39 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)

39 Engineer Regiment 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support)
Regimental badge
Active	1951–present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Role	Combat engineering
Size	Five squadrons 774 personnel[1]
Part of	12th (Force Support) Engineer Group
Garrison/HQ	Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss
Engagements	War in Afghanistan

39 Engineer Regiment (39 Engr Regt) is a battalion-sized regiment of the British Army formed in 1951 and based in Kinloss in Scotland.

History

It was in Kenya in the early 1950s, up until 1955,^[2] and elements took part in anti-Mau Mau operations.^[3]

An announcement in November 2011 confirmed that 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support) RE would move from Waterbeach Barracks, near Cambridge, to Kinloss, in July 2012. It was expected that 930 service personnel and their families would move at this time.^[4][5]

As of 2016, the regiment consisted of five squadrons:^[6]

• 39 Engineer Regiment, Kinloss Barracks^[7]
  • 60 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 34 Field Squadron
  • 48 Field Squadron
  • 53 Field Squadron
  • 65 Field Support Squadron
  • REME Workshop

References

1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
2. 39 Army Engineer Regiment - British Army units from 1945 on
3. Campbell, Guy (1986). The Charging Buffalo: A History of the Kenya Regiment 1937–1963. London: Leo Cooper. pp. 172–175. ISBN 0-436-08290-X.
4. "First tranche of Army unit moves confirmed". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
5. "Waterbeach Forward – March 2012". Retrieved 24 March 2012.
6. "39 Engr Regt". British Army. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
7. "Royal Engineers Units". British Army. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

External links

• Official website