Units of the Royal Engineers

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

Groups

• 2 Railway Construction and Maintenance Group (-1948)[1]
• 3 Railway Operating Group (-1951)[1]
• 11 Engineer Group (1951-1969)[2]
• 40 Army Support Group (1983-1992)[3]
• 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group[4]

Division

• 1[5]
• 2[6]
• 4[7]
• 7 Armoured[8]

Establishment

• 1 Engineer Training[8] became 21 Field Engineer Regiment

Regiments

Advanced Engineer Stores

• 40 (1952-)[9]

Amphibious Engineer

• 28[10]

Armoured Engineer

• 32[5]

Army Engineer

• 37[2]

Army Engineer Support

• 40[3]

Commando Engineer

• 24[4]

Corps Engineer

• 25[11]
• 35[12]
• 36[12]
• 38[2]

Engineer

• 21[5]
• 22[4]
• 23[13]
• 25[13]
• 26[7]
• 28[14]
• 32[14]
• 33 (EOD)[4]
• 35[7]
• 36[4]
• 39[4]
• 42 (Geographic)[15]
• 71[4]
• 75[4]
• 101 (EOD)[4]

Field Engineer

• 21 (1949-)[16]
• 23[17]
• 26[18]
• 27[19]

Parachute Engineer

• 23[4]

Squadrons

Amphibious

• 23[5]
• 64[10]

Amphibious Engineer

• 23[20]
• 28[21]
• 64[20]

Armoured

• 26[22]
• 31[22]
• 77[22]

Armoured Engineer

• 2[5]
• 3[4]
• 5[4]
• 8[4]
• 25[14]
• 26[11]
• 29[14]
• 30[4]
• 31[13]
• 33[4]
• 37[23]
• 39[14]
• 52[4]
• 73[13]
• 77[24]

Armoured Field

• 15[4]
• 26[4]
• 31[4]

Army Field Park

• 41[12]

Artillery Field

• 591 Antrim[4]

Assault

• 26[12]

Commando

• 54[4]
• 59[4]
• 131[4]

Corps Field Park

• 65[2]

Corps Support

• 65[10]

Depot

• B[8]

Field

• 1[8]
• 2[17]
• 4[16]
• 5[17]
• 7[16]
• 10[25]
• 12[26]
• 16[12]
• 17[4]
• 20[12]
• 21[4]
• 24[12]
• 25[27]
• 27[16]
• 28[27]
• 29[18]
• 30[12]
• 33[2]
• 34[2]
• 37[11]
• 38[17]
• 39[11]
• 40[2]
• 42[12]
• 48[28]
• 49[4]
• 50[26]
• 51[29]
• 53[4]
• 57[1]
• 58[4]
• 59[11]
• 60[18]
• 61[1]
• 62[2]
• 63[2]
• 65[4]
• 66[1]
• 73[6]
• 100[4]
• 103 (1st Newcastle)[4]
• 106[4]
• 107[4]
• 209[8] became 4 Field Squadron
• 210[8] became 6 Field Squadron
• 211[8] became 45 Field Squadron
• 217 (EOD)[4]
• 221 (EOD)[4]
• 225[4]
• 350 (EOD)[4]
• 562[1]
• 564[1]
• 565[1]
• 579 (EOD)[4]
• 821[4]
• 'B' Depot Sqn[8]

Field (Militia)

• 100[23]

Field Park

• 20[1]
• 21[17]
• 41[2]
• 43[18]
• 44[27]
• 45[16]
• 65[14]
• 563[1]

Field Support

• 2[30]
• 43[31]
• 44[32]
• 45[33]
• 61[4]
• 65[14]
• 124[4]
• 202[4]

Field Survey

• 14[1]

Geographic

• 13[4]
• 14[15]
• 16[4]
• 135[4]

Gurkha Field

• 69[4]
• 70[14]

Headquarters

• 1[14]
• 2[14]
• 7[14]
• 44[23]
• 64[14]
• 71[10]

Headquarters & Support

• 2[4]
• 6[4]
• 7[4]
• 12[4]
• 38[4]
• 50[4]
• 60[4]

Independent Field Park

• 65[11]

Para

• 9[8]

Parachute

• 9[4]
• 51[4]
• 299[4]

Park

• 21[25]

Plant

• 41[34]
• 66 [35]
• 339[9]

Railway

• 253[1]
• 254[1]
• 348[1]

Support

• 15[23]
• 21[36]
• 45[14]
• 103[36]

Topographic

• 14[37]

Training

• 24[4]
• 36[4]
• 55[4]
• 57[4]

Workshop

• 2[37]
• 46[37]
• 80[9]
• 1254[9]
• 1255[9]

Workshops and Park

• 21[34]
• 46[34]

Troops

Amphibious Engineer

• 412[4]

Army Troops

• 29[1]
• 30[1]

Troop

• 10 Orkney[4]
• 236[4]
• 412[14]
• Hackett[4]

References

Citations

1. Watson 2005, p. 13.
2. Watson 2005, p. 32.
3. Watson 2005, p. 103.
4. "Royal Engineer Units". British Army. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
5. Watson 2005, p. 67.
6. Watson 2005, p. 68.
7. Watson 2005, p. 70.
8. Watson 2005, p. 17.
9. Watson 2005, p. 31.
10. Watson 2005, p. 80.
11. Watson 2005, p. 53.
12. Watson 2005, p. 40.
13. Watson 2005, p. 69.
14. Watson 2005, p. 136.
15. Watson 2005, p. 140.
16. Watson 2005, p. 15.
17. Watson 2005, p. 14.
18. Watson 2005, p. 36.
19. Watson 2005, p. 47.
20. Watson 2005, p. 114.
21. Watson 2005, p. 58.
22. Watson 2005, p. 104.
23. Watson 2005, p. 137.
24. Watson 2005, p. 94.
25. Watson 2005, p. 79.
26. Watson 2005, p. 66.
27. Watson 2005, p. 34.
28. Watson 2005, p. 35.
29. Watson 2005, p. 111.
30. Watson 2005, p. 90.
31. Watson 2005, p. 83.
32. Watson 2005, p. 84.
33. Watson 2005, p. 81.
34. Watson 2005, p. 51.
36. Watson 2005, p. 87.
37. Watson 2005, p. 65.

Bibliography

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