71 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)
| 71 Engineer Regiment | |
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| Country |
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| Branch |
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| Role | Combat engineering |
| Size | Three field squadrons |
71 Engineer Regiment is an Army Reserve (formerly Territorial Army) regiment of the Royal Engineers, British Army. Its headquarters are at RAF Leuchars, Fife, and it has units across Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland. Its regular army paired unit is 39 Engineer Regiment, at Kinloss, Moray.
History
The regiment was formed on 1 April 1967 from 51 Highland Divisional Engineers, 52 Lowland Divisional Engineers, 80 (Scottish) Port Regiment, and 432 (City of Edinburgh) Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers.[1] 432 Corps Engineer Regiment became 104 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron Royal Engineers.[2]
Structure
The four squadrons are:[3]
- 102 Field Squadron at Paisley – the former 102 (Clyde) Field Squadron, successor to the Renfrewshire Fortress Royal Engineers[4]
- 103 (1st Newcastle) Field Squadron (Newcastle/Sunderland)
- 124 Field Squadron at Cumbernauld with Troop detachments in Leuchars and Orkney and a Training Location in Kinloss Barracks.
- 591 Field Squadron at Bangor, Northern Ireland
It also has troops at Leuchars, Orkney (10 Troop), and at Kinloss.[3]
References
- ↑ T.F. Mills, 71 Engineer Regiment
- ↑ Edinburgh Engineers at Regiments.org
- 1 2 "71 Engineer Regiment". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ 80–177 Rgts RE at British Army 1945 on. Archived February 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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