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 Zone35 Army Engineer Regiment 65 Fd Sqn
renumbered
30 Fd Sqn
Jan 1953 Cyprus 35 Army Engineer Regiment
Dez 1955 England:
Ripon35 Army Engineer Regiment
Aug 1956
–
Nov 1956England:
Marchwood35 Army Engineer Regiment
Nov 1956
–
Jan 1957Middle 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,
Hameln35 Corps Engineer Regiment
Sept 1966
-
Apr 1967:Aden 35 Corps Engineer Regiment
Nov 1970 Germany:
Hohne32 Engineer Regiment
8 Nov 1971
–
9 Mar 1972Northern Ireland:
Ballykelly
2 Jan 1974
–
3 May 1974Northern Ireland:
Long Kesh32 Engineer Regiment Infantry Role
9 Mar 1976
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30 Jun 1976Northern Ireland:
Londonderry32 Engineer Regiment Infantry Role
Sept 1977 Germany:
Corunna Barracks,
Iserlohn26 Engineer Regiment
1978.01 3 Armd Div Engineer Regiment 26 Engineer Regiment
renamed
3 Armd Div Engineer Regiment
29 Jul 1978
–
29 Nov 1978Northern Ireland:
Lurgan/HMP Maze3 Armd Div Engineer Regiment Infantry Role
1982 26 Engineer Regiment 3 Armd Div Eng Regt
renamed
26 Engineer Regiment
Aug 1982
–
Jan 1983Falkland Islands 37 Engineer Regiment
Mar 1984
–
Jun 1984Falkland Islands 37 Engineer Regiment
Aug 1989
–
Dec 1989Northern 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 Down26 Engineer Regiment
Apr 2007
–
Oct 2007Afghanistan:
Op Herrick 6
Apr 2012
–
Oct 2012Afghanistan:
Op Herrick 16
Special thanks to
Alan Young from British Army Units
who collected all these dates!
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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!