155 (Wessex) Transport Regiment (Volunteers) Explained

Unit Name:	155 (Wessex) Transport Regiment
Dates:	1967–1993 2006–2014
Country:	United Kingdom
Type:	Regiment
Role:	Logistics
Command Structure:	Royal Logistic Corps
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155 (Wessex) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, was a regiment in the United Kingdom's Territorial Army that was initially formed in 1967 and disbanded in 2014.

History

The regiment was first formed in the Royal Corps of Transport as 155th (Wessex) Regiment, RCT (Volunteers) in 1967.^[1] It was disbanded in 1993 but re-formed in the Royal Logistic Corps as 155th (Wessex) Transport Regiment, RLC (Volunteers) in 2006.^[1] It disbanded under Army 2020, with 232 Transport Squadron re-roling to a Port Squadron and then moving to 165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC.^[2]

Structure

The final structure was as follows:^[1]

• 241 HQ Squadron
• 232 Squadron
• 233 Squadron
• 245 Squadron

Notes and References

1. Web site: 155 Transport Regiment . regiments.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20070926223414/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlc155.htm . 26 September 2007.
2. Web site: Summary of Army 2020 Reserve structure and basing changes in the South west. Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. 21 December 2014.