7 Field Squadron

7 FIELD SQUADRON RE

Jul 1949 – Nov 1950

7FldSqn

Did not have many informations about this squadron

 here in hameln,

but maybe someone know more about!

Feel free to contact me, please!

DatesLocationdeploymentunder command:Sub-units – Remarks
Jul 1949Germany:
Hameln
21 Field Engineer RegimentFormed
Dec 195026 Field Engineer RegimentJoined
26 Field Engineer Regiment
19577 Armoured Division EngineersJoined
7 Armoured Division Engineers
1958Germany:
Roberts Barracks,
Osnabrück
7 Armoured Division EngineersIn support of
12 Inf Bde
Apr 19585 Div Engineers7 Armd Div Engineers became
5 Division Engineers
In support of 12 Inf Bde
Jul 19601 Div Engineers5 Div Engineers
renamed
1 Div Engineers
In support
of 12 Inf Bde
Jan 1961Germany:
Roberts Barracks,
Osnabrück
2 Div EngineersIn support of
12 Inf Bde
Sept 1961Germany:
Roberts Barracks,
Osnabrück
2 Div EngineersIn support of
6 Inf Bde
Feb 1968England:
Deverell Barracks,
Ripon
2 Div EngineersIn support of
6 Inf Bde
Apr 1969England:
Deverell Barracks,
Ripon
23 Engineer RegimentIn support of
6 Inf Bde
Apr 1977Germany:
Hohne
32 Engineer RegimentIn support of
7 Armd Bde
10 Jul 1972

9 Nov 1972
Northern Ireland:
Ballykelly
2 Jan 1974

3 May 1974
Northern Ireland:
Long Kesh
Infantry Role
9 Mar 1976

30 Jun 1976
Northern Ireland:
Londonderry
Infantry Role
Sept 1977Germany:
Assaye Barracks,
Nienburg
21 Engineer Regiment
Apr 1978Germany:
Assaye Barracks,
Nienburg
1 Armd Div Engr Regiment21 Engineer Regiment renamed
1 Armd Div Engr Regiment
28 Mar 1979

26 Jul 1979
Northern Ireland:
Lurgan
HMP Maze
Portadown
1 Armd Div Engr RegimentInfantry Role
6 Nov 1980

20 Mar 1981
Northern Ireland:
Ballykelly
Jan 198121 Engineer Regiment1 Armd Div Engr Regiment renamed
21 Engineer Regiment
Feb 1983

Jul 1983
Falkland Islands37 Engineer Regiment
Mar 1992

Sep 1992
Northern Ireland
Oct 1993

Mar 1994
Clothing trials
for the
Combat Soldier 95
08 Sept 1994Renamed
7 HQ Squadron
1996Germany:
Quebec Barracks, Osnabruck
21 Engineer Regiment
Aug 2008England:
Claro Barracks,
Ripon
21 Engineer Regiment
Apr 2010

Oct 2010
Afghanistan:
Op Herrick 12
Oct 2012

Apr 2013
Afghanistan:
Op Herrick 17

Special thanks to

Alan Young from British Army Units

who collected all these dates!

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