73 AMPHIBIOUS ENGINEER SQUADRON
Jan 1971 – 30 Jun 1976
Thanks to Keith Skelton for the photo of the wall plaque!
| Dates | Location | deployment | under command: | Sub-units – Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1971 | Bindon Barracks, Hameln | 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment | reformed 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment |
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| 8 Jun 1974 - 8 Nov 1974 | Northern Ireland: Londonderry | 26 Engineer Regiment | Infantry role | |
| 9 Mar 1976 - 30 Jun 1976 | Northern Ireland: Londonderry | 32 Engineer Regiment | Infantry role | |
| JUL 1976 | Quebec Bks, Osnabruck | under local command 23 Engineer Regiment | ||
| Sep 1976 | Independent Renamed 73 Independant Field Squadron | supporting 5 Field Force |
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| 25 Oct 1977 - 22 Feb 1978 | Northern Ireland: Ballykelly | |||
| 23 Oct 1979 - 23 Feb 1980 | Northern Ireland: Ballykelly | |||
| Jan 1983 | 23 Engineer Regiment | Renamed 73 Field Squadron |
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| Oct 1983 - Apr 1984 | Falkland Islands | 37 Engineer Regiment | ||
| Dec 1990 - Mar 1991 | Middle East: Op Granby | 23 Engineer Regiment | ||
| 1993 | Disbanded |
Special thanks to
Alan Young from British Army Units
who collected all these dates!
1971/04/07 Formation of the 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment RE
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1971/04/07 🇬🇧 Establishment of the 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment RE April 7, 1971, was a memorable day in the history of the Hameln garrison. Since 1945, British troops have been stationed in the town of the Pied Piper, including three infantry regiments, though it has mainly …
1975/09/17 – Lancaster Bomber – Memories by Andrew Mills
© Arnd Wöbbeking & Andrew Mills Andrew Mills, found a few weeks ago my webpage about British Forces in Hameln. Specially he found the report about the Lancaster Bomber, the 73 Amphibious Engineer Squadron digged out in 1974. He was very impressed and the newspaper cuts brought back some memries, because he was an active …
1975/09/17 – 32 Years later….. Lancaster Bomber digged out by 73 AmphEngrSqn
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1987/10/12 – 1987/10/22 – EXERCISE “KEYSTONE”
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