History

1967

72 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Engineer Regiment (Volunteers) formed in TAVR II with HQ at Gateshead from TA Engineer Units in Northumberland, Durham and Yorkshire.

  • HQ Squadron at Gateshead, successor to 50th Northumbrian Division RE.
  • 103 (1st Newcastle) Field Squadron at Newcastle, successor to 50th Northumbrian Division RE.
  • 105 (Durham) Plant Squadron at Gateshead, successor to 105 Construction Regiment RE and 128 Corps Engineer Squadron RE .
  • 118 (Tees) Field Squadron at Middlesbrough, successor to 118 Corps Engineer Regiment RE.
  • 129 (East Riding) Field Squadron at Hull, successor to 129 Construction Regiment RE; absorbed 1 Jan 1969 part of P Battery, The Humber Regiment RA.
1971 105 Squadron redesignated 105 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Squadron.
1975

105 Squadron became independent.
1977 129 Squadron transferred to 73 Engineer Regiment; 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron at Sheffield transferred from 75 Engineer Regiment.
1992 106 Squadron transferred to 73 Engineer Regiment.
1993 Headquarters Squadron redesignated 233 Headquarters Squadron and 105 Squadron regimented from independent status.
1999 Regiment disbanded and reduced to 72 Field Squadron, 71 Engineer Regiment (V). 
2006

72 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Engineer Regiment (Volunteers) re-formed with RHQ at Gateshead

103 (1st Newcastle) Field Squadron at Newcastle, to transfer from 71 Engineer Regiment in April 08

106 (West Riding) Field Squadron at Sheffield with a Troop at Bradford, to transfer from 73 Engineer Regiment in April 2007

299 Parachute Squadron at Wakefield with detachments at Hull and Pontefract, formed by conversion of Wakefield detachment of Minden (LI) Company from East and West Riding Regiment and members of 131 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers (V)