39 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom) Explained

Unit Name:	39 Engineer Regiment 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support)
Dates:	1951–present
Country:	United Kingdom
Role:	Combat engineering
Size:	Five squadrons 774 personnel^[1]
Command Structure:	12th (Force Support) Engineer Group
Garrison:	Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss
Battles:	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Army – Question for Ministry of Defence. 1. 14 December 2020.
2. http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/royal-engineers/regiments---major-units/39-regiment.html 39 Army Engineer Regiment - British Army units from 1945 on
3. Book: Campbell, Guy . The Charging Buffalo: A History of the Kenya Regiment 1937–1963 . 1986 . Leo Cooper . London . 0-436-08290-X . 172–175.
4. Web site: First tranche of Army unit moves confirmed. Ministry of Defence. 10 November 2011.
5. Web site: Waterbeach Forward – March 2012. 24 March 2012.
6. Web site: 39 Engr Regt. British Army. 11 August 2016.
7. Web site: Royal Engineers Units . British Army . 15 August 2019.