73 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)

73 Engineer Regiment
Active	1969 - 2014
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Engineers
Size	Regiment
Part of	I Corps 29th Engineer Brigade 12th Engineer Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Nottingham

73 Engineer Regiment was a Territorial regiment of the Royal Engineers, part of the British Army active from 1969 to 2014.

History

73 Engineer Regiment was formed when the Territorial Army was drastically reduced in the late 1960s. The regiment was created as a reinforcement combat engineer unit to support I (BR) Corps in Germany.

From 1969 - 1991 the regiment was assigned to 29 Engineer Brigade. It sponsored the Robin Hood Battalion cadre, 1969-71. In 1991 the regiment was re-organized to become 73 Air Support Engineer Regiment. In 1997 the regiment was assigned to 12 (Air Support) Engineer Brigade.^[1] Parts of the regiment served in Operation Telic I and Operation Telic III.^[2] In 2006 the regiment was re-organized to become 73 Engineer Regiment.^[2] In 2014 the regiment was disbanded and only 1 squadron remained and moved to 33 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Engineer Regiment.^[2]

Structure

The regiment's structure changed a bit through its history, the structure just before disbandment:^[2][3]

575 Squadron

129 Squadron

350 Squadron

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Locations:
Squadron Location

• Headquarters Troop
• 575 (Sherwood Foresters) Field Squadron^[4]
• 129 (East Riding) Field Squadron^[5][6]
• 350 (Nottinghamshire) Field Squadron^[4]

A number of former squadrons served with the regiment including:^[2]

• 129 Headquarters and Support Squadron^[5]
• 217 (London) Field Squadron^[7][8]
• 272 (West Riding Artillery) Field Squadron^[9][10]
• 873 Movement Light Squadron^[4]
• 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron^[11][12]
• The Jersey Field Squadron, Royal Engineers^[4][13]

References

1. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 314.
2. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 315.
3. "73 Engineer Regiment (V) [UK]". 2007-12-18. Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
4. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 322.
5. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 319.
6. "West Riding Engineers [UK]". 2007-11-30. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
7. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 320.
8. "1st London Engineers [UK]". 2007-11-22. Archived from the original on 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
9. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 321.
10. "The West Riding Regiment, RA (T) [UK]". 2008-01-06. Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
11. THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. p. 318.
12. "West Riding Engineers [UK]". 2007-11-28. Archived from the original on 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
13. "Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey [UK]". 2008-01-03. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2019-01-05.