Approximate date, location & commanding Regiment or Division and the Sub-units/remarks.
1947 Middle East under command of 1st Infantry Division RE formed by reeds of 238 Field Company RE
May 1948 Libya under command of 22 Field Engineer Regiment
April 1951 Libya:Benghazi under command of 28 Field Engineer Regiment
June 1951 Korea under command of 28 Field Engineer Regiment
April 1955 England:Devizes under command of 28 Field Engineer Regiment
June 1956-June 1957 Christmas Island under command of 28 Field Engineer Regiment
The squadron went out to Christmas Island and helped to build the Air strip in 1956 and again in 1957/8 to build the Main Camp sewage system and started the constructing of the permanent wooden accommodation. They also saw all 5 Hyd/Atomic during that second tour.
Redesignated 12 Independent Field Squadron, absorbing 81 Field Squadron
May 1958 Christmas Island Independent in support of 36 Corps Engineer Regiment
March 1959 England:Barton Stacey Independent in support of 2nd Brigade Group 3 Division
November 1959 12 Field Squadron reduced to cadre
December 1960 England:Ripon under command of 38 Corps Engineer Regiment with 63 Field Squadron renumbered 12 Field Squadron
October 1963-October1964 Aden
December 1964-November 1979 Germany:Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck under command of 25 Corps Engineer Regiment
April 1969 under command of 25 Engineer Regiment renamed 25 Engineer Regiment
1972 Northern Ireland:Short Strand, Belfast under command of 23 Engineer Regiment
1 August 1973-30 November 1973 Northern Ireland, East Belfast under command of 23 Engineer Regiment as Infantry role.
26 February 1975-26 June 1975 Northern Ireland, Ballykelly
September 1976 under command of 2 Armoured Division Engineers Regiment, 23 & 25 Engineer Regiments amalgamated to form 2 Armoured Division Engineers Regiment
9 June 1977-11 October 1977 Northern Ireland, Belfast (City Centre/Markets) under command of 2 Armoured Division Engineers Regiment as Infantry role.
22nd February 1979-21 June 1979 Northern Ireland, Ballykelly under command of 2 Armoured Division Engineers Regiment as Infantry role.
2 October 1979-2 February 1980 Northern Ireland, Belfast (Monagh) under command of 2 Armoured Division Engineers Regiment as Infantry role.
1982 under command of 25 Engineer Regiment, 2 Armoured Division Engineer Regiment renamed 25 Engineer Regiment.
September 1990-April 1991 Kuwait:Operation GRANBY under command of 25 Engineer Regiment as 25 Engineer Regiment.
1992 Northern Ireland, Antrim under command of 25 Engineer Regiment.
August 1992 Germany: Binden Barracks, Hemein under command of 28 Amphibious Engineer Regiment.
6 March 1993-5 September1993 Northern Ireland
1994 Northern Ireland, Antrim under command of 25 Engineer Regiment.
May 1994 Germany: Binden Barracks, Hemein renamed 12 (Nova Scotia) Headquarters Squadron
April 1999 Germany: Binden Barracks, Hemein Disbanded [42]
2002 England: Woodbridge, 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) reforms 12 (Nova Scotia) Headquarters and Support (Air Assault) Squadron on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
9 October 2013 England: Rock Barracks, 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) as part of the Army 2020 reforms 12 (Nova Scotia) Headquarters and Support (Air Assault) Squadron mothballed.
Find out more on the 12th Field Squadron RE in their present day role, below.
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