Units of the Royal Engineers
Open-knowledge reference entry
This is a list of units of the British Army's Royal Engineers.
Brigades & Groups
8th Engineer Brigade
12 (Force Support) Engineer Group
32 Engineer Regiment
36 Engineer Regiment (Force Support)
39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support)
71 Engineer Regiment (paired with 39 Regiment)
75 Engineer Regiment (paired with 36 Regiment)
42 Headquarters & Support Squadron
20 Works Group (Air Support)
510 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields) (Army Reserve)
529 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support)
531 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields)
532 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Air Support)
534 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Airfields)
62 Works Group
508 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) (Army Reserve)
519 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
522 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
523 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
524 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
63 Works Group
517 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
518 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
525 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks) (Army Reserve)
527 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
535 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
65 Works Group (Army Reserve)
503 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (FP)
504 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (P)
506 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (W)
507 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (R)
509 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (PI)
526 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (Wks)
66 Works Group (Air Support)
502 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (FP)
516 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (BP)
521 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (WD)
528 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (P)
530 Specialist Team Royal Engineers (M)
29 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search) Engineer Group
29 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Group Support Unit
28 Engineer Regiment (C-CBRN) (Counter-Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence)
33 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S) (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search)
35 Engineer Regiment (EOD&S) (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search)
101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD&S) (paired with 33 Regiment)
11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment RLC
1 Military Working Dog Regiment
25 (Close Support) Engineer Group
21 Engineer Regiment
22 Engineer Regiment (supporting 20 ABCT)
26 Engineer Regiment (supporting 12 ABCT)
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers
Regiments
Below is a list of the regiments of the Royal Engineers.
See RSME for 1 RSME Regiment and 3 RSME Regiment
21 Engineer Regiment, at Claro Barracks, Ripon
Regimental Headquarters
7 Headquarters and Support Squadron
1 Field Squadron
4 Field Squadron
23 Amphibious Engineer Squadron, in Sennelager (from 2021 to present part of German-British Engineer Battalion 130 of the German Army)
29 Field Squadron
22 Engineer Regiment, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down
Regimental Headquarters
6 Headquarters and Support Squadron
3 Armoured Engineer Squadron
5 Armoured Engineer Squadron
52 Armoured Engineer Squadron
23 Parachute Engineer Regiment, at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge
Regimental Headquarters
12 (Nova Scotia) Headquarters and Support Squadron
9 Parachute Squadron
51 Parachute Squadron
299 Parachute Squadron, in Kingston upon Hull
No. 1 Parachute Troop, in Kingston upon Hull
No. 2 Parachute Troop, in Wakefield
No. 2 Parachute Troop, in Pontefract
24 Commando Engineer Regiment, at RM Chivenor, Braunton
Regimental Headquarters
54 Commando Field Squadron
59 Commando Field Squadron
131 Commando Field Squadron, in Kingsbury, London
300 Troop, in Plymouth
301 Troop, in Sheldon
302 Troop, in Bath
26 Engineer Regiment, at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down
Regimental Headquarters
38 Headquarters and Support Squadron
8 Armoured Engineer Squadron
30 Armoured Engineer Squadron
33 Armoured Engineer Squadron
28 Engineer Regiment (Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (C-CBRN))
Regimental Headquarters, at RAF Honington, Honington
64 Headquarters and Support Squadron (C-CBRN), at RAF Honington, Honington
42 Field Squadron (C-CBRN), at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge
77 Field Squadron (C-CBRN), at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge
Falcon (Area Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Squadron, Royal Tank Regiment, at Harman Lines, Warminster Garrison
32 Engineer Regiment, at Marne Barracks, Catterick Garrison
Regimental Headquarters
2 Headquarters and Support Squadron
26 Field Squadron
31 Field Squadron
37 Field Squadron
33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S)), at Carver Barracks, Wimbish
Regimental Headquarters
49 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
58 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
821 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
35 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search (EOD&S)), at Carver Barracks, Wimbish
Regimental Headquarters
15 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
17 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
21 Field Squadron (EOD&S)
36 Engineer Regiment (Queen's Gurkha Engineers), at Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone
Regimental Headquarters – doubles as RHQ, Queen's Gurkha Engineers
50 Headquarters and Support Squadron
67 (Gurkha) Field Squadron
68 (Gurkha) Field Squadron
69 (Gurkha) Field Squadron
70 (Gurkha) Parachute Squadron
39 Engineer Regiment (Air Support), at Kinloss Barracks, Kinloss
Regimental Headquarters
60 Headquarters and Support Squadron
65 Field Support Squadron
34 Field Squadron
48 Field Squadron
53 Field Squadron
42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic), at RAF Wyton, Wyton
Regimental Headquarters and Special Support Team
13 Geographic Squadron
14 Geographic Squadron
16 Geographic Squadron
135 Geographic Squadron, in Ewell and Reading
71 Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve)
Regimental Headquarters at Leuchars Station
102 (Clyde) Field Squadron, in Paisley and Barnsford Bridge
103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron, in Newcastle
124 (Lowland) Field Support Squadron, in Cumbernauld, Leuchars, and Kinloss
10 (Orkney) Troop, in Kirkwall
591 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, in Bangor, Northern Ireland
75 Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve)
106 (West Riding) Field Squadron (V), at Bailey Barracks, Sheffield
2 Troop, in Sheffield
107 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Field Squadron, in Birkenhead
202 Field Squadron, in Manchester
Manx Troop, in Douglas, Isle of Man
350 Field Squadron (EOD), in Chesterfield
101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (EOD) (Army Reserve):
217 Field Squadron (EOD), in Ilford and Southend)
221 Field Squadron (EOD), in Bexleyheath and Catford)
579 Field Squadron (EOD), in Tunbridge Wells, Rochester and Redhill)
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
Regimental Headquarters Troop, at Monmouth Castle
100 Field Squadron, in Cwmbran, Bristol, Cardiff, and Swansea
225 (City of Birmingham) Field Squadron, in Birmingham. 1 troop at Stoke, 2 troop at Cannock, 3 troop and squadron headquarters at Oldbury.
Jersey Field Squadron, in St Helier. With a troop at Guernsey.
All regiments also have a Light Aid Detachment (LAD) provided by Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
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