150 Regiment RLC is a reserve

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of the

Royal Logistic Corps The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army. History The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps: * Royal Engine ...

of the

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History

The regiment was formed in the

Royal Corps of Transport The Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) was a British Army Corps established to manage all matters in relation to the transport of men and material for the Army and the wider defence forces. It was formed in 1965 and disbanded in 1993; its units and tr ...

in 1967, as 150th (Northumbrian) Transport Regiment from seven territorial transport regiments, with four transport squadrons. The regiment was transferred into the

and was renamed the 150th (Yorkshire) Regiment RLC in 1993., regiments.org 216 Squadron was transferred to 159th Support Regiment in 2006 but transferred back under

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in 2014.

Structure

The regiment's structure of five task squadrons, communications troop and band make it the largest unit in the Reserve RLC: *Regimental Headquarters, at Londesborough Barracks,

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*523 Headquarters Squadron, at Londesborough Barracks, Hull *216 Transport Squadron, in

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*217 Transport Squadron, in

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*218 Tanker Squadron, in Hull *219 Transport Squadron, in

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*160 Transport Squadron in

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References

External links

* {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Regiments of the Royal Corps of Transport Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps Military units and formations established in 1967