159 Regiment RLC

159 Regiment RLC is a reserve regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. It forms part of 102 Logistic Brigade.

159 Regiment RLC
Active1 April 2007-present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RoleLogistics
SizeRegiment
484 personnel[1]
Part ofRoyal Logistic Corps
Website159 Regiment RLC
Insignia
Identification
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History

The regiment was formed on 1 April 2007 as a product of Future Army Structures (FAS) with the aim of providing the contingent component to 6 Supply Regiment.[2]

The regiment was made-up of one sub-unit from the Scottish Transport Regiment (125 Squadron), one squadron from 150 Regiment RLC (216 Squadron) and two squadrons from the Welsh Transport Regiment (123 Squadron and 237 Squadron).[3]

In the summer of 2014, under the Army 2020 re-organisation, the regiment was restructured. 216 Squadron in Tynemouth re-subordinated back to 150 Regiment RLC[4] and 381 Squadron in Lancaster re-subordinated into 156 Regiment RLC.[5] 125 Squadron closed its base in Glasgow but re-formed in Stoke-on-Trent in late 2014.[6] The regiment also received 294 Squadron, based in Grantham.[6]

Structure

The current structure is as follows:

  • 243 (Coventry) Headquarters Squadron.[6]
  • 123 (Telford) Supply Squadron.[6]
  • 125 (Stoke) Supply Squadron.[6]
  • 237 (West Bromwich) Supply Squadron.[6]
  • 294 (Grantham) Supply Squadron.[6]

References
  1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. "Territorial Army". House of Commons, Daily Hansard – Written Answers. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  3. "159th Support Regiment, RLC (Volunteers)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. "216 Transport Squadron". British Army. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. "156 Regiment RLC". British Army. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. "159 Regiment RLC". British Army. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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