HISTORY OF UNITS IN WILLICH

The following Is A History Of
The Changes That Have Taken Place
In Kitchener Barracks
Willich Germany
1952-1980
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40 Advanced Engineers Stores Regiment Kitchener Barracks

Formed in January 1952 under the command of the Chief Engineer BAOR

to bring together the engineer resources and repair units in BAOR

which were in various locations from Dortmund to Hannover

Jan 52 to Jul 58 80 Adv Wksp and Park Sqn

339 Plant Park Sqn 1254 + 1255 Ind Wksp and Park Sqns

267 Stores Unit + 721 Wksp Unit - manned by civilians

In 1957 41 Army Fld Park Sqn previously 41 Fld Park Sqn

of 11 Engr Gp Roberts Barracks Osnabrück

joins the regiment but based at Hameln
In 1958 BAOR was reorganised on a brigade group basis

and the Field Engineer Regiments were broken up

Jul 58 to Apr 60 80 Wksp and Park Sqn 21 Wksp and Park Sqn -

formed from 1254 and 1255 Wksp andPark Sqns previously

21 Fld Park Sqn of 23 Fld Engr Regt Napier Barracks Dortmund

41 Plant Park Sqn - formed from 339 Plant Park Sqn and 41Army Park Sqn

Commanding Officers Jan 52

Lt Col R Gregory - Lt Col LE Upton - Lt Col GHEPincott –

Feb 59 Lt Col JD Grice Apr 60 to Jan 68

21 Wksp and Plant Sqn 41 Plant Park Sqn

46 Wksp and Plant Sqn in Gheel - Belgium

moved from Maidstone and amalgamated with 80 Wksp and Plant Sqn
Jan 68 to Jan 70 21 Park Sqn 41 Wksp Sqn

46 Wksp and Plant Sqn now 46 Park Sqn moved to Sennelager

303 Stores Depot 305 Stores Depot - Cromwell Barracks Hamm

Sub depots at Sennelager - Hanover -

Scharfoldendorf -Hameln 40 Army Support Regiment

Jan 70 to Oct 77 21 Army Sp Sqn 41 Army Sp Sqn -

not manned G1098 held for mobilisation

Engr Base Wksp + Engr Spares Park +

Engr Plant Park + REMEWksp + PLU?

Civil Labour Unit 303 Engr Park + 305 Engr Park at Hamm

46 Army Sp Sqn in Sennelager - not manned G1098 held formobilisation
16 Oct 73 - Freedom of Willich
date unknown - 522 STRE (Works) arrived but not under command

Commanding Officers

Nov 61 Lt Col D Kenwrick-Cox - Sep 64 Lt Col TG Glendenning–

Mar 67 Lt Col DG RaschenJun 69 Lt Col JH Joiner -

Jul 71 Lt Col JD Waymark - Mar 73Lt Col RA Dennis -

Sep 75 Lt Col RWM Eagle 21 Army Support Squadron

Oct 77 to Oct 81Regiment disbands

squadron takes over the role of engineer support for BAOR

responsibility for forward sub-depots transferred

to 65 Corps Support Squadron in Hameln

41 Army Sp Sqn - not manned G1098 held for mobilisation -disbanded Jan 78

46 Army Sp Sqn in Sennelager - not manned G1098 held for

mobilisation - disbanded Jan 78

Officers Commanding

Oct 77 Maj CM Davies - Sep 78 Maj DS Stewart -

Oct 80 Maj MJV Hoskins GM Squadron

Sergeant Majors Oct 77 WOI B Cox...
21 Army Support Squadron disbands

now 40 Army Engineer Support Group

Further update thanks to

'The History of the Corps of RoyalEngineers' Volume X

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