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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES CONTENTS Page Regiment / Corps 1. Yeomanry of The Royal Armoured Corps 2. Yeomanry of The Royal Armoured Corps (continued) 3. Royal Regiment of Artillery 4. Royal Regiment of Artillery (continued) 5. Royal Regiment of Artillery (continued) 6. Corps of Royal Engineers 7. Corps of Royal Engineers (continued) 8. Corps of Royal Engineers (continued) 9. Corps of Royal Engineers (continued) 10. Royal Corps of Signals 11. Royal Corps of Signals (continued) 12. Royal Corps of Signals (continued) 13. The Royal Regiment of Scotland 14. The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment 15. The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment 16. The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers 17. The Royal Anglian Regiment 18. The Yorkshire Regiment 19. The Mercian Regiment 20. The Royal Welsh 21. The Royal Irish Regiment 22. The Parachute Regiment 23. The London Regiment 24. The Rifles 25. Army Air Corps 26. The Royal Logistic Corps 27. The Royal Logistic Corps (continued) 28. The Royal Logistic Corps (continued) 29. The Royal Logistic Corps (continued) 30. The Royal Logistic Corps (continued) 31. Royal Army Medical Corps 32. Royal Army Medical Corps (continued) 33. Royal Army Medical Corps (continued) 34. Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 35. Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (continued) 36. Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police) and (Military Provost Staff) 37. Royal Army Veterinary Corps 38. Intelligence Corps 39. Intelligence Corps (continued) 40. Media Operations Group


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SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS

Unit Sub-unit Structural Change Current Locations Future Locations Timing Remarks

Regimental HQ Bovington Bovington N/A Nil A (Dorset Yeomanry) Squadron

To re-role as a HQ Squadron Bovington Bovington No later than Dec 16 To be HQ (Dorset Yeomanry) Squadron

B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron See remarks Salisbury Salisbury and

Swindon No later than Dec 16

Detachment in Swindon formed from elements of the withdrawn A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron of The Royal Yeomanry

C (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Squadron See remarks Cirencester Cirencester and

Hereford No later than Dec 16

Detachment in Hereford formed from elements of the withdrawn B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron of The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry

The Royal Wessex

Yeomanry

D (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Squadron No change Barnstaple and

Paignton Exeter and Paignton No later than Dec 16 Renamed A (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Squadron Barnstaple TA Centre not vacated.

Regimental HQ See remarks Telford Edinburgh No later than Oct 14 A new HQ (Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry) Squadron will be formed in Edinburgh

A (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron

Resubordinates to The Royal Yeomanry Dudley Dudley and Telford No later than Oct 14

To be B (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron, with a troop detachment in Telford formed from elements of the withdrawn B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron

B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron

Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle

Telford N/A No later than Oct 14

A troop detachment will remain in Telford as part of B (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Yeomanry and may retain the Shropshire Yeomanry identity

C (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron

Resubordinates to The Queen’s Own Yeomanry

Chester Chester No later than Oct 14 Nil

The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry

D (Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry) Squadron

Resubordinates to The Queen’s Own Yeomanry

Wigan Wigan No later than Oct 14 To be B (Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry) Squadron




Regimental HQ No change Newcastle Newcastle N/A Nil A (Ayrshire Yeomanry Squadron) The Queen’s Own Yeomanry

Resubordinates to RHQ in Edinburgh Ayr Ayr No later than Oct 14 Nil

B (North Irish Horse) Squadron

Resubordinates to RHQ in Edinburgh Belfast Belfast No later than Oct 14 Nil

C (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Squadron

Resubordinates to RHQ in Edinburgh Cupar Cupar No later than Oct 14 Nil

D (Northumberland Hussars) Squadron

To re-role as a HQ Squadron Sunderland Newcastle No later than Oct 14

To be HQ (Northumberland Hussars) Squadron Sunderland TA Centre is not vacated

The Queen’s Own

Yeomanry

Y (Yorkshire Yeomanry) Squadron No change York York No later than Oct 14 To be A (Yorkshire Yeomanry) Squadron

Regimental HQ No change Croydon Fulham and Croydon No later than Oct 14 Nil

A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron


Swindon N/A No later than Oct 14 A troop detachment will remain in Swindon as part of B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Wessex Yeomanry

B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire) Squadron


Leicester N/A No later than Dec 16

A troop detachment will remain in Leicester as part of A (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry and South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Squadron

C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry) Squadron

No change Croydon Croydon N/A Nil

S (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry) Squadron No change Nottingham Nottingham and

Leicester No later than Dec 16

To be A (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry and South Nottinghamshire Hussars) Squadron, with a troop detachment in Leicester formed from elements of the withdrawn B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire) Squadron

The Royal Yeomanry

W (Westminster Dragoons) Squadron

To re-role as a HQ Squadron No later than Oct 14 To be HQ (Westminster Dragoons)

Squadron All name changes are subject to endorsement.



SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY


Regimental HQ No change City of London City of London No Change Nil 1 Squadron No change City of London City of London No Change Nil 2 Squadron No change City of London City of London No Change Nil

The Honourable Artillery Company

3 Squadron No change City of London City of London No Change Nil Regimental HQ Suspended Animation Luton N/A Not before Apr 14 201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Parachute Battery Royal Artillery

Suspended Animation Luton and Romford N/A Not before Apr 14

Luton TA Centre will become part of 6th Regiment Army Air Corps. Romford TA Centre to be vacated

266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery

Resubordinates to 104th Regiment Royal Artillery Bristol Bristol Not before Apr 14 Re-role to Mini Unmanned Air

Systems

100th (Yeomanry)

Regiment Royal Artillery

307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry Royal Horse Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery

Suspended Animation Nottingham N/A Not before Apr 14 Hucknall Lane TA Centre will become part of 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment

Regimental HQ No change Gateshead Gateshead No later than Mar 15 Nil 203 (Elswick) Battery Royal Artillery No change Blyth Blyth No later than Mar 15 Nil

204 (The Tyneside Scottish) Battery Royal Artillery

No change Newcastle Newcastle No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Multiple Launch Rocket System

205 (3rd Durham Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery

No change South Shields South Shields No later than Mar 15 Nil

101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal

Artillery

269 (West Riding) Battery Royal Artillery No change Leeds Leeds No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Multiple Launch Rocket

System




Regimental HQ Absorb St Helens based elements of 209 Battery St Helens St Helens No later than Sep 15 Nil

208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery Royal Artillery

No change Liverpool Liverpool No later than Sep 15 Nil

209 (Manchester & St Helens) Battery Royal Artillery

Detachment in Manchester will grow to a battery size. The remainder of the existing Battery in St Helens will merge with the Regimental HQ

St Helens and Manchester Manchester No later than Sep 15 Nil

210 (Staffordshire) Battery Royal Artillery

Resubordinates from 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton No later than Sep 15 Re-role to Light Gun

103rd (Lancashire

Artillery Volunteers)


216 (The Bolton Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery

No change Bolton Bolton No later than Sep 15 Nil

Regimental HQ No change Newport Newport No later than Mar 15 Nil 211 (South Wales) Battery Royal Artillery No change Abertillery and Cardiff Abertillery and Cardiff No later than Mar 15 Nil

214 (Worcestershire) Battery Royal Artillery No change Worcester Worcester No later than Mar 15 Nil

217 (City of Newport) Battery Royal Artillery No change Newport Newport No later than Mar 15 Nil

104th Regiment Royal Artillery

266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery Royal Artillery

Resubordinates from 100th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery

Bristol Bristol No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Mini Unmanned Air Systems




Regimental HQ No change Edinburgh Edinburgh No later than Sep 15 Nil 206 (Ulster) Battery Royal Artillery No change Newtonards and Coleraine Newtonards and

Coleraine No later than Sep 15 Nil

207 (City of Glasgow) Battery Royal Artillery No change Glasgow Glasgow No later than Sep 15 Nil

212 Battery (Highland) Battery Royal Artillery No change Arbroath, Kirkcaldy and

Shetland Arbroath and Shetland No later than Sep 15 Kirkcaldy TA Centre to be vacated 105th Regiment Royal Artillery

278 (Lowland or City of Edinburgh) Battery Royal Artillery

New Battery N/A Edinburgh No later than Mar 15

Awaiting decision on location as Livingston remains an option being discussed between RA and Lowland RFCA. Battery title still to be confirmed

Regimental HQ No change Grove Park Grove Park No later than Mar 15 Nil 210 (Staffordshire) Battery Royal Artillery

Resubordinates to 103rd Regiment Royal Artillery Wolverhampton Wolverhampton No later than Sep 15 Re-role to Light Gun

265 (Home Counties) Battery Royal Artillery No change Grove Park Grove Park No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Lightweight Multiple

Launcher High Velocity Missile 295 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery

New Battery N/A Portsmouth No later than Dec 16 Battery title still to be confirmed

106th (Yeomanry)


457 (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery

No change Southampton Southampton No later than Mar 15 Re-role to Self-Propelled High Velocity Missile Battery

Regimental HQ No change Woolwich Woolwich No Change Nil Watchkeeper and Liaison Officer Pool No change Woolwich Woolwich No Change Nil

Royal Artillery Specialist Pool New Battery Woolwich Larkhill No later than Dec 16

To become 221 (Wessex) Battery Royal Artillery, subject to confirmation

Central Volunteer

Headquarters Royal Artillery

Forward Air Control Troop Royal Signals

Resubordinates from Royal Signals to become a Tactical Air Control Party battery

Bath Bath No later than Dec 16 To become 255 (Somerset Yeomanry) Battery Royal Artillery, subject to confirmation

All new battery titles remain subject to endorsement.



SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS


Regimental HQ No change Monmouth Monmouth N/A Nil Jersey Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Militia)

No change Jersey Jersey N/A Nil

100 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Militia)

Takes under command 2 Troops from 108 Field Squadron

Cwmbran, Cardiff and Bristol Cwmbran and Swansea No later than Dec 16

Existing Troop detachment in Cardiff moves to Cwmbran Llandaff North TA Centre, Cardiff and Bristol to be retained

108 Field Squadron Royal Engineers

Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Swansea N/A No later than Dec 16

2 Troops in Swansea resubordinated to 100 Field Squadron

The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers

(Militia)

225 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Militia)

Takes under command 2 Troops from 125 Field Squadron

Oldbury and Walsall Oldbury and Stoke-on-Trent No later than Dec 16

2 Troop-detachment in Stoke-on-Trent formed from withdrawn 125 Field Squadron, 75 Engineer Regiment Walsall TA Centre to be vacated

Regimental HQ No change RAF Leuchars RAF Leuchars N/A Nil 102 Field Squadron Royal Engineers No change Paisley and Inchinnan Paisley and Inchinnan N/A Nil


Takes under command Orkney Troop of 236 Field Squadron

Cumbernauld Cumbernauld and Orkney No later than Dec 16 Nil


Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Elgin and Orkney N/A No later than Dec 16

Orkney Troop resubordinated to 124 Field Squadron Elgin TA Centre transferred to C Company, 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland

71 Engineer Regiment

N/A

Takes under command 591 Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers

Bangor and Aldergrove Bangor No later than Dec 16

To be 591 Field Squadron Royal Engineers Training area on Flying Station Aldergrove retained

Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron

Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Gateshead N/A No later than Dec 16 Nil 72 Engineer

Regiment


Resubordinates to 21 Engineer Regiment, a hybrid regiment

Newcastle and Sunderland Newcastle No later than Dec 16 Sunderland TA Centre to be

retained





Resubordinates to 32 Engineer Regiment, a hybrid regiment

Sheffield and Bradford Sheffield and Batley No later than Dec 16 Bradford TA Centre to be vacated

Regimental HQ Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Nottingham N/A No later than Dec 16

Option for personnel in Nottingham to re-role as part of 162 Postal Courier and Movement Control Regiment or to join 350 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)


Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Northampton N/A No later than Dec 16 Northampton TA Centre to be

retained

350 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Air Support)

Resubordinates to 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)

Nottingham Chilwell and Chesterfield No later than Dec 16

2 Troops in Chesterfield formed from withdrawn 575 Field Squadron



Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Chesterfield and Derby N/A No later than Dec 16

Chesterfield TA Centre taken over by resubordinated 350 Field Squadron (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Derby TA Centre to be retained

Regimental HQ No change Warrington Warrington N/A Re-roles to logistical bridging and wide wet gap crossing

107 Field Squadron Royal Engineers No change Birkenhead Birkenhead N/A Re-roles to logistical bridging and

wide wet gap crossing 202 Field Squadron Royal Engineers No change Manchester Manchester N/A Re-roles to logistical bridging and

wide wet gap crossing



Stoke-on-Trent and Cannock N/A No later than Nov 16

2 Troops in Stoke-on-Trent resubordinated to 225 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Militia), The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)


Amphibious Engineer Training Cell New organisation N/A Halton Training Camp No later than Nov 16 Nil




131 Independent Commando Field Squadron Royal Engineers

Resubordinates to 32 Engineer Regiment

London, Plymouth, Bath and Birmingham

London, Plymouth and Bath No later than Dec 16

To be 131 Commando Field Squadron Royal Engineers. Barrow Lane TAC, Birmingham to be retained.

591 Independent Field Squadron Royal Engineers

Resubordinates to 71 Engineer Regiment Bangor and Aldergrove Bangor No later than Dec 16 Training area on Flying Station

Aldergrove retained

135 Independent Geographic Squadron Resubordinates to 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic)

Ewell, Hermitage and Southampton

Ewell, Reading and Wyton No later than Dec 16

Consolidation of specialist capability Southampton TAC to be retained

N/A

103 Field Squadron Royal Engineers resubordinates from 72 Engineer Regiment

Newcastle and Sunderland Newcastle No later than Mar 15

21 Engineer Regiment becomes a hybrid regiment Sunderland TAC to be retained


N/A

299 (Parachute) Squadron Royal Engineers resubordinates from 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault)

Wakefield, Gateshead and Hull Wakefield and Hull No later than Dec 16 Gateshead TA Centre to be

retained

N/A

106 Field Squadron Royal Engineers resubordinates from 72 Engineer Regiment

Sheffield and Bradford Sheffield and Batley No later than Dec 16 32 Engineer Regiment becomes a hybrid regiment Bradford TA Centre to be vacated


N/A

Takes under command 131 Independent Commando Field Squadron Royal Engineers

London, Plymouth, Bath and Birmingham

London, Plymouth and Bath No later than Dec 16

To be 131 Commando Field Squadron Royal Engineers Barrows Lane TA Centre, Birmingham, to be retained

217 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)

No change Ilford, Southend and White City

Ilford, Southend and Wimbish No later than Mar 15

Wimbish to be nationally recruited White City TA Centre to be retained 33 Engineer

Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) N/A

350 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Air Support) and elements of 575 Field Squadron resubordinate from 73 Engineer Regiment

Chilwell, Chesterfield and Derby

Chilwell and Chesterfield No later than Dec 16

2 Troops in Chesterfield formed from withdrawn 575 Field Squadron Derby TAC to be retained





2 Troops resubordinated to 579 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)

Catford and Rochester Catford, Westminster and Bexleyheath No later than Dec 16 New Troop detachments formed in

Westminster and Bexleyheath

101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)


2 Troops resubordinate from 221 Field Squadron (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Reigate and Brighton

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Reigate and Rochester No later than Dec 16

2-Troop detachment in Rochester resubordinates from 221 Field Squadron Brighton TA Centre to be retained


(Geographic) N/A

Takes under command 135 Independent Geographic Squadron

Ewell, Hermitage and Southampton Ewell and Reading No later than Dec 16

Consolidation of specialist capability Southampton TA Centre to be retained

170 (Infrastructure

Support) Engineer Group

65 Works Group Royal Engineers No change Chilwell Chilwell No later than Dec 16

501 STRE (Bulk Petroleum) Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle; the other 9 Reserve STREs are retained

All name changes are subject to endorsement.



SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS


RHQ & 52 (Lowland) Support Squadron No change Glasgow Glasgow No later than Nov 14 Nil

69 (North Irish Horse) Signal Squadron No change Belfast and Londonderry Belfast and

Londonderry No later than Nov 14 May change title to 40 Squadron

2 (City of Dundee and Highland) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates from 38th Signal Regiment Dundee and Aberdeen Dundee and Aberdeen No later than Nov 14 Nil

33 (Lancashire) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates to 37th Signal Regiment. Liverpool and Manchester Liverpool and

Manchester No later than Jul 14 Nil

50 (Northern) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates to 32nd Signal Regiment Darlington and Hartlepool Darlington and Leeds No later than Jul 14

Loses Hartlepool detachment but gains Leeds detachment from 64 Signals Squadron, 38th Signal Regiment. Hartlepool TA Centre becomes part of 162 Postal and Courier Regiment RLC

32nd Signal Regiment

51 (Scottish) Signal Squadron No change Edinburgh and East

Kilbride Edinburgh and East Kilbride No later than Nov 14 Nil

RHQ & 54 (Queen’s Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Support Squadron

No change Redditch Redditch No later than Jul 14 Nil

48 (City of Birmingham) Signal Squadron

No change Birmingham and Coventry Birmingham and Coventry No later than Jul 14 Nil

33 (Lancashire) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates from 32nd Signal Regiment Liverpool and Manchester Liverpool and

Manchester No later than Jul 14 Nil

36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates to 71st Signal Regiment Colchester and Cambridge Colchester and

Chelmsford No later than Dec 16 Cambridge TA Centre taken under command by 32 Military Intelligence Company

37th Signal Regiment

50 (Northern) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates from 32nd Signal Regiment. Darlington and Hartlepool Darlington and Leeds No later than Dec 14

Loses Hartlepool detachment but gains Leeds detachment from 64 Signals Squadron, 38th Signal Regiment. Hartlepool TA Centre becomes part of 162 Postal and Courier Regiment RLC




53 (Wales and Western) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates to 39th Signal Regiment.

Cardiff and Stratford upon Avon Cardiff and Gloucester No later than Apr 16

Stratford upon Avon TA Centre to be vacated. Gains Gloucester detachment from 57 Signals Squadron, 39th Signals Regiment.

64 (City of Sheffield) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates from 38th Signal Regiment

Sheffield, Nottingham and Leeds

Sheffield and Nottingham No later than Jul 14 Nil

RHQ and 46 Support Squadron

Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Sheffield N/A No later than Aug 15

RHQ and HQ Squadron will merge with existing 64 Signal Squadron and become part of 37th Signal Regiment.

1 Signal Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle

Bletchley, Banbury and Rugby N/A No later than Jul 15

Bletchley TAC becomes part of 63 Military Intelligence Company, Banbury part of 142 Port Sqn Royal Logistic Corps. Rugby TAC becomes part of 243 Supply Squadron, 159 Supply Regiment. RLC request transfer fm Jan 14.

2 (City of Dundee and Highland) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates to 32nd Signal Regiment Dundee and Aberdeen Dundee and Aberdeen No later than Nov 14 Nil

41 Signal Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle

Coulsdon and Kingston upon Thames N/A No later than Jul 15

Coulsdon becomes detachment of 31 Signal Squadron, 71st (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment


64 (City of Sheffield) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates to 37th Signal Regiment

Sheffield, Nottingham and Leeds

Sheffield and Nottingham No later than Jul 14

Resubordinates Leeds detachment to 50 Signals Squadron, 37th Signal Regiment.

RHQ & 93 (North Somerset Yeomanry) Support Squadron

No change Bristol Bristol No later than Apr 16 Nil

43 (Wessex and City and County of Bristol) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates from 21 Signal Regiment (Air Support) (a hybrid unit)

Bath Bath and Bristol No later than Apr 16 Absorbs Bristol detachment from 57 Signal Squadron

94 (Berkshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron

Consolidation Windsor and Aylesbury Windsor No later than Apr 16 Aylesbury TA Centre taken under command by 7th Battalion The Rifles


53 (Wales and Western) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates from 37th Signal Regiment N/A Cardiff and Gloucester No later than Apr 16 Absorbs Gloucester detachment

from 57 Signal Squadron




56 Signal Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Eastbourne and Brighton N/A No later than Apr 16

Option for personnel in Eastbourne to re-role to infantry. Eastbourne TA Centre taken under command by 3rd Battalion The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. Brighton TA Centre closes

57 Signal Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Bristol and Gloucester N/A No later than Apr 16

Bristol detachment absorbed by 43 Signal Squadron. Gloucester detachment absorbed by 53 Signal Squadron

RHQ & 265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)) Sp Squadron

No change Bexleyheath Bexleyheath No Change Nil

68 (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron

Resubordinate Chelmsford detachment – see remarks

Lincolns Inn, Whipps Cross and Chelmsford

Lincolns Inn and Whipps Cross No later than Dec 16

Chelmsford detachment resubordinated to 36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron

36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron

Resubordinates from 37th Signal Regiment Colchester and Cambridge Colchester and

Chelmsford No later than Dec 16

Chelmsford detachment resubordinated from 68 (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron

71st (City of London)

Yeomanry Signal Regiment

47 (Middlesex Yeomanry and Princess Louise’s Kensington) Signal Squadron

Absorbs elements of 41 Signal Squadron – see remarks

Uxbridge and Southfields Uxbridge and Coulsdon No later than Dec 16

A name change to 31 (Middlesex Yeomanry and Princess Louise’s Kensington) Signal Squadron. Absorbs Coulsdon elements from 41 Signal Squadron, 38th Signal Regiment. Southfields TA Centre taken under control by Royal Marines

81 Signal Squadron No change Corsham Corsham No Change Nil 10 Signal Regiment Land Information

Assurance Group

Resubordinates to the Joint Cyber Unit (Reserves)

Corsham N/A No Change Nil

15 Signal Regiment

Land Information Communication Services Group

No change Corsham Corsham No Change Nil




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF SCOTLAND


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Glasgow Glasgow N/A Nil

A Company No change Edinburgh, Bathgate and Galashiels

Edinburgh, Bathgate and Galashiels N/A Nil

B Company No change Ayr and Dumfries Ayr, Dumfries and Kilmarnock N/A Nil

6th Battalion The Royal

Regiment of Scotland

C Company No change Glasgow and Motherwell Glasgow and Motherwell N/A Nil Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Perth Perth N/A Nil

A Company No change Dumbarton and Sandbank Dumbarton and Stirling No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Dunoon TA Centre in Sandbank to be vacated

B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle

Aberdeen, Keith and Peterhead - No later than Dec 16 Personnel in Aberdeen absorbed

into C Company

C Company

Absorbs elements of B Company in Aberdeen and 236 Field Squadron Royal Engineers in Elgin

Inverness, Stornoway and Wick

Inverness, Stornoway, Aberdeen and Elgin and Peterhead

No later than Dec 16

Stornoway and Peterhead to be additional fourth and fifth platoons in C Company’s Army 2020 structure until at least Dec 16

7th Battalion The Royal

Regiment of Scotland

D Company No change Dundee and Kirkcaldy Dundee No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Kirkcaldy TA Centre to be vacated




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE PRINCESS OF WALES’S ROYAL REGIMENT


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Canterbury Canterbury N/A Nil

A Company No change Farnham Farnham No later than Dec 16 Camberley TA Centre already vacated

B Company No change Brighton Brighton and Eastbourne No later than Dec 16 B Company will inherit Eastbourne TA Centre from 56 Signal Squadron

C Company No change Rochester and Canterbury Rochester and Canterbury N/A Nil

3rd Battalion The Princess of

Wales’s Royal Regiment

D Company Re-roles as 679 Squadron, 6 Regiment Army Air Corps

Portsmouth N/A No later than Dec 14

Option for personnel to join the Royal Artillery in a new Battery from 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery or 128 Field Company of 103 Battalion REME in the nearby Peronne Road TA Centre




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE DUKE OF LANCASTER’S REGIMENT


Battalion HQ and HQ Company

No change Preston Preston N/A Nil

A Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle

Liverpool N/A No later than Dec 16 Townsend Avenue TA Centre (Liverpool) to be vacated

B Company No change Blackburn and Blackpool Blackburn No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Blackpool TA Centre will not be vacated

C Company No change Workington, Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster

Workington, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Lancaster TA Centre will

not be vacated

4th Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment

D Company No change Manchester and Bury Manchester No later than Dec 16

Local move within Manchester to Norman Road TA Centre. Ardwick Green TA Centre to be vacated. Consolidation - Castle Armoury will not be vacated




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Durham Newcastle No later than Dec 16 D Company takes over Durham TA

Centre

D (Rifles) Company No change Bishop Auckland, Washington, Sunderland, and Doncaster

Durham and Doncaster No later than Dec 16

Consolidation - Eden Armoury (Bishop Auckland) and Washington TA Centres to be vacated; Dykelands Road TA Centre (Sunderland) to be retained

X Company Absorb elements of 100 Pioneer Squadron – see remarks

Newcastle and Tynemouth Newcastle and Hexham No later than Dec 16

Hexham detachment of 100 Pioneer Squadron, Royal Logistics Corps will re-role to infantry and be absorbed Tynemouth TA Centre to be retained

5th Battalion The Royal Regiment

of Fusiliers

Z Company Absorb elements of 100 Pioneer Squadron – see remarks

Ashington and Alnwick Cramlington and Alnwick No later than Dec 16

Consolidation – Ashington TA Centre to be vacated. Cramlington detachment of 100 Pioneer Squadron, Royal Logistics Corps will re-role to infantry and be absorbed.




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL ANGLIAN REGIMENT


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds N/A Nil

A Company No change Norwich and Lowestoft Norwich and Lowestoft N/A Nil

B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Lincoln and Grimsby N/A No later than Dec 16 Detachment in Lincoln

resubordinated to C Company

C Company Absorb elements of B Company – see remarks Leicester and Northampton Leicester and Lincoln No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Northampton TA

Centre is not vacated

3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian

Regiment

E Company No change Chelmsford and Hertford Chelmsford and Hertford N/A Nil All name changes are subject to endorsement.



SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE YORKSHIRE REGIMENT


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change York York N/A Nil

A Company Absorb elements of B Company – see remarks Hull and Beverley Hull, Beverley and

Scarborough No later than Dec 16 Nil

B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle

Middlesbrough, Scarborough and Northallerton N/A No later than Dec 16

Consolidation - detachment in Scarborough to come under command of A Company and Middlesbrough and Northallerton TA Centres to be vacated

C Company No change Huddersfield, Leeds and Keighley Huddersfield No later than Dec 16

Consolidation - Leeds TA Centre to be retained; Keighley TA Centre to be vacated

4th Battalion The Yorkshire

Regiment

D Company No change Barnsley and Sheffield Barnsley No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Endcliffe Hall TA Centre to be retained




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE MERCIAN REGIMENT


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Wolverhampton Wolverhampton N/A Nil

A (Fusilier) Company No change Birmingham Birmingham N/A Nil

B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Widnes N/A Close by 1 Apr 18 Ubique Barracks in Widnes to be

vacated

C (East of England) Company

Absorb 307 Battery – see remarks Mansfield Nottingham and

Mansfield

Nottingham established from 1 Jan 14 Mansfield reduces from 1 Dec 15

307 Battery, 100th Regiment RA, will re-role to infantry and be absorbed

D (Staffords) Company No change Crewe and Stoke-on-Trent Stoke-on-Trent No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Crewe TA Centre to

be vacated

E (Rifles) Company Resubordinates to 6th Battalion The Rifles Shrewsbury Shrewsbury No later than Dec 14 Company’s future to be reviewed in

2016

4th Battalion The Mercian

Regiment

F Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle

Burton-upon-Trent and Kidderminster N/A No later than Dec 16

Kidderminster and Burton-upon-Trent TA Centres to be vacated




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL WELSH


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Cardiff Cardiff N/A Nil

A Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle

Wrexham and Queensferry N/A No later than Nov 13

Queensferry TA Centre comes under command the Welsh Transport Regiment, The Royal Logistic Corps. Hightown Barracks, Wrexham comes under command of 101 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

B Company No change Swansea Swansea N/A Nil C Company No change Pontypridd Pontypridd N/A Nil

3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh

D Company No change Colwyn Bay and Caernarfon Colwyn Bay No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Caernarfon TA

Centre to be vacated All name changes are subject to endorsement.



SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE ROYAL IRISH REGIMENT


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Portadown Lisburn No later than Dec 16 Portadown backfilled by C

Company A Company No change Belfast Belfast N/A Nil B Company No change Newtonabbey and Ballymena Newtonabbey and Ballymena N/A Nil

2nd Battalion The Royal Irish

Regiment C Company No change Armagh and Enniskillen Portadown and Enniskillen No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Armagh TA

Centre to be vacated All name changes are subject to endorsement.



SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Pudsey Pudsey N/A Nil

A Company No change Glasgow and Edinburgh Glasgow and Edinburgh N/A Nil

B Company No change White City and Croydon White City No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Mitcham Road TA Centre is not vacated

4th Battalion The Parachute Regiment

C Company No change Pudsey, Hebburn and St Helens

Pudsey, Hebburn and St Helens N/A Nil




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE LONDON REGIMENT


Battalion HQ No change Battersea Westminster (Rochester Row) No later than Dec 16 St Johns Hill TA Centre to be vacated

HQ Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Battersea N/A No later than Dec 16 Nil

A Company (London Scottish) No change Westminster and Catford Westminster

(Horseferry Road) No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Catford TA Centre will not be vacated

B Company (PWRR) No change Edgware and Hornsey Edgware No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Hornsey TA Centre will not be vacated

C Company (RRF) No change Balham and Blackheath No Change N/A Nil

The London Regiment

D Company (London Irish Rifles)

Re-roles as HQ Company Camberwell Camberwell No later than Dec 16 Company re-roles to become HQ

Company (London Irish Rifles). All name changes are subject to endorsement.



SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – THE RIFLES


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Exeter No Change N/A Nil

A Company No change Gloucester and Bristol No Change N/A Nil

B Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Taunton N/A No later than Apr 14

Option for personnel to re-role to Army Air Corps. Bishops Hull TA Centre in Taunton comes under command 675 Squadron, 6 Regiment Army Air Corps.

C Company No change Dorchester and Poole No Change N/A Company HQ moves from Dorchester to Poole

D Company No change Plymouth and Truro Plymouth and Barnstaple No later than Dec 16 Truro Pl to move to Barnstaple. Truro TA Centre not vacated

6th Battalion The Rifles

N/A

E (Rifles) Company resubordinates from 4th Battalion The Mercian Regiment

Shrewsbury No Change No later than Dec 14 Nil

Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Reading Reading N/A Nil

A Company No change Abingdon and Aylesbury Abingdon No later than Dec 16 Consolidation - Aylesbury not vacated

E Company Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Milton Keynes and Marlow N/A No later than Dec 16

Option for personnel to re-role to Army Air Corps or Royal Logistics Corps. Milton Keynes TA Centre comes under command 678 Squadron, 6 Regiment Army Air Corps. Marlow TA Centre comes under command 871 Postal and Courier squadron Royal Logistics Corps.

F Company No change London (Davies Street) London (Davies Street) N/A Nil

7th Battalion The Rifles

G Company No change West Ham West Ham N/A Nil All name changes are subject to endorsement.



SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ARMY AIR CORPS


RHQ and HQ Squadron No change Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds N/A Nil

N/A New Squadron 675 Squadron N/A Taunton and Yeovil Not before Apr 14

675 Squadron will inherit Bishops Hull TAC in Taunton from B Company, 6th Battalion The Rifles

677 Squadron No change Bury St Edmunds, Norwich, Swaffham and Ipswich

Bury St Edmunds No later than Dec 16

Consolidation Swaffham TA Centre to be vacated Norwich and Ipswich TA Centres to be retained

N/A New Squadron 678 Squadron N/A Milton Keynes and Luton Not before Apr 14

678 Squadron will inherit Milton Keynes TA Centre from E Company, 7th Battalion The Rifles and Luton TA Centre from 201 (Hertfordshire And Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Parachute Battery Royal Artillery

6 AAC

679 Squadron No change Middle Wallop Portsmouth and Middle Wallop Not before Apr 14

Squadron takes over the Peronne Close TA Centre in Portsmouth from D Company, 3rd Battalion the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment. Note that a new Battery from 106th (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery, will join 128 Field Company of 103 Battalion REME in the nearby Peronne Road TA Centre.

Central Volunteer Headquarters Army Air Corps No change Middle Wallop Middle Wallop N/A To be the Aviation Specialist Group




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS



Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Regiment merges with 162 Postal

Courier and Movement Regiment

871 Postal and Courier Squadron See remarks Grantham Marlow No later than Mar 14

Resubordinates to 162 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment. Subsumes a Platoon of 7th Battalion The Rifles

872 Postal and Courier Squadron

Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil

883 Postal and Courier Squadron See remarks Grantham Hartlepool No later than Mar 14

Resubordinates to 162 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment. Subsumes 1 x Pioneer Troop & 1 x Royal Signals Detachment

88 Postal and Courier

Regiment

884 Postal and Courier Squadron


Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Hull Hull No Change Nil

217 Transport Squadron No change Leeds Leeds No Change Nil

218 Transport Squadron No change Hull Hull No Change Nil

150 Transport Regiment

219 Transport Squadron No change Doncaster Doncaster No Change Nil

Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Croydon Croydon No Change Nil

124 Transport Squadron Re-roles Brentwood and

Maidstone Brentwood and Maidstone No later than Nov 13 Re-roles from a Petroleum

Squadron

210 Transport Squadron Consolidation Sutton and Clapham Sutton No later than Dec 16

Consolidation of a Troop Detachment from Clapham into Sutton

240 Transport Squadron No change Barnet Barnet No Change Nil


562 Transport Squadron Consolidation Southall and Ilford Southall No later than Dec 16

Consolidation of Troop Detachment from IIford into Southall




Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron Internal reorganisation Belfast (Palace Barracks) Belfast (Kinnegar

Barracks) No later than Jun 14 Regiment is to re-role to Fuel Support Regiment from a Transport Regiment

211 Tanker Squadron Internal reorganisation Londonderry and Coleraine

Londonderry and Coleraine No later than Jun 14 To re-role to Tanker Squadron

from Transport Squadron

220 Tanker Squadron Internal reorganisation Belfast (Palace Barracks) Belfast (Kinnegar Barracks) No later than Jun 14 To re-role to Tanker Squadron

from Transport Squadron

152 Fuel Support

Regiment

400 Petroleum Squadron Internal reorganisation Belfast (Palace Barracks) Belfast (Kinnegar

Barracks) No later than Jun 14 Re-roles to a Petroleum Squadron from a Transport Squadron

Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Dunfermline Dunfermline No Change

Local consolidation in Bruce House - Bothwell House TA Centre to be vacated

239 Transport Squadron See remarks N/A Dunfermline No later than Nov 13 Generation of New Transport

Squadron 221 Transport Squadron No change Glasgow Glasgow No Change Nil

230 Transport Squadron No change Edinburgh Edinburgh No Change Nil

154 (Scottish) Transport Regiment

251 Transport Squadron No change Irvine Irvine No Change Nil


Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Plymouth N/A No later than Apr 14 Nil

232 Transport Squadron See remarks Bodmin and Truro Bodmin and Truro No later than Jan 14 Squadron re-role to a Port

Squadron from Transport. 155 Transport

Regiment 233 Transport Squadron

Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Poole N/A N/A Nil

Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron Internal reorganisation Liverpool Liverpool No later than Dec 13

Regiment is to re-role to a Supply Regiment from a Transport Regiment

234 Supply Squadron Internal reorganisation Birkenhead Birkenhead No later than Dec 13 Squadron re-role to a Supply Squadron from Transport.

236 Supply Squadron Internal reorganisation Salford Salford No later than Dec 13 Squadron re-role to a Supply Squadron from Transport.

238 Supply Squadron Internal reorganisation Bootle Bootle No later than Dec 13 Squadron re-role to a Supply Squadron from Transport.

156 Supply Regiment

381 Supply Squadron Resubordinates from 159 Supply Regiment Lancaster Lancaster No later than Jan 14




Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Cardiff Cardiff No Change Nil

398 Transport Squadron New Squadron N/A Queensferry No later than Nov 13

Squadron will inherit Queensferry TA Centre from 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh

223 Transport Squadron No change Swansea Swansea No Change Nil

224 Transport Squadron No change Carmarthen and

Haverfordwest Carmarthen and Haverfordwest No Change Nil

157 (Welsh) Transport Regiment

580 Transport Squadron Consolidation Cardiff and Bridgend Cardiff No Change

Consolidation of Troop Detachment from Bridgend into Cardiff

Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Peterborough Peterborough No Change Nil

201 Transport Squadron No change Bedford Bedford No Change Nil

202 Transport Squadron No change Ipswich and Colchester Ipswich and

Colchester No Change Nil

203 Transport Squadron No change Loughborough Loughborough No Change Nil


160 Transport Squadron New Squadron N/A Lincoln No later than Apr 14

Squadron formed from the disbanded 160 Transport Regiment based in Grantham and down sizing Royal Anglian Company

Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron No change Canley Canley No Change Nil

123 Supply Squadron No change Telford Telford No Change Nil 216 Transport Squadron See remarks Tynemouth Tynemouth No later than Apr 14 Resubordinated to 150 Transport

Regiment

237 Supply Squadron No change West Bromwich and Cobridge West Bromwich No later than Jan 14 Cobridge TA Centre not vacated

243 Supply Squadron No change Coventry Coventry No later than Jan 14

125 Rations Squadron

Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Glasgow N/A No later than Dec 14

Carmunnock Road TA Centre in Glasgow to be vacated. Transfer personnel to 221 Transport Squadron in Glasgow

159 Supply Regiment

381 Supply Squadron See remarks Lancaster Lancaster No later than Jan 14 Resubordinated to 156 Supply Regiment





Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14

126 Petroleum Squadron


261 Transport Squadron







Manpower from the disbanded Regiment to form 160 Transport Squadron in Lincoln

Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron See remarks Grantham Nottingham No later than Sep 14

RHQ moves to Nottingham and takes on elements of 73 Engineer Regiment

280 Movement Control Squadron Internal reorganisation Swindon Swindon No later than Oct 13 Generates an addition Troop from

re-role of 395 Air Despatch Troop 281 Movement Control Squadron See remarks Grantham Nottingham No later than Sep 14 Squadron move concurrent with

Regimental HQ

282 Movement Control Squadron See remarks Grantham Coulby Newham No later than Sep 14

Squadron moves and incorporates re-role of existing Pioneers to Movement Control

283 Movement Control Squadron


162 Postal Courier & Movement Regiment

284 Movement Control Squadron


Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron See remarks Grantham Plymouth No later than Mar 14

RHQ moves to Plymouth and will take on elements from the disbanded 155 Transport Regiment

102 Port Squadron Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No late than Mar 14 Nil

265 Port Squadron See remarks Grantham Plymouth No later than Mar 14 Growth and re-role existing elements from the disbanded 155 Transport Regiment.

266 Port Squadron Consolidation Southampton and Isle of Wight Southampton No later than Dec 16 Consolidation of Tp Det from Isle

of Wight into Southampton

165 (Wessex) Port and Enabling Regiment

275 Railway Troop Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham N/A No later than Mar 14 Nil

166 Supply Regiment






142 Vehicle Squadron See remarks Grantham Banbury

Resubordinate Apr 14 Re-locate and re-role Apr-Sep 14

Resubordinates to 165 (Wessex) Port and Enabling Regiment. Moves to Banbury TAC subsumes elements from 1 Signal Squadron, 38 Signal Regiment.

294 Supply Squadron See remarks Grantham Grantham No later than Jan 14 Resubordinates to 159 Supply Regiment

531 Ammunition Technical Squadron

Withdrawn from the Army’s Order of Battle Grantham - No later than Mar 14 Nil

710 Operational Hygiene Squadron See remarks Grantham Aylesbury No later than Sep 14

Resubordinates to 165 (Wessex) Port and Enabling Regiment. Moves to Aylesbury TAC and subsumes elements from 94 Signal Squadron, 39 Signal Regiment.

167 Catering Support Regiment No change Grantham Grantham No Change Nil Regimental HQ and HQ Squadron


100 Pioneer Squadron


Cramlington, Berwick and Hexham N/A No later than Mar 14

Cramlington TA Centre transferred to 5th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Berwick TAC to be vacated.



168 Pioneer Regiment



Coulby Newham, Hartlepool and Washington

N/A No later than Mar 14

Coulby Newham becomes 282 Movement Control Squadron and Hartlepool 883 Postal and Courier Squadron.

Operational Headquarters Support Group (Logistic and Movement Staff) Internal reorganisation Grantham Grantham No Change To become 2 Operational

Support Group



SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS


16 Medical Regiment

144 Parachute Medical Squadron No change Hornsey, Glasgow, Cardiff

and Nottingham

Hornsey, Glasgow, Cardiff and Nottingham

No Change Nil

250 Medical Squadron Resubordinated from 3 Medical Regiment N/A Hull, Grimsby and

Castleford No later than Dec 14 Nil 2 Medical Regiment 222 Medical Squadron Resubordinated from

225 Medical Regiment N/A Leicester, Derby and Birmingham No later than Dec 14

New detachment in Birmingham potentially collocated with 202 Field Hospital

64 Medical Squadron Resubordinated from 5 Medical Regiment N/A Chorley, Manchester

and Liverpool No later than Dec 14 5 Medical Regiment relocates to Tidworth

250 Medical Squadron Resubordinates to 2 Medical Regiment

Hull, Grimsby and Castleford N/A No later than Dec 14 Nil 3 Medical

Regiment

251 Medical Squadron Resubordinated from 225 Medical Regiment N/A Sunderland No later than Dec 14 Nil

RHQ and 174 Support Squadron No change Dundee Dundee No Change Nil

153 Medical Squadron No change Dundee Dundee No Change Nil 152 Medical Squadron No change Glenrothes Glenrothes No Change Nil

154 Medical Squadron New Squadron N/A Stirling No later than Dec 14 Expansion of existing 153 Medical Squadron detachment

225 (Scottish) Medical

Regiment

251 Medical Squadron Resubordinates to 3 Medical Regiment Sunderland N/A No later than Dec 14 Nil

RHQ and 110 Support Squadron No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil

107 Medical Squadron No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil

108 Medical Squadron No change Limavady and Enniskillen Limavady and Enniskillen No Change Nil

253 (North Irish) Medical

Regiment

109 Medical Squadron No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil RHQ and 163 Support Squadron No change Cambridge Cambridge No Change Nil

220 Medical Squadron No change Ditton Ditton No Change Nil

161 Medical Squadron New Detachment Colchester Colchester and Norwich No later than Dec 16 Nil

254 (East of England) Medical

Regiment 162 Medical Squadron New Detachment Hitchin Hitchin and Brentwood No later than Dec14 Nil

201 (Northern) RHQ No change Newcastle Newcastle No Change Nil




A Squadron No change Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe No Change Nil B Squadron No change Newcastle Newcastle No Change Nil

Field Hospital

C Squadron No change Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees No Change Nil RHQ No change Birmingham Birmingham No Change Nil

A Squadron No change Stoke-on-Trent and Coventry

Stoke-on-Trent and Coventry No Change Nil

B Squadron No change Shrewsbury Shrewsbury No Change Nil

202 (Midlands) Field Hospital

C Squadron No change Abingdon Abingdon No Change Nil RHQ No change Cardiff Cardiff No Change Nil A Squadron No change Swansea Swansea No Change Nil B Squadron No change Crickhowell Crickhowell No Change Nil 203 (Welsh)

Field Hospital C Squadron No change Llandudno Colwyn Bay No later than Dec 14 Argyll Road TAC, Llandudno to be

vacated. RHQ No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil A Squadron No change Belfast Belfast No Change Nil B Squadron No change Ballymena Belfast No later than Dec 14 Nil C Squadron No change Newtonards Belfast No later than Dec 14 Nil

204 (North Irish) Field Hospital

D Squadron No change Armagh Portadown No later than Dec 14 Armagh TA Centre to be vacated RHQ No change Glasgow Glasgow No Change Nil A Squadron No change Aberdeen Aberdeen No Change Nil D Squadron No change Dundee Dundee No Change Nil E Squadron No change Edinburgh Edinburgh No Change Nil G Squadron No change Glasgow Glasgow No Change Nil

205 (Scottish) Field Hospital

I Squadron No change Inverness Inverness No Change Nil RHQ No change Manchester Manchester No Change Nil A Squadron No change Stockport Stockport No Change Nil

B Squadron Merges with G Squadron Chorley Bury and Chorley No later than Dec 14 Nil

C Squadron No change Manchester Manchester No Change Nil

207 (Manchester) Field Hospital

G Squadron Merges with B Squadron Bury N/A No later than Dec 14 Nil

RHQ No change Liverpool Liverpool No Change Nil A Squadron No change Liverpool Liverpool No Change Nil

B Squadron No change Ellesmere Port Chester No later than Dec 14 Stanney Lane TA Centre, Ellesmere Port to be vacated.

208 (Liverpool) Field Hospital

C Squadron No change Blackpool and Lancaster Blackpool and Lancaster No Change Nil

212 (Yorkshire) RHQ No change Sheffield Sheffield No Change Nil




A Squadron No change Leeds and York Leeds and York No Change Nil

B Squadron No change Nottingham and Lincoln Nottingham and Lincoln No Change Nil

Field Hospital

C Squadron No change Bradford Hull No later than Dec 14 Nil RHQ No change Keynsham Keynsham No Change Nil

A Squadron No change Keynsham and Gloucester Keynsham and Gloucester No Change Nil

B Squadron No change Exeter Exeter No Change Nil C Squadron No change Plymouth and Truro Plymouth and Truro No Change Nil

243 (Wessex) Field Hospital

D Squadron No change Portsmouth Portsmouth No Change Nil RHQ No change Walworth Walworth No Change Nil A Squadron No change Walworth Walworth No Change Nil B Squadron No change Kensington Kensington No Change Nil

C Squadron No change Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames No Change Nil

256 (City of London) Field

Hospital

D Squadron No change Bow Brighton No later than Dec 14 Nil 306 Hospital Support Regiment No change Strensall Strensall No Change Nil

335 Medical Evacuation Regiment No change Strensall Strensall No Change Nil Army Medical Services Operational HQ

Support Group No change Strensall Strensall No Change Nil




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – CORPS OF ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Wrexham Wrexham No later than Aug 15

Nil

119 Recovery Company No change Prestatyn Prestatyn No later than Aug 15 Nil

125 Field Company New Company N/A Liverpool No later than Aug 15 Created from the re-role of 156 Transport Regiment Light Aid Detachment.

127 Field Company See Remarks Manchester Manchester No later than Aug 15 Absorbs re-roled 75 Engineer Regiment Light Aid Detachment.

101 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical

Engineers

159 Field Company New Company N/A West Bromwich and Telford

No later than Aug 15 Includes re-roled 123 Squadron Royal Logistic Corps Fitter Section.

Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe No Change Nil

124 Recovery Company No change Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe No Change Nil

186 Field Company No change Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne No Change Nil 147 Field Company No change Scunthorpe Scunthorpe No Change Nil


Engineers

146 Field Company No change Rotherham and Sheffield Rotherham and Sheffield No Change Nil

Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Crawley Crawley No Change Nil

150 Recovery Company No change Redhill Croydon No later than Dec 16 Redhill TA Centre to be vacated.

128 Field Company No change Portsmouth Portsmouth No Change Nil

133 Field Company Expanded footprint Ashford Ashford and Bexleyheath No later than Dec 16 Includes re-roled 71 Signal

Regiment Light Aid Detachment.


Engineers

169 Field Company New Company N/A Barnet and Brentwood No later than Dec 16 Nil

Battalion HQ and HQ Company

New Battalion HQ created alongside existing Company.

N/A Northampton No later than Dec 16 Nil

118 Recovery Company No change Northampton and Corby Northampton and

Corby No Change Nil

126 Field Company No change Coventry Coventry and Redditch No later than Dec 16 Nil


Engineers

129 Field Company New Company N/A Swindon No later than Dec 16 Nil




148 Field Company New Company N/A Derby and Nottingham No later than Dec 16 Expansion of current 73 Engineer Regiment Light Aid Detachment.

Battalion HQ and HQ Company New Regiment N/A Bristol No later than Dec 16 Nil

130 Field Company New Company N/A Yeovil and Taunton No later than Dec 16 Nil 131 Recovery Company New Company N/A Gloucester No later than Dec 16 Nil

158 Field Company New Company N/A Bristol No later than Dec 16 Nil


Engineers

160 Field Company New Company N/A Bridgend and Cwmbran No later than Dec 16

Expansion of existing Welsh Transport Regiment and Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) Light Aid Detachments.

Battalion HQ and HQ Company New Regiment N/A East Kilbride No later than Dec 16 Nil

155 Recovery Company New Company N/A Glasgow No later than Dec 16 Nil

157 Field Company New Company N/A Belfast and Lisburn No later than Dec 16 Nil

152 Field Company New Company N/A Edinburgh and Dunfermline No later than Dec 16 Nil


Engineers

153 Field Company

Resubordinated from 102 Battalion Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

Grangemouth Grangemouth No later than Dec 16 Nil




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CORPS (ROYAL MILITARY POLICE) AND (MILITARY PROVOST STAFF)


1st Regiment Royal Military

Police

243 Provost Company

Merger of 243 and 252 Provost Companies

Livingston and Lisburn Livingston and Stockton on Tees

No later than Jan 15 Loss of 252 Coy name mitigated by it becoming a troop of 243 and

remaining in current location. 3rd Regiment Royal Military

Police

116 Provost Company

No change Cannock and Manchester Cannock and Manchester

No Change Nil

4th Regiment Royal Military

Police

253 Provost Company

No change Tulse Hill and Southampton

Tulse Hill No later than Jan 15 Consolidation

5th Regiment Royal Military

Police

252 Provost Company

Deletion Newcastle Upon Tyne - No later than Jan 15 252 Provost company merged into 1st Regiment

Special Investigation

Branch Regiment

83, 84 and 85 Sections

No change Winchester Bulford No later than Jan 15 Nil

No 1 Company Military Provost Staff No Change Colchester Colchester No Change




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS


101 Squadron New Squadron - North Luffenham No later than Dec 16

1 Military Working Dog

Regiment 105 Squadron New Squadron - North Luffenham No later than Dec 16

St Georges Barracks, North Luffenham is the future home of the Regular 1 MWD unit. It is close to the Defence Animal Centre at Melton Mowbray. 1 MWD Regiment should occupy North Luffenham in 2015.




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – INTELLIGENCE CORPS


Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change London (Worship St) London (Worship St) No Change Nil

31 Military Intelligence Company

Elements resubordinate to 72 Military Intelligence Company

London (Worship St) and Portsmouth London (Worship St) No later than May 14

314 and 315 Military Intelligence Sections in Portsmouth resubordinate to 72 Military Intelligence Company and move to Southampton

32 Military Intelligence Company No change London (Worship St) Cambridge No later than Mar 14

The Company will occupy the TA Centre vacated by 36 Signal Squadron, 37 Signal Regiment

33 Military Intelligence Company No change London (Hampstead) London (Hampstead) No later than May 14 Nil

3 Military Intelligence

Battalion

34 Military Intelligence Company No change London (Hampstead) Cambridge No later than Mar 15

The Company will occupy the TA Centre vacated by 36 Signal Squadron, 37 Signal Regiment

Battalion HQ and HQ Company No change Coulby Newham Edinburgh No later than Jan 15 Nil

51 Military Intelligence Company See Remarks N/A Edinburgh and

Glasgow No later than May 14 Based on existing 52 Military Intelligence Company with a Det forming in Glasgow


Main Elements resubordinate to 51 MI Company; Company reforms in Newcastle

Edinburgh Newcastle No later than May 14

Based on 533 and 534 Military Intelligence Sections in Gateshead, which will resubordinate to 52 Military Intelligence Company and move to Newcastle. MacDonald Road TAC to be vacated.


Battalion


533 and 534 Military Intelligence Sections resubordinate to 52 Military intelligence Company

York Leeds No later than May 14

Based on existing 53 Military Intelligence Company in York, 531 and 532 sects moving to New location in Leeds.

6 Military

Battalion HQ and HQ Company New Battalion N/A Manchester No later than May 14 Nil





New company based on elements of 55 Military Intelligence Company

Chorley Manchester No later than May 14

Based on 554 and 555 Military Intelligence Sections in Chorley, which will resubordinate to 61 Military Intelligence Company and move to Manchester



Lisburn Lisburn No later than May 14

Based on 524, 525 and 526 Military Intelligence Sections in Lisburn, which will resubordinate to 62 Military Intelligence Company.

Intelligence Battalion



Stourbridge and Nottingham

Stourbridge and Bletchley No later than May 14

The Company will retain 551, 552 and 553 Military Intelligence Sections at Stourbridge, but move 556 and 557 Military Sections from Nottingham to occupy Bletchley TA Centre vacated by 1 Signal Squadron, 38 Signal Regiment

Battalion HQ and HQ Company New Battalion N/A Bristol No later than May 14 Nil


Current 54 Military Intelligence Company Resubordination only

Bristol Bristol and Cardiff No later than May 14

Formed from current 54 Military Intelligence Company, with 543 and 545 Military Intelligence Sections, currently in Newport moving to Cardiff to form 711 Military Intelligence Section.


New company based on elements of 31 and 54 Military Intelligence Companies

Portsmouth and Exeter Southampton and Exeter No later than May 14

Based on 314 and 315 Military Intelligence Sections in Portsmouth, which will move to Southampton, and 542 and 547 Military Intelligence Sections in Exeter


Battalion

73 Military Intelligence Company New Company N/A Hermitage No later than May 14

Denison Barracks, Hermitage will be the future location of 15 Psychological Operations Group, the Land Intelligence Fusion Centre, and the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit from 2015

Intelligence Officers Support Section and Technical Intelligence Staff Officer Section, 3 Military Intelligence Battalion

Regrouping and growth of existing assets – see

remarks London (Worship Street) Hermitage No later than May 14 A national unit, to become the

Specialist Group Military Intelligence




SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES – MEDIA OPERATIONS GROUP


Media Operations Group No change Kingston Upon Thames Kingston Upon Thames No Change Future work will investigate the possibility of the group moving location


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