151st (Greater London) Logistic Support Regiment
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151 Logistic Support Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps, is a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom
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The regiment was formed in the Royal Corps of Transport
in 1967 as 151 (Greater London) Transport Regiment, from three territorial transport regiments and two independent squadrons, with one ambulance squadron, one tank-transporter squadron, one parachute squadron and one transport squadron. The parachute squadron was redesignated as a brigade support squadron in 1978. The regiment was transferred into the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993, and 215 Squadron was disbanded. In 1999, the independent 124 Petroleum Squadron was regimented and all squadrons were redesignated as transport squadrons except 124 which kept its specialist role. The regiment was later redesignated as the 151(Greater London) Logistic Support Regiment
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The regiment was formed in the Royal Corps of Transport
Royal Corps of Transport
The Royal Corps of Transport was a British Army Corps formed in 1965 from the transport elements of the Royal Army Service Corps and the movement control element of the Royal Engineers . The depot was Buller Barracks in Aldershot...
in 1967 as 151 (Greater London) Transport Regiment, from three territorial transport regiments and two independent squadrons, with one ambulance squadron, one tank-transporter squadron, one parachute squadron and one transport squadron. The parachute squadron was redesignated as a brigade support squadron in 1978. The regiment was transferred into the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993, and 215 Squadron was disbanded. In 1999, the independent 124 Petroleum Squadron was regimented and all squadrons were redesignated as transport squadrons except 124 which kept its specialist role. The regiment was later redesignated as the 151(Greater London) Logistic Support Regiment
Squadrons
- 508 HQ Squadron (1967 to date)
- 124 Petroleum Squadron (1999 to date)
- 210 Transport Squadron (1967 to date)
- 215 (Essex) Transport Squadron (1967-1993)
- 240 (Hertfordshire) Transport Squadron (1967 to date)
- 562 Squadron562 Parachute Squadron Royal Corps of Transport (Volunteers)562 Parachute Squadron Royal Corps of Transport was a minor unit that supported 44th Parachute Brigade - Organisation and History :1947...
(1967 to date)