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60 FIELD SQUADRON
Dec 1950 – 1958
Did not have many informations about this
squadron here in hameln,
but maybe someone know more about!
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Dates | Location | deployment | under command: | Sub-units – Remarks |
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Dec 1950 | Germany: Hameln | 26 Field Engineer Regiment | Formed | |
1958 | Disbanded when 26 Regt became HQRE 4 Div | |||
Apr 1964 | England: Shorncliffe | 36 Engineer Regiment | Reformed | |
Nov 64 - Aug 65 | Aden | Relieved 5004 Airfd Const Sqn RAF | ||
Aug 1965 | England: Maidstone | 36 Engineer Regiment | ||
Mar 1967 - Oct 1967 | Aden | |||
Dec 1969 - Aug 1970 | Gibraltar: HQ, 2 and 3 troop: 1 troop went to Cyprus | |||
7 Sep 1970 - 12 Jan 1971 | Northern Ireland: Long Kesh | |||
1 Nov 1972 - 28 Feb 1973 | Northern Ireland: Long Kesh | |||
Apr 1977 | England: Waterbeach | 39 Engineer Regiment | ||
Apr 1977 | Renamed 60 Field Support Squadron | |||
Aug 1982 - Jan 1983 | Falkland Islands | 37 Engineer Regiment | ||
Mar 1984 - Jun 1984 | Falkland Islands | 37 Engineer Regiment | ||
Sep 1990 - Mar 1991 | Saudi Arabia: Al Jubayl | Gulf War: Force Maintenance Area | ||
?? | Renamed 60 HQ and Support Squadron (Air Support) | |||
Apr 2006 - Oct 2006 | Afghanistan: Op Herrick 4 |
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Special thanks to
Alan Young from British Army Units
who collected all these dates!
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1957 – 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE – John Bridgwood-Pt.2 – Bridging Exercise at Polle
© John Bridgwood & Arnd Wöbbeking John Bridgwood, was a young sapper as he comes to Hameln! He was attached to 60 Field Squadron RE. The Squadron was a part of 26 Field Engineer Regiment and were based here in Gordon Barracks from 1950 to 1958, then in 1958 the Regiment was disbanded also here in Hameln. …
1957 – 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE – John Bridgwood-Pt.1
© John Bridgwood & Arnd Wöbbeking John Bridgwood, was a young sapper as he comes to Hameln! He was attached to 60 Field Squadron RE. The Squadron was a part of 26 Field Engineer Regiment and were based here in Gordon Barracks from 1950 to 1958, then in 1958 the Regiment was disbanded also here in Hameln. …
1954-57 – 26 Field Engineer Regiment – 60 Field Squadron RE – Memories of Derek Hallam
© Derek Hallam & Arnd Wöbbeking Für mich ist es immer sehr interessant das Netz zu durchsuchen um Informationen zu erhalten, über britische Einheiten, die in Hameln stationiert gewesen sind. Vor ein paar Wochen bin ich durch so eine suche auf die Webseite von Derek Hallam gestossen. Derek ist inzwischen 80 Jahre jung und lebt …
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