg in 1951, and granted the Freedom of the city in 1980. 23 Engineer Regiment RE 1983-1984 (11) HQ Squadron formed 73 Independent Field Squadron Nov 83 25Field Squadron from 26 Engr Regt 39 Field Squadron from 23 Engr Regt Jan 83 to Quebec Barracks Osnabrck Nov 83 43 Field Support Squadron RE from 25 Engr Regt 1964-1976 (8) 7th Field Ambulance RAMC 2ndArmoured Field Ambulance RAMCcirca 1984(12) The Battalion was re-activated on 15 July 1947 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, as part of the 3rd Armored Division. Please note that this website doesn't "remember" your emails, they are sent direct from you to the recipient without sappers.co.uk getting in the way. Louis Nave fought in that company during the war. 59 Airfield Construction Squadron transferred from SME, 48, 61 & 63 Fd Sqns, 59 Airfield Construction Sqn, 1958: 63 Field Squadron reorganised as 63 Field Park Squadron. 29 Fd Sqn transferred to 35 Regt (Hameln). During the Cold War NORTHAG was NATO's forward defence in the Northern half of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). Sub-units - Remarks. In September 1957, 2 Field Squadron was allocated to 6th Infantry Brigade and 5 Field Squadron to the 5th Infantry Brigade. He is especially interested in the Longmoor Military Railway and the filming of the Great St Trinians Train Robbery in 1965 on the LMR as despite considerable searching he has not been able to find any photographic stills taken during the railway sections of the film and is therefore wondered whether any members of The Royal Engineers Association can assist him with his research. Eleven years later in April 1969, its was re-organised into the new 23 Engineer Regiment at Osnabruck. Jun - Nov 71: 48 Fd Sqn in Northern Ireland. My dad Bert Savage was in 1 QLR. Feb 68: 7 Fd Sqn moved to Ripon, remained in 2 Div. 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AUS - 7 Sqn. Egypt On the 9th February, 1950, 16th Field Squadron was reformed as part of 35 Engineer Regiment, in Egypt. javascript is disabled, enable it otherwise the site will not work properly! More info will be added here as I get the time, but for now it's a "base" for establishing comms with other members of the same unit. 51 Fd Sqn (Airfds) transferred from 39 Engr Regt as 51 Fd Sqn (Const), 11 & 32 Fd Sqns, 51 Fd Sqn (Const), 15 Fd Sup Sqn. Once you've registered on here, why not pop over there and take a look at it? 16 Fd Sqn transferred from 35 Regt (Osnabruck. Jonathan is currently looking for photographs, cine or just good old drivers tales of the Wickham trolleys used on the various military railways in the UK such as Bicester, Bramshall, East Riggs, Eskemeals, Kineton, Longmoor, Pontrilas & Uttoxeter. The Squadron will have an all up strength of 172 with the capability to move as an independent unit anywhere in the world in support of the RAF. It was then re-designated a Railway Company in 1885 serving in the Boer War, Sudan and both World Wars. Answers must be in-depth and comprehensive, or they will be removed. was formed from Home Counties regular and National Service personnel as a follow on from their two year stint,with regular meetings at the The Old Bell Inn Fleet St. London, and training predominantly carried out at Longmoor, although Parkstone, Harwich w as also on the timetable when based at Dovercourt. In April 1956, the 23rd began shipping out to Europe for the third time. The regiment was later disbanded in 1993 as a result of the Options for Change. With its varied experience as Royal Engineers, the Company found no difficulty in constructing its own emplacements as well as operating the searchlights. Supports 19 Mechanised Brigade, 16 Air Assault Brigade, Jun - Oct 78: 51 Fd Sqn (Const) in Northern Ireland. 103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron, 1st Marine Infantry Paratroopers Regiment, 299 Parachute Squadron (Army Reserve), in Wakefield, Hull and Gateshead. ", United States Army Center of Military History, "Department of the Army, Lineage and Histories, 23rd Engineer Battalion", Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Engineer Bridging Company (Removed by 1944), 23rd (Brigade) Engineer Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Regiment, less 2nd Battalion, demobilised 16 June 1919 at, Inactivated 10 November 1945 in West Germany, Reorganised and Redesignated 1 October 1957 as the, Relieved 15 August 1992 from assignement to the, Inactivated 15 February 1997 in Germany and relived from assignment to the, Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 1990-1991. 43 Fd Park Sqn moved to Osnabruck, remained in Div but under local command 25 Regt. 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment is a Royal Engineers regiment in the British Army that was formed in 2003. Later the same year, the Company arrived in Ireland and for the next five years were employed on the Survey of Ireland. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Web23 Parachute Engineer Regiment is a Royal Engineers regiment in the British Army that was formed in 2003. The regiment was later disbanded in 1992 as a result of the Options for Change. During the riots of October 1951 the Squadron was employed in constructing desert camps, construction of an ice-making plant at Fort Said, and on road maintenance. [8] It was the target of the Osnabrck mortar attack on 28 June 1996 when Quebec Barracks were hit by three Mark 15 mortar devices. Your donation goes towards maintaining and developing the Sappers website. Germany: Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck. Privacy Policy. As I get more time and more info from people, I'll update this front page. In 1958, the squadron moved to Osnabruck, Germany, as part of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). Jonathan has managed to track down the actual trolley that was used by the teachers in the film and is currently trying to persuade the trolley's owners to sell the trolley so that it can be fully restored to its former glory in full original LMR livery. As part of 16 Air Assault Brigade it can be called upon to deploy on operations across the globe at extremely short notice. Web23 Parachute Engineer Regiment is a Royal Engineers regiment in the British Army that was formed in 2003. The regiment served as infantry in Northern Ireland from March - July 1972. Sorry I got the wrong barracks. It was Belfast barracks oops :), Hi I was there 1969_1973 with 1 RRW good days. AUS - 20 Sqn. [2] The Battalion was inactivated on 10 November 1945 in Germany. Hi Gordon. Was there 86 to 89 when it became 23 armoured after I moved from minden with 2RGJ lad, Hello Hedley it was a good camp, i was opposite hq with the air corp or as it is now AAC from 1970-73, I was in Quebec Bks from 73 to 75. A British military spokesman in Osnabrueck, who declined to be identified by name, said the explosion caused severe damage. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The Northern Army Group (NORTHAG) was a NATO military formation comprising five Army Corps from five NATO member nations. Web10th Romanian Division: (subordinated to 125th) 23rd Infantry Regiment 33rd Infantry Regiment 38th Infantry Regiment 3rd Artillery Regiment 20th Artillery Regiment 4th Calarasi Cavalry Regiment (1 sqn) 4th Mountain Division (minor detachment to Army Reserves) 1/,2/,3/13th Mountain Infantry Regiment 1/,2/,3/91st Mountain Infantry Regiment 94th It was home to 4th Armoured Brigade and most of its subordinate units. Happy days as we were only a few in number driving all the trucks and S.P.Ack Ack guns from the railway station to the camp whilst we were free of all I was the SMI and 2IC of all the Parks, they were Depots for Engineer Stores, Bridges, Boats and equipment Trg stores for all the Regt's to bid for and Trg with. In 1956 the Sqn was sent to Singapore and again re-designated this time as a Port Squadron and disbanded in 1964. Between 1969 and 1973 N. Ireland and British Honduras took up most of the squadrons manpower. HQRE 2 Div moved to Osnabruck. If you continue without changing your browser settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this website. WebBritish Army Barracks, formerly home to 23 Engineer Regiment, 212 Signal Squadron, HQ 12 Armd Bde. It also helped to construct the permanent defences of the island. [7], The garrison became the largest British military base outside the UK. The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) recognised the request from the RAF for more Royal Engineer support during operations. Our squadron was, however, not far behind, being formed in 1825. In 1952 I was one of the advance R.E.M.E.party that arrived at what was a new barracks built on the site of an old prisoner of war camp. Gordon,There were 4 Engineer Parks left in the UK when HQ Long Marston closed down, Longmoor, Waterbeach, Ripon and Stirling. WebServed with the Royal Engineers in Chepstow, Farnborough, Osnabruck Germany, Chatham, Tidworth and HMS Intrepid. Minley. There is an established 16 Sqn social site athttp://16fldsqnre.com/which seems very popular. Locations within the garrison area included: Our guys went out with the task force, those of us left behind all wanted to be with them. It formed a WebAbout this group. AUS 139 Sig Sqn. 2 years of planning and 12 months construction sees 10 Field Squadron located at the south-west corner of the station. My first Unit was there from 1990-93 when they disbanded 23 Engineer Regt In 1906 the Company was reformed as 16th Fortress Company, being part of a Coast Battalion based on the Tyne, Tees, Humber and Mersey. The regiment is currently based at Rock Barracks in Suffolk and consists of three regular squadrons and one Army Reserve squadron. Also 4th Regt of Drop Shorts as Lodgers. 39 Field Squadron provided Close Support Troops for each of the Brigade's 3 Battlegroups, whilst 73 Field Squadron acted as General Support to the Brigade. A'Hern. As part of 16 Air Assault Brigade it can be called upon to deploy on operations across the globe at extremely short notice. In September 1976 the 2nd Division was re-organized as the new 2nd Armoured Division, and the regiment was broken up for the second time. Sep 64: 2 Fd Sqn became 2 Armd Eng Sqn and transferred to 32 Regt. Next page: 39 Regiment, Copyright 2007-2015 - Alan Young and Copyright 2015-2023 - Merlin Jones Ken in 37 Field Sqn 23 Engineer Regiment Osnabruck Germany 1970. Here started the best five years of my military career. England: Rock Barracks, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Oct 10 - Apr 11: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 13. The regiment was deployed for Operation Herrick and in September 2009 on their return from Afghanistan the regiment was granted the Freedom of the town of Woodbridge. For all those old sweats that served in Osnabruck before it was split up and moved. Total 26 years independent, 31 years as Field. In 1914 the name was changed to 16th Tyne Fortress Works Company and, in 1918 the company was split into four for draft-finding purposes to provide the basis of 594, 595. T-Urn (Tea Urn) Gib Barracks unspec units - use w caution. In September 1957, 2 Field Squadron was allocated to 6th Infantry Brigade and 5 Field Squadron to the 5th Infantry Brigade. 20 Mar 72 - 24 Jul 72: Northern Ireland Tour: Infantry Role: East Belfast, Apr 76: 37 Fld Sqn transferred to 35 Engr Regt, Jul 76: 73 Indep Fld Sqn moved to Osnabruck under local command 23 Regt, Sep 76: 23 Engr Regt and 25 Engr Regt amalgamated to form 2 Armd Div Engr Regt, Reformed: 39 Fd Sqn from 2 ADER & 73 Fd Sqn from Indep Role, 1984: 25 Fd sqn transferred in from 26 Eng Regt. ContinueMore info, Previous page: 22 Regiment In October 1946, however the Company was placed in suspended animation. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. The Squadron was affiliated to 6 Infantry Brigade. Commanding Officers during the Inter-war period included;[2]. I served in 39 Fld Sqn had some great times in the Traz Hey there! Nov 1957: M2 Trials by 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron Memories of Ritchie Smith September 28, 2017; [4][5] In 2015, the "Parachute" title was officially added to the name, although the unit had already been supporting 16 Air Assault Brigade since its re-establishment, and a new flag was presented to the regiment to mark the occasion.[6][7]. 10 sqn moved to BOAR in 1973 as harrier support. The 923rd Engineer Regiment is the only colored unit in the IX Engineer Command, and the largest single Negro organization in ETOUSA. In 1927, the Company was once more renamed as 16th Fortress Company and as such it remained until being absorbed in 1932 at Gosport as part of 4th Fortress Company, and 16th Company thus, temporarily, ceased to exist. i was there 1974-1978 never forget 12 mech sigs, There from 84 to87 got court martial for nicking a stalwart, Andrew taffy bennett I was there from 1971 to 1975 had a brilliant time, Hi, I was Mike Marples's driver, my brother in law is Bob Scriven (FOS) Sam Brownley, 84-88, I remember the Stalwart disappearing, we were strongly advised not to talk about it, but it was all we talked about! In September 1976 the 2nd Division was re-organized as the new 2nd Armoured Division, and the regiment was broken up for the second time. for meritorious military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. In 2001, 23 Engineer Regiment was tasked to provide engineer support to the newly formed 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Portal for Public History. ContinueMore info, Previous page: 37 Regiment In July 1948, 23rd Field Engineer Regiment was formed in Iserlohn from the former 2nd Division Divisional Engineer regiment. and our In 2015, the "Parachute" title was officially added to the name, although the unit had already been supporting 16 Air Assault Brigade since its re-establishment, and a new flag was presented to the regiment to mark the occasion. Cookie Notice Archived post. Web23 Parachute Engineer Regiment provides military engineering support to 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army's rapid reaction force. With the demise of 234 Fd Sqn (Air Sp) (V), Leeming had an area. [5], Loddenheide Kaserne (Loddenheide being a part of the Gremmendorf district of Mnster) was built in the 1930s; this expanded after the War and broken up into Buller Barracks, Swinton Barracks, Waterloo Barracks and York Barracks and its future use is now the subject of a local planning consultation. In 1932 the battalion consolidated with the 23rd Engineer Regiment (Highways) which had been re-constituted that same day. Possible tasks on deployment could be: These are only a few of the varied capabilities of the unit. Hi mick ,this is taffy bennett hows it going.I can't believe it's you.it brings back so many memories,hope to here from you soon. [5][6] In 2015, the "Parachute" title was officially added to the name, although the unit had already been supporting 16 Air Assault Brigade since its re-establishment, and a new flag was presented to the regiment to mark the occasion.[7][8]. Location. In January 1983 at Osnabruck the regiment reformed and later took part in the trial of Close Support Troops.

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