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1800s Time Line |
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1811-Formed in Portugal as 7 Coy of 2nd Bn Jan 1812-Spain Peninsular War Jan 1814-France Jul 1814-Portsmouth Feb 1815-Woolwich Apr 1815-Chatham Dec 1816-Spike Island Jan 1818-Barbados Nov 1819-Re-titled 7 Coy Jul 1822-Woolwich May 1823-Portsmouth Sep 1827-Canada for work on Rideau Canal Nov 1831-Reduced to a Cadre Dec 1831-Woolwich Jan 1832-Disbanded -18 Coy re-titled 7 Coy at Halifax, Nova Scotia Aug 1836-Woolwich May 1837-Chatham Feb 1838-Woolwich Jan 1842-Corfu Apr 1848-Woolwich 1850-Chatham Oct 1851-Portsmouth Jun 1852-Hurst Castle Feb 1854-Woolwich Apr 1854-Turkey (Gallipoli) Nov 1854-Crimea Jul 1856-Devenport May 1857-Chatham Aug 1857-Halifax Nova Scotia Oct 1862-Chatham Apr 1863-Dover Jan 1866-Chatham Jun 1866-Isle of Grain Jan 1868-Chatham Mar 1868-Woolwich May 1869-ST Helena Jan 1876-Cape of Good Hope 1879-Redesignated a Fd Coy and in Zulu War Jan 1880-Chatham Mar 1881-Natal for 1st Boer War Feb 1882-Aldershot Nov 1884-S. Africa for Bechuanaland expedition Dec 1885-Chatham May 1886-Curragh Near Dublin May 1888-Aldershot Jun 1893-Chatham Oct 1896-Curragh Near Dublin Aug 1899-S. Africa and Boer War Oct 1899- Apr 1900 - Hopetown - Kimberely -Graspan - Modder River - Battle of Magersfontain - Bloemfontain May 1900 - Winberg - Johannesberg - Doomkop |
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1900s Time Line |
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Oct 1902-Aldershot Apr-Aug 1905-Temporary duty at Trawsfynnyd Apr 1906-Shorncliffe 1907-In 4 Div Aug 1914-France with 4 Div - Kemmel -armementieres -1st Battle of the Marne - Poperinghe May 1915-Transferred to 48 Div Jun 1915-Transferred to 50 Div - Armentieres - Ypres Salient - Sanctuary Wood Mar-Apr 1916 - Hill 60 - The Bluff Apr - Jul 1916 - Wytschaete Ridge - Mont Des Cats Sep-Oct 1916 - The Somme - Battle Flers Courcelette - Battle of Morval - Battle of Le Transloy Jan-Mar 1917 - Albert - Foucaucourt - Morcourt sur Somme Mar-Apr 1917 - March to Arras - First battle of Scarpe - The battle of Arras - Second battle of the Scarpe Apr-Jun 1917 - Humbercourt - Souastre Jun-Oct 1917 - St Martin sur Cojeul - Goumecourt Oct-Dec 1917 - Elverdinghe and Boesinghe - Battle of Passchendaele Dec1917-Feb 1918 - Ypres Salient - Passchendaele Sector Feb-Mar 1918 - East of Amiens - Retreat from the Somme - Battle of St Quentin - Battle of Rosieres Apr 1918 - Ponches near Crecy - Operations on the River Lys - Battles of Estaires - Battle of Hazebrouck Apr-May 1918 - Foret de Nieppe - Glomenghem Blessy Pernes May 1918 - Chemin des Dames - Battle of the Aisne - Retreat from the Aisne Jun 1918 - Aulineux - Mondement - I'Hermite Jul-Sep 1918 - Dieppe for refitting and training Sep 1918 - Battle of St Quentin Canal Oct - Nov 1918 - Epehy to Semousies Oct 1918 - Battle of Beaurevoir - Battle of Cambrai - Battle of the Selle Nov1918 - Battle of the Sambre Nov-Dec 1918 - Semousies - Herbignies Jan-May 1919 - Army of Occupation May 1919-Reduced to a Cadre Apr 1920-Coy re-formed at Chattenden Apr 1920-Cologne, part of British Army of the Rhine 1929-Colchester Oct 1939-France with 4 Div BEF Jun 1940-UK, Rowlands Castle Jul 1940-Northlands Nov 1940-Crawley Court Aug 1941-Henley Oct 1941-Crawley Court Dec 1941 - Cove Apr 1942 - Hoddam Castle Jun 1942 - Kershope Foot Mar 1943 - Tunisia Jul 1943 - Algeria Dec 1943 - Egypt Mar 1944 - Italy Dec 1944-Greece 1947-Middle East (Note - No connection with wartime 7 Fd Sqn 1940-44) Apr 1947-Disbanded Jul 1949-Formed as a Fd Sqn in 21 Fd Engr Regt at Hameln Dec 1950-Transferred to 26 Fd Engr Regt at Hameln Nov 1957 - 26 Regt became HQRE 4 Div -Sqn under HQRE 4 Div and moves to Osnabruck in sp of 12 Inf Bde Apr 1958 - Transferred to under comd HQRE 5 Div, but still at Osnabruck and in sp 12 Inf Bde Jul 1960 - 5 Div re-titled 1 Div Jan 1961 - Sqn transferred to under comd HQRE 2 Div, still in sp of 12 Inf Bde at Osnabruck Sep 1967- Sp changed to 6 Inf Bde, still under HQRE 2 Div and at Osnabruck Jan 1968 - Moved to Ripon, but still in sp 6 Inf Bde and under comd of HQRE 2 Div Apr 1969 - HQRE 2 Div redesignated 23 Engr Regt with Sqn under comd but still at Ripon Apr 1971 - Transfers to Hohne to come under comd 32 Engr Regt and Affiliated to 7 Armd Bde Jul-Nov 1972-In N. Ireland Bally Kelly Jan-May 1974 - In N. Ireland with the Regt in the Inf role Long Kesh Mar-Jun 1976 - In N. Ireland with the Regt in the Inf role Londonderry Sep 1977 - Transfers to 21 Engr Regt at Nienberg Apr 1978 - 21 Regt redesignated 1st Armd Div Engr Regt, Sqn still under comd and at Nienburg Apr-Jul 1979-In N. Ireland with the Regt in the Inf role Maze/Portadown 6 Nov 80-16 Mar 81 -In N. Ireland Bally Kelly Jan 1981-1st Armd Div Engr Regt re-titled 21 Engr Regt, with Sqn still under comd and at Nienburg Feb-July 1983 - Falkland islands Mar-Sep 1992 - Northern Ireland Oct 93-Mar 94-Clothing Trials for the Cbt Soldier 95 8 Sep 1994-Becomes 7 HQ Sqn of 21 Engineer Regiment 1996 - Germany Quebec Bks Osnabruck 21 Engineer Regt |
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2000 Time Line |
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Aug 2008-Claro Bks Ripon 21 Engineer Regt Apr - Oct 2010 - Afghanistan Op Herrick 12 Oct 2012 - Apr 2013 - Afghanistan Op Herrick 17 |
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7 Field Company RE Company Sergeant Majors WO2 CSM H.Martin DCM RE 1899-1902 WO2 CSM G.CLARK DCM RE 1902 Serjt A/CSM M.S.Wren RE 1914 WO2 CSM H. Russell DCM RE 1914-1915 WO2 CSM Parker Mid RE 1918 WO2 CSM Gale MM RE 1939-44 WO2 CSM R. Gilbert RE 1940 WO2 CSM F.Smith 1944-45 7 Field Squadron RE Sergeant Majors WO2 (SSM) j Heap RE 1961-64 WO2 (SSM) Clouter RE 1965-66 WO2 (SSM) Radbroune RE 1967-68 WO2 (SSM) J. Wallace RE 1968-70 WO2 (SSM) C. Lovely RE Mar 1992-Jul 1993 WO2 (SSM) S.G Rock RE Jul 1993-Oct 1994 7 Headquarters and Support Squadron RE Sergeant Majors WO2 (SSM) J.C Mcmillan RE Oct 1995-Apr 1996 WO2 (SSM) P.J. Waterman RE Apr 1996-Apr 1998 WO2 (SSM) A.I Bartlam RE Apr 1998-May 2000 WO2 (SSM) C. McIntosh RE May 2000-Jul 2002 WO2 (SSM) N.C.Johnson RE Jul 2002-Jul 2004 WO2 (SSM) N.R.Smalley RE Jul 2004-Aug 2006 WO2 (SSM) R. Phillpott RE Aug 2006-Sep 2008 WO2 (SSM) S.R.G Walker RE Sep 2008-Jun 2010 WO2 (SSM) W.Iveson RE Jun 2010-Apr 2011 WO2 (SSM) M.Owen RE Apr 2011-Mar 2012 WO2 (SSM) S.P.Robinson RE Mar 2012-Oct 2013 WO2 (SSM) S.A. Webster RE Oct 2013- WO2 (SSM) S. Atkins RE |