30 FIELD SQUADRON RE
Sept 1964 – Sept 1969
Did not have many informations about this squadron
here in hameln,
but maybe someone know more about!
Feel free to contact me, please!
| Dates | Location | deployment | under command: | Sub-units – Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1950 | Egypt: Canal Zone | 35 Army Engineer Regiment | 65 Fd Sqn renumbered 30 Fd Sqn |
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| Jan 1953 | Cyprus | 35 Army Engineer Regiment | ||
| Dez 1955 | England: Ripon | 35 Army Engineer Regiment | ||
| Aug 1956 – Nov 1956 | England: Marchwood | 35 Army Engineer Regiment | ||
| Nov 1956 – Jan 1957 | Middle East: Port Said then Cyprus ‘Op Musketeer’ (Suez Invasion) | 35 Army Engineer Regiment | ||
| Nov 1957 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck | 35 Army Engineer Regiment | ||
| Sept 1964 | Germany: Gordon Bks, Hameln | 35 Corps Engineer Regiment | ||
| Sept 1966 - Apr 1967: | Aden | 35 Corps Engineer Regiment | ||
| Nov 1970 | Germany: Hohne | 32 Engineer Regiment | ||
| 8 Nov 1971 – 9 Mar 1972 | Northern Ireland: Ballykelly | |||
| 2 Jan 1974 – 3 May 1974 | Northern Ireland: Long Kesh | 32 Engineer Regiment | Infantry Role | |
| 9 Mar 1976 – 30 Jun 1976 | Northern Ireland: Londonderry | 32 Engineer Regiment | Infantry Role | |
| Sept 1977 | Germany: Corunna Barracks, Iserlohn | 26 Engineer Regiment | ||
| 1978.01 | 3 Armd Div Engineer Regiment | 26 Engineer Regiment renamed 3 Armd Div Engineer Regiment |
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| 29 Jul 1978 – 29 Nov 1978 | Northern Ireland: Lurgan/HMP Maze | 3 Armd Div Engineer Regiment | Infantry Role | |
| 1982 | 26 Engineer Regiment | 3 Armd Div Eng Regt renamed 26 Engineer Regiment |
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| Aug 1982 – Jan 1983 | Falkland Islands | 37 Engineer Regiment | ||
| Mar 1984 – Jun 1984 | Falkland Islands | 37 Engineer Regiment | ||
| Aug 1989 – Dec 1989 | Northern Ireland | |||
| 1990 | Disbanded? | |||
| 1994 | Disbanded? | |||
| 30 Field Squadron | ||||
| 2004.04 | England: Corunna Barracks, Ludgershall?? | 26 Engineer Regiment | Reformed | |
| 30 Armoured Engineer Squadron | ||||
| c2007 | England: Swinton Barracks, Perham Down | 26 Engineer Regiment | ||
| Apr 2007 – Oct 2007 | Afghanistan: Op Herrick 6 | |||
| Apr 2012 – Oct 2012 | Afghanistan: Op Herrick 16 |
Special thanks to
Alan Young from British Army Units
who collected all these dates!
1988/11/01 – 1988/11/27 – EXERCISE “IRON HAMMER” – Photos by Jeremy Retford
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1988.11.01 – 1988.11.27 🇬🇧 EXERCISE “IRON HAMMER” Memories by Jeremy Retford In 1988, Jeremy joined the Procurement Team at the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) in London. There, he took responsibility for the M2D Dvhnrlldvhimm bridge, a proven amphibious vehicle, as well as the M3 Rapid Floating …
1965 – Funeral Parade for Sir Winston Churchill – 30 Fld Sqn – Memories of Ray Colman
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1964 – 1969 🇬🇧 30 Field Squadron 6 Troop Memories of Ray Colman Ray was stationed at the Gordon Barracks in Hamelin from 1964 to 1969, serving in the 30 Field Squadron, specifically in 6 Troop. On 24 January 1965, Sir Winston Churchill, one of the …
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I was based in Gordon Barracks initially with 65 Corps Field Park Sqn, subsequently 65 Corps Support Sqn, Stores then Workshops troops. Transferred to 30 Field Sqn, (Dirty 30) 5 Troop (Shiny 5). Also at Hameln: 28 and 45 Field Sqns and 23 Amphibious all part of 35 Engineer Regt. Seconded to 38 (Berlin) Field Sqn.
30 relocated to Hohne, 32 Armoured Engineers,
Might have some photographs of pissed sappers somewhere.
Some names: Staff Sgt (Daddy Chad) Chadwick, subsequently bomb disposal based at Maplin sands. Troop Sgt: Phil Lance. Captain, The Count, De Plant, De Winterberg (Impossible to forget that name. Cpl John Phillips, subsequently awarded the MM I think for defusing a bomb on board a warship during the Falklands campaign.
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Brilliant remembered all the names and your time here. Thanks for the entry, mate! When you find the pictures, let me know!
For the 1974 tour of N.I. 30 Sqn was split up and they spent half the time in the Kesh and the other half in County Fermanagh (based in Eniskillen), half way through the tour they swapped over so each half spent time at the Kesh.
Brilliant, thanks for further information Bob!