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4 FIELD SQUADRON RE
Oct 1949 – Nov 1951
Men of the 4 Field Squadron RE somewhere in Hameln or around taken in 1949!
Dates Location deployment under command: Sub-units – Remarks
1949 Germany: Holzminden 21 Field Engineer Regiment
Oct 1949 Germany: Hameln 21 Field Engineer Regiment
Nov 1951 Germany: Assaye Barracks, Nienburg 21 Field Engineer Regiment
Sept 1957 Germany: Assaye Barracks, Nienburg HQRE 7 Div Supporting 7 Armd Bde
Jan 1958 Germany: Fallingbostel HQRE 7 Div Supporting 7 Armd Bde
Apr 1958 HQRE 5 Div HQRE 7 Div renamed HQRE 5 Div
Supporting 7 Armd Bde
Jul 1960 1 Div Engineers HQRE 5 Div renamed 1 Div Engineers
Supporting 7 Armd Bde
Jan 1961 Germany: Assaye Barracks, Nienburg 1 Div Engineers
Apr 1961 21 Engineer Regiment 1 Div Engineers renamed 21 Engineer Regiment
30 Apr 1971
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5 Aug 1971Northern Ireland Tour: Long Kesh 21 Engineer Regiment Infantry Role
4 Jul 1973
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7 Nov 1973Northern Ireland Tour: Ballykelly
15 Dec 1974
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11 Apr 1975Northern Ireland Tour:
Kitchen Hill Factory, Lurgan21 Engineer Regiment Infantry Role
25 Sep 1976
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29 Dec 1976Northern Ireland Tour:
Londonderry21 Engineer Regiment Infantry Role
Apr 1978 1 Armd Div Engr Regiment 21 Engineer Regiment renamed 1 Armd Div Engr Regiment
Apr 1979
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Jul 1979Northern Ireland Tour:
Lurgan
HMP Maze
Portadown1 Armd Div Engr Regiment Infantry Role
Jan 1981 21 Engineer Regiment 1 Armd Div Engr Regiment renamed 21 Engineer Regiment
1991 1st Gulf War 21 Engineer Regiment in Close Sp Orbat (? x Tank Bridges AVLB / AVRE).
01 Jun 1993
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22 Nov 1993Belize
Sept 1995 Bosnia 21 Engineer Regiment formed part of Task Force Alpha, part of UN Multi-National Brigade
1996 Germany: Quebec Barracks, Osnabruck Op Grapple 21 Engineer Regiment
Feb 2000 21 Engineer Regiment Renamed 4 Armoured Engineer Squadron
Mar 2000 Bosnia, Operation Palatine 21 Engineer Regiment
Aug 2008 England: Catterick 21 Engineer Regiment
Apr 2010
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Oct 2010Afghanistan: Op Herrick 12
Oct 2012
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Apr 2013Afghanistan: Op Herrick 17
Special thanks to
Alan Young from British Army Units
who collected all these dates!
Last updated: September 28, 2024 at 20:44 pm
1950/11/28 – Road Construction by 4 Field Squadron RE
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1950/11/28 🇬🇧 Road Construction 21 Field Engineer Regiment RE 4 Field Squadron RE Five years after the end of the war, relations and connections seemed to be gradually improving. The military administration of the city of Hamelin approached the road construction department to request an …
1949 – Men of the 4 Field Squadron RE / 21 Field Engineer Regiment building a Bailey Bridge
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1949-1951 🇬🇧 21 Field Engineer Regiment 4th Field Squadron RE The war had been over for four years, and the occupying forces of the time were spread across all of Germany. Hameln was located in the British occupation zone, so it was no surprise that many …
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Hi, 4 Fd Sqn RE also carried out an Op Descant (Engineer) tour of Northern Ireland in 1989 from April to August.
The Dates for the 1st Gulf War deployment were October 1990 to March 1991 serving under direct command and in support of 7th Armoured Brigade
Thanks for the entry and further information on my page, it is very interesting to read! Cheers Arnd
From Dec. 81to April. 82 we were also in South Armagh at Castle Dillon with troops at Bessbrook, Forkill and Crossmaglen. I was therir REME Support.
Hi Stuart,
thanks fur further information , mate! Will add them soon as possible!
Cheers Arnd