tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16409065530938662062012-01-02T05:23:32.286-08:0059Sqnhistoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09768184857519574573noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640906553093866206.post-42282699724583487322010-03-02T16:15:00.000-08:002010-04-03T04:58:10.496-07:00<strong>1927/1928 - China</strong><br />In honour of the Sqn work on the Shanghi Defence Force, they were permitted the following Motto - A White Chinese Dragon on an RE Flag.<br /><br /><strong>Jan 1947</strong> .... 56 Field Company formed.<br /><strong>Jan 1947 - June 1947</strong> .... Egypt, attached to 1 Armoured Division Engineers.<br /><br /><strong>June 1947 - Oct 1947</strong> .... Palestine as part of 1 Armoured Division Engineers.<br /><br /><strong>Oct 1947 - Nov 1947</strong> .... Kenya attached to HQ East African Engineers.<br /><br /><strong>Nov 1947 - June 1949</strong> .... Kenya attached to 34 Engineer Regiment.<br /><strong>June 1949</strong> .... Regiment &amp; Squadron Dis-banded.<br /><br /><strong>Jan 1950</strong> .... Re-formed as 56 Field Squadron after re-titling 34 Field Squadron.<br /><strong>Jan 1950 - May 1958</strong> .... Hong Kong attached to 24 Field Engineer Regiment.<br /><br /><strong>May 1958 - June 1958</strong> .... Based in Barton Stacey.<br /><br /><strong>June 1958</strong> .... Re-titled 56 (MT) Squadron.<br />56 Field Squadron was reduced to a Cadre, amalgameted to 'B' Squadron - 4 Training Regiment.<br /><strong>June 1958 - June 1962</strong> .... 4 Training Regiment.<br /><br /><strong>June 1962 - July 1963</strong> .... Based at Aldershot with 1 Training Regiment (absorbed MT of 55 Sqn)<br /><br /><strong>July 1963 - Jan 1968</strong> .... Based at Crookham with 1 Training Regiment.<br /><br /><strong>Jan 1968 - July 1977</strong> .... Based at Crookham with 3 Training Regiment.<br /><br /><strong>July 1977 - Sept 1979</strong> .... Based at Crookham with 1 Training Regiment.<br /><br /><strong>Sept 1979</strong> .... Based at Gib Bks, Camberley with 1 Training Regiment.<br /><br /><strong>1st April 2008</strong> .... Title transfered to 56 Commando Field Squadron.<br />Based at Chivenor with 24 Commando Engineer Regiment.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1640906553093866206-4228269972458348732?l=56cdosqn.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>59Sqnhistoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09768184857519574573noreply@blogger.com0