10th Field Squadron (United Kingdom)
10 Field Squadron 10 (Gulf) Field Squadron 10 Field Squadron (Air Support) | |
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Active | 1939—1939 1940—1964 1964—1993 2004—2013 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army
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Role | Second World War
Operation Telic |
Website | 39 Engineer Regiment Page |
The 10th Railway Engineer Squadron, known operationally as 10 RW Squadron. The squadron was first formed during the pre-war expansion of the army in 1939 just before Second World War. The squadron was finally disbanded in 2013 following the initial Army 2020 reforms.
History
Second World War
On 3 September 1939, the squadron was formed at GHQ, Longmoor Camp. Just a little after forming, the squadron was disbanded.[1][2]
In May 1940, the squadron was reformed in the Middle-East known as 10th Railway Construction and Operations Company (10 RW Cons and Op Coy). By July the squadron was based at RAF El Daba, supporting the RAF squadrons there. While based, the squadron was tasked with supporting the RAF squadrons through railway construction and support operations. Just a little after this, the squadron was moved to Sudan after being replaced by another company. By 1943, the squadron was renamed as 10th Railway Construction Company. In October 1943, following the Invasion of Sicily and eventual movement into mainland Italy, the company was assigned to the 1212th Railway Construction Group.[2]
Following the end of the war, the company was based in Trieste and later Austria.[2]
Post War
In 1947, the company moved to Egypt and assigned to the 10th Transport Regiment. Later, the squadron was assigned to Headquarters Railway Group in the Suez Canal Zone and then later the Middle-East Transport Regiment in 1954. By May 1955 the company moved to Longmoor and was assigned to the 16th Railway Training Regiment. In June of that year, the company was reduced to a cadre but by September was reformed and renamed as 10 Transportation Squadron. After reforming, the squadron joined the former regiment the 16th. Just a few weeks after, the squadron was reorganized as a Port for
In 1964 the squadron was disbanded and concurrently reformed that same year as 10 Field Squadron (Airfields). The squadron was formed at Invicta barracks in Maidstone under 36 Engineer Regiment. Formed with the original intention of supporting the troops based in Aden it was No. 5004 RAF Airfield Construction Squadron (Airfield Construction Branch RAF) reformed under the Army control. In August the next year, the squadron moved to RAF Khormaksar and assigned directly to British Forces Aden.[3]
In October that same year, the squadron moved location to
By January 1973 the squadron moved to
21st Century
On 26 February 2004 following the "
References
Sources
- Watson Graham E and Rinaldi Richard A. The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organisation and Units 1889–2018. Tiger Lilly Books ISBN 9781717901804
- 10 Squadron, Squadrons, Royal Engineers - at british-army-units1945on.co.uk http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/royal-engineers/squadrons/10-squadron.html