153 (Highland) Transport Regiment

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153 (Highland) Transport Regiment
Active1967–1993
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
TypeRegiment
RoleLogistics
Part of Royal Logistic Corps

153rd (Highland) Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport, was a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom.

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History

The regiment was formed from 433 (Forth) Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport in 1967. [1] It consisted of three transport squadrons. [1] A third transport squadron, 239 Squadron, was formed in 1969 taking many of the soldiers who had served in The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse when it was converted into a cadre in that year. [1] Princess Alice visited the regiment in 1982. [2] In 1992, 239 Squadron converted to re-form the Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse Squadron of The Scottish Yeomanry. [1] The regiment was amalgamated with 154 (Lowland) Transport Regiment in 1993 to form The Scottish Transport Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993. [1]

Structure

The final structure was as follows: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "153rd (Highland) Transport Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007.
  2. ↑ "153 (Highland) Transport Regiment (Volunteers), RCT". National Archives. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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