159 Regiment RLC

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159 Regiment RLC
Active1 April 2007-present
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
RoleLogistics
Size Regiment
484 personnel [1]
Part of Royal Logistic Corps
Website 159 Regiment RLC
Insignia
Identification
symbol		 20150122-CLIX Logo Full 159RLC.png

159 Regiment RLC is a reserve regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. It forms part of 102 Logistic Brigade.

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History

The regiment was formed on 1 April 2007 as a product of Future Army Structures (FAS) with the aim of providing the contingent component to 6 Supply Regiment. [2]

The regiment was made-up of one sub-unit from the Scottish Transport Regiment (125 Squadron), one squadron from 150 Regiment RLC (216 Squadron) and two squadrons from the Welsh Transport Regiment (123 Squadron and 237 Squadron). [3]

123 Supply Squadron is located nearby to the large MOD Donnington depot, which holds and issues a large range of Army stores. [4]

In the summer of 2014, under the Army 2020 re-organisation, the regiment was restructured. 216 Squadron in Tynemouth re-subordinated back to 150 Regiment RLC [5] and 381 Squadron in Lancaster re-subordinated into 156 Regiment RLC. [6] 125 Squadron closed its base in Glasgow but re-formed in Stoke-on-Trent in late 2014. [7] The regiment also received 294 Squadron, based in Grantham. [7]

Structure

Unit sign at 123 Supply Squadron Army Reserve Centre, Telford, with co-located REME Army Reserve company. Unit sign at Donnington Army Reserve Centre, Telford.jpg
Unit sign at 123 Supply Squadron Army Reserve Centre, Telford, with co-located REME Army Reserve company.

The current structure is as follows:

References

  1. ↑ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Territorial Army". House of Commons, Daily Hansard – Written Answers. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "159th Support Regiment, RLC (Volunteers)". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "123 (Telford) Supply Squadon". West Midlands RFCA. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "216 Transport Squadron". British Army. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "156 Regiment RLC". British Army. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "159 Regiment RLC". British Army. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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