25 (Close Support) Engineer Group

25 (Close Support) Engineer Group
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Active	1947–1957 1957–1961 2014–Present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Role	Military Engineering
Part of	3rd (United Kingdom) Division
Garrison/HQ	Bulford Camp

25 (Close Support) Engineer Group is an engineering group of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers.

History

The group was formed in 2014 under the Army 2020 programme. ^[1]

Current structure

After the Army 2020 Refine, the group now has the following structure (Volunteer units have RHQ location shown); ^[2]

• Group Headquarters, at Wing Barracks, Bulford Camp
  • 21 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Claro Barracks, Ripon ^{[3] [4] [5]}
  • 22 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down ^[3]
  • 26 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down ^{[3] [5]}

Commanding officers

The Commanding officers have been: ^[6]

• 2014–2015: Col. Charles S.E. Thackway
• 2015–2019: Col. Paul B. Nicholson
• 2019–present: Col. Stephen W. Davies

References

1. "Transforming the British Army: an update" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. p. 12. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
2. "25 (Close Support) Engineer Group". www.army.mod.uk. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
3. "Army, Question for Ministry of Defence — current Order of Battle by manpower and basing locations for the corps". United Kingdom Parliament — Written questions, answers, and statements. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
4. Tom Sables (20 October 2020). "Is Your Military Base Closing? Read The Full List Of Sites Shutting". Forces Network. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
5. "Corps of Royal Engineers". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
6. "Regiments and Commanding Officers, 1960 - Colin Mackie" (PDF). p. 118. Retrieved 22 June 2021.