155 (Wessex) Transport Regiment | |
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Active | 1967–1993 2006–2014 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Regiment |
Role | Logistics |
Part of | Royal Logistic Corps |
155 (Wessex) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, was a regiment in the United Kingdom's Territorial Army that was initially formed in 1967 and disbanded in 2014.
The regiment was first formed in the Royal Corps of Transport as 155th (Wessex) Regiment, RCT (Volunteers) in 1967. [1] It was disbanded in 1993 but re-formed in the Royal Logistic Corps as 155th (Wessex) Transport Regiment, RLC (Volunteers) in 2006. [1] It disbanded under Army 2020, with 232 Transport Squadron re-roling to a Port Squadron and then moving to 165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC. [2]
The final structure was as follows: [1]
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