73 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom) Explained

Unit Name:	73 Engineer Regiment
Dates:	1969 - 2014
Country:	United Kingdom
Branch:	Army
Type:	Engineers
Size:	Regiment
Command Structure:	I Corps 29th Engineer Brigade 12th Engineer Brigade
Garrison:	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. In 2014 the regiment was disbanded and only 1 squadron remained and moved to 33 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Engineer Regiment.

Structure

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

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

A number of former squadrons served with the regiment including:

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

References

1. Book: THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. 314.
2. Book: THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. 315.
3. Web site: 73 Engineer Regiment (V) [UK]]. 2007-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20071218045258/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/art-eng-sig/engr73.htm. 2019-01-05. 2007-12-18.
4. Book: THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. 322.
5. Book: THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. 319.
6. Web site: West Riding Engineers [UK]]. 2007-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20071130043918/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vengr/yw-leeds.htm. 2019-01-05. 2007-11-30.
7. Book: THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. 320.
8. Web site: 1st London Engineers [UK]]. 2007-11-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20071122064234/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-london/vengr/lontowr.htm. 2019-01-05. 2007-11-22.
9. Book: THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. 321.
10. Web site: The West Riding Regiment, RA (T) [UK]]. 2008-01-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20080106100128/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/volmil-england/varty/yw-249.htm. 2019-01-05. 2008-01-06.
11. Book: THE CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS: ORGANIZATION AND UNITS 1889—2018. 318.
12. Web site: West Riding Engineers [UK]]. 2007-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20071128003900/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vengr/yw-west.htm. 2019-01-05. 2007-11-28.
13. Web site: Royal Militia of the Island of Jersey [UK]]. 2008-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20080103161437/http://www.regiments.org:80/regiments/uk/volmil-channel/militia/jersey.htm. 2019-01-05. 2008-01-03.