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A Brief Modern History
1961..... Sqn transfered HQRE 2 Div in spt of 12 Inf Bde Osnabruck
1967..... Changed to 6 Inf Bde still under HQRE 2 Div Osnabruck
1968..... Moved to Ripon still in Spt of 6 Inf Bde still under HQRE 2 Div
1969..... HQRE 2 Div redesignated 23 Engr Regt still in Ripon
1971.....Transfers to Hohne under 32 Engr Regt Affiliated to 7 Armd Bde
1972.....Northern Ireland
1974.....Northern Ireland with Regt in the Inf Role
1976.....Northern Ireland with Regt in the Inf Role
1977......Transfers to 21 Engr Regt at Nienburg
1978.....21 Regt redesignated 1st Armd Div Engr Regt . Sqn still in Nienburg
1979.....Northern Ireland Apr - July
1980.....Northern Ireland Nov - March 1981
1981..... 1st Armd Div Engr Regt redesignated 21 Engr Regt
Oct 1993 - Mar 1994.....Clothing trials for the combat soldier 1995
8th Sept 1994 Becomes 7 HQ Sqn 21 Engr Regt
21 Engineer Regiment are 4 Mechanised Brigade's Close Support Engineer Regiment and were based in the
town of Osnabruck, Germany. The regiment consists of a Headquarters Squadron and three Armoured Engineer Squadrons:
- 7 Headquarter Squadron
- 1 Armoured Engineer Squadron
- 4 Armoured Engineer Squadron
- 73 Armoured Engineer Squadron
2009.....Regt transfers to Claro Bks Ripon
Officers Commanding
Mar 1961 ..........Maj H E M L Garrett
Jan 1963 ...........Maj B S Read
Jan 1965............Maj J P K Crawford
Mar 1967............Maj P J Dickson
Feb 1968............Maj J R Alford
Feb 1969............Maj J R D Alexander
Feb 1970............Maj F M K Tuck
Mar 1972............Maj I M Guthrie
Aug 1973...........Maj P M Hill
July 1975...........Maj F A F Daniell
June 1977..........Maj N H D Prendergast
Aug 1979............Maj D E Tait ( MBE )
Sept 1981...........Maj A A Wilson
Feb 1984............Maj A C Farmer
Feb 1986............Maj I M Daniell
Feb 1988............Maj A C Pope
Jan 1990..........Maj C M Sexton
