Units of the Royal Engineers explained

This is a list of units of the British Army's Royal Engineers.

Brigades & Groups

• 8th Engineer Brigade
  • 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group^[1]
    • 28 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)^[2] (Counter-Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence)
    • 32 Engineer Regiment
    • 36 Engineer Regiment (Force Support)
    • 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support)
    • 71 Engineer Regiment (paired with 39 Regiment)
    • 75 Engineer Regiment (paired with 36 Regiment)
  • 29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search) Engineer Group^[1]
    • 29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Group Support Unit
    • 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD)
    • 35 Engineer Regiment (EOD) - Formerly 35 Armoured Engineer Regiment
    • 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD & Search) (Paired with 33 Regiment)
    • 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment RLC
    • 1 Military Working Dog Regiment
  • 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group^[1]
    • 42 Headquarters & Support Squadron
    • 20 Works Group (Air Support)^[3]
      • 510 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields) (Army Reserve)
      • 529 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support)
      • 531 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields)
      • 532 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support)
      • 534 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields)
    • 62 Works Group^[4]
      • 508 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) (Army Reserve)
      • 519 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
      • 522 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
      • 523 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
      • 524 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
    • 63 Works Group^[5]
      • 517 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
      • 518 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
      • 525 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) (Army Reserve)
      • 527 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
      • 535 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
    • 65 Works Group^[6] (Army Reserve)
      • 503 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (FP)
      • 504 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (P)
      • 506 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (W)
      • 507 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (R)
      • 509 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (PI)
      • 526 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
    • 66 Works Group ^[7] (Air Support)
      • 502 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (FP)
      • 516 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (BP)
      • 521 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (WD)
      • 528 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (P)
      • 530 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (M)
• 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group
  • Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
  • 21 Engineer Regiment
  • 22 Engineer Regiment (supporting AI Brigade)^[8]
  • 26 Engineer Regiment (supporting AI Brigade)^[9]

Regiments

Below is a list of the regiments of the Royal Engineers.^[10]

• See RSME below for 1 and 3 Regiments RSME
• 21 Engineer Regiment, at Claro Barracks, Ripon^[11]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 7 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 1 Field Squadron
  • 4 Field Squadron
  • 23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, in Sennelager^[12] (from 2021 to present part of German-British Engineer Battalion 130 of the German Army)^{[13] [14] [15]}
  • 29 Field Squadron^[16]
• 22 Engineer Regiment, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down^[17]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 6 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 3 Armoured Engineer Squadron
  • 5 Armoured Engineer Squadron
  • 52 Armoured Engineer Squadron
• 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment, at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge^{[18] [17] [19]}
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 12 (Nova Scotia) Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 9 Parachute Squadron
  • 51 Parachute Squadron
  • 299 Parachute Squadron, in Kingston upon Hull^{[20] [21] [22] [23]}
    • No. 1 Parachute Troop, in Kingston upon Hull
    • No. 2 Parachute Troop, in Wakefield
    • No. 2 Parachute Troop, in Pontefract
• 24 Commando Engineer Regiment, at RM Chivenor, Braunton^[24]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 54 Commando Field Squadron
  • 59 Commando Field Squadron
  • 131 Commando Field Squadron, in Kingsbury, London^[25]
    • 300 Troop, in Plymouth
    • 301 Troop, in Sheldon
    • 302 Troop, in Bath
• 26 Engineer Regiment, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 38 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 8 Armoured Engineer Squadron
  • 30 Armoured Engineer Squadron
  • 33 Armoured Engineer Squadron
• 28 Engineer Regiment (Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (C-CBRN))^[26]
  • Regimental Headquarters, at RAF Honington, Honington
  • 64 Headquarters and Support Squadron (C-CBRN), at RAF Honington, Honington
  • 42 Field Squadron (C-CBRN), at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge
  • 77 Field Squadron (C-CBRN), at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge
  • Falcon (Area Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment, at Harman Lines, Warminster Garrison
• 32 Engineer Regiment, at Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison^{[17] [27] [28]}
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 2 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 26 Field Squadron
  • 31 Field Squadron
  • 37 Field Squadron
• 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S)), at Carver Barracks, Wimbish^[29]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 49 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
  • 58 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
  • 821 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
• 35 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S)), at Carver Barracks, Wimbish^[17]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 15 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
  • 17 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
  • 21 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
• 36 Engineer Regiment (Queen's Gurkha Engineers), at Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone^[30]
  • Regimental Headquarters – doubles as RHQ, Queen's Gurkha Engineers^[31]
  • 50 Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 20 Field Squadron
  • 69 (Gurkha) Field Squadron
  • 70 (Gurkha) Field Squadron
  • 61 Field Support Squadron, at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge
• 39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support), at Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss^[32]
  • Regimental Headquarters
  • 60 Headquarters and Support Squadron (Air Support)
  • 34 Field Squadron (Air Support)
  • 48 Field Squadron (Air Support)
  • 53 Field Squadron (Air Support)
  • 65 Field Squadron (Air Support)
• 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), at RAF Wyton, Wyton^[33]
  • Regimental Headquarters and Special Support Team
  • 13 Geographic Squadron
  • 14 Geographic Squadron
  • 16 Geographic Squadron
  • 135 Geographic Squadron, in Ewell and Reading^[34]
• 71 Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve)^[35]
  • Regimental Headquarters at Leuchars Station
  • 102 (Clyde) Field Squadron, in Paisley and Barnsford Bridge
  • 103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron, in Newcastle
  • 124 (Lowland) Field Support Squadron, in Cumbernauld, Leuchars, and Kinloss
    • 10 (Orkney) Troop, in Kirkwall
  • 591 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, in Bangor, Northern Ireland
• 75 Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve)
  • 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron (V), at Bailey Barracks, Sheffield
    • 2 Troop, in Sheffield
  • 107 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Field Squadron, in Birkenhead
  • 202 Field Squadron, in Manchester
    • Manx Troop, in Douglas, Isle of Man^{[36] [37]}
• 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD) (Army Reserve):
  • 217 Field Squadron (EOD), in Ilford and Southend)
  • 221 Field Squadron (EOD), in Bexleyheath and Catford)
  • 350 Field Squadron (EOD), in Chilwell and Chesterfield)
  • 579 Field Squadron (EOD), in Tunbridge Wells, Rochester and Redhill)
• Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
  • Regimental Headquarters Troop, at Monmouth Castle
  • 100 Field Squadron, in Cwmbran, Bristol, Cardiff, and Swansea
  • 225 (City of Birmingham) Field Squadron, in Birmingham. 1 troop at Stoke, 2 troop at Cannock, 3 troop and squadron headquarters at Oldbury.
  • Jersey Field Squadron, in St Helier. With a troop at Guernsey.

All regiments also have a Light Aid Detachment (LAD) provided by Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.^[38]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Watson . G. Rinaldi . R . The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947-2004 . 2005 . Tiger Lily Publications . 0-9720296-9-9. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corps of Royal Engineers. www.army.mod.uk.
2. Web site: Force Troops Command Handbook. 28 March 2019.
3. Web site: 20 Works Group. www.army.mod.uk.
4. Web site: 62 Works Group. www.army.mod.uk.
5. Web site: 63 Works Group. www.army.mod.uk.
6. Web site: 65 Works Group. www.army.mod.uk.
7. Web site: 66 Works Group. www.army.mod.uk.
8. Web site: Minutes of the 127th Meeting of the Management Committee of the Royal Engineers Association, Held in 063MR13, Ministry of Defence, Main Building, London, on Thursday 20th July 2017 . . 20 July 2017 . Royal Engineers Association . 18 February 2020 . 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group 22 Engr Regt are currently supporting operations.
9. Web site: Minutes of the 127th Meeting of the Management Committee of the Royal Engineers Association, Held in 063MR13, Ministry of Defence, Main Building, London, on Thursday 20th July 2017 . . 20 July 2017 . Royal Engineers Association . 18 February 2020 . 25 (Close Support) Engineer Group 26 Engr Regt training year continues to develop at pace.
10. Royal Engineers Association, Units list October 2018.
11. Web site: 21 Engineer Regiment. 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
12. Web site: Germany. www.army.mod.uk .
13. Web site: German and British Engineers Become One . www.bundeswehr.de.
14. Web site: Bridging nations with German and British engineers . 2021-10-04 . www.army.mod.uk.
15. Web site: 75 Engineer Regiment Status. Twitter .
16. Web site: . 24 January 2017. Royal Engineers Association 126th Management Committee minutes. 12 August 2019. reahq.org.uk. Royal Engineers Association. 29 and 37 AES will move to 21 and 32 Engineer Regiment as part of this re-role.
17. Web site: 22 November 2018. Army, Question for Ministry of Defence — current Order of Battle by manpower and basing locations for the corps.. 20 February 2021. United Kingdom Parliament — Written questions, answers, and statements. 26 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210226013531/https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616. dead.
18. Web site: 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment. 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
19. Web site: Airborne Sappers build their skills in Cyprus. 2021-04-06. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
20. Book: Watson, Graham E.. The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889 – 2018. Rinaldi. Richard A.. Tiger Lilly Books. 2018. 978-1717901804. United Kingdom . 321–322.
21. Web site: 6 July 2020. Freedom of Information (Act) question regarding locations of Army Reserve units . 7 March 2021. What do they know?.
22. Web site: 2008-10-13 . Royal Engineers - 72 Engineer Regiment (V) - Organisation . 2021-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013213436/http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalengineers/org/72regt/organisation.htm . 13 October 2008 . dead.
23. Web site: 2008-10-14 . Royal Engineers - 72 Engineer Regiment (V) - 299 Parachute Squadron RE . 2021-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014034348/http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalengineers/org/72regt/sub_units/ta/299sqn/index.htm . 14 October 2008 . dead.
24. Web site: 24 Commando Royal Engineers. 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
25. Web site: Contact us: 131 Commando Squadron Royal Engineers. Ministry of Defence. 26 November 2017.
26. Web site: 28 Engineer Regiment. 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
27. Web site: Corps of Royal Engineers. 2021-02-11. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
28. Web site: 23 December 2020. Transforming A 'Super Garrison': Construction At Catterick. 2021-02-11. Forces Network. en.
29. Web site: 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD). 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
30. Web site: 36 Engineer Regiment. 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
31. Web site: Queen's Gurkha Engineers. 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
32. Web site: 39 Engineer Regiment. 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
33. Web site: 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic). 2021-05-02. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
34. Web site: 6 July 2020. Information regarding locations of Army Reserve units . 7 March 2021. What do they know?.
35. Web site: Royal Engineers Units. 15 August 2019. British Army.
36. Web site: Army Reserve Centre, Lord Street, Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 1LE. 4 October 2021. British Army Reserve Centres.
37. Web site: 75 Engineer Regiment. 2021-10-04. www.army.mod.uk. en-GB.
38. Web site: British Army - Combat Service Support - Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (REME) - Armed Forces - a10a5. www.armedforces.co.uk.