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24 Commando Regiment Royal Engineers is a Regiment of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers which will be formed in early 2007 around existing Commando trained elements of the Corps; 59 Independent Commando Squadron and 131 Independent Commando Squadron (Volunteers). The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Regiment will be based at Barnstaple in Devon and will come under the Operational Control of 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines. Arms of Barnstaple Town Council Barnstaple Clock Tower, erected in 1862 as a memorial to Prince Albert (the husband of Queen Victoria) A view of Barnstaple Long Bridge Location within the British Isles Barnstaple is a town in the county of Devon in the South West of England. ...
Devon is a large county in South West England, bordered by Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ...
3 Commando Brigade is the main manoeuvre force of the British Royal Marines. ...
Personnel are volunteers and undertake the All Arms Commando Course following posting to the Regiment. The All Arms Commando Course is run by the Royal Marines. ...
The Regiment will be one of three Army formations attached to 3 Commando Brigade, the others being 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery and 1st Battalion, The Rifles. The Rifles is a new British Army Regiment that will be created as a result of the Future Army Structure. ...
Existing Units
59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers
59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers is the commando-trained, regular, unit of the Corps. Soldiers are drawn from the regular units of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. The Squadron will form the core of 24 Regiment and is currently based at Barnstaple. The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
131 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers (Volunteers) 131 Independent Commando Squadron RE(V) is an Army reserve unit of the British Territorial Army which will be allocated to 24 Engineer Regiment. In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ...
Since 1978 the unit has been allocated to 3 Commando Brigade providing combat engineer support to the Brigade.
In January 2003 the Squadron was compulsorily mobilised and deployed in Iraq as part of Op TELIC 1. The Squadron returned in May 2003.
Today the Squadron consists of four troops in locations around the UK:
- HQ & Support Troop (London)
- 299 Troop (Hull)
- 300 Troop (Birmingham)
- 301 Troop (Plymouth)
It is planned that by the end of 2007, the squadron will gain a new troop (302 Troop) to be raised in Bath but lose 299 Troop who will go on to become part of an Air Assault Engineer Regiment.
The Squadron has regulary sent teams to the annual Exercise Cambrian Patrol competition held at the Sennybridge Training Area.
131 Ind Cdo RE (V) History First raised in 1947 as an Airborne Engineer Regiment, it once fielded over 1,000 trained parachute engineers. The Squadron was originally 131 Independent Parachute Sqn, Royal Engineers (V) - HQ London with Troops in Birmingham, Hull and Grangemouth, it was part of 44th Parachute Brigade (V) until 1978 when it re-roled into a Commando unit. The city from above Centenary Square. ...
Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ...
Grangemouth petrochemical works, November 2006 Grangemouth is a burgh in the council area of Falkirk, Scotland, and formerly in the County of Stirling. ...
British Army The 44th Parachute Brigade (Volunteers) was formed on 1st April 1967 from 44th Independent Parachute Brigade Group (TA). ...
In military science, the term commando can refer to an individual, a military unit or a raiding style of military operation. ...
See also The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ...
3 Commando Brigade is the main manoeuvre force of the British Royal Marines. ...
External links - Royal Engineers Museum - Military Engineering Histories (Commando)
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