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155 (Wessex) Transport Regiment (Volunteers)

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155 (Wessex) Transport Regiment
Active1967–1993
2006–2014
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeRegiment
RoleLogistics
Part ofRoyal Logistic Corps

155 (Wessex) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, was a regiment in the United Kingdom's Territorial Army that was initially formed in 1967 and disbanded in 2014.

History

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The regiment was first formed in the Royal Corps of Transport as 155th (Wessex) Regiment, RCT (Volunteers) in 1967.[1] It was disbanded in 1993 but re-formed in the Royal Logistic Corps as 155th (Wessex) Transport Regiment, RLC (Volunteers) in 2006.[1] It disbanded under Army 2020, with 232 Transport Squadron re-roling to a Port Squadron and then moving to 165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC.[2]

Structure

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The final structure was as follows:[1]

  • 241 HQ Squadron
  • 232 Squadron
  • 233 Squadron
  • 245 Squadron

References

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  1. ^ a b c "155 Transport Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Summary of Army 2020 Reserve structure and basing changes in the South west" (PDF). Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. Retrieved 21 December 2014.