75 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)

75 Engineer Regiment is a Royal Engineers regiment, part of the British Army's Army Reserve.

75 Engineer Regiment
Active	1967 – Present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Role	Combat engineering
Size	4 squadrons 504 personnel[1]
Part of	8th Engineer Brigade 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group
Garrison/HQ	Regimental Headquarters – Warrington

History

In 1967, the regiment consisted of 125 and 143 Squadrons) from the former North Midland Divisional Engineers. In 1993 and 1999 respectively, 125 (Staffordshire) Field Squadron at Stoke-on-Trent and 143 Plant Squadron at Walsall fell under the command the 75th Engineer Regiment. 143 Plant Squadron was subsequently disbanded, but 125 Field Squadron was expanded with a Plant Troop at Cannock.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Under the initial Army 2020 restructuring, the regiment has been paired with the 36th Engineer Regiment.^[7] Additionally, the regiment will move 12 (Force Support) Engineer Group.^[8]

On 4 February 2021, the regiment formally took responsibility for the Isle of Man Army Reserve Centre. The Commanding Officer later issued a statement indicating he wished to expand the Army Reserve presence on the island, and eventually become part of the regiment.^[9]

Current organisation

The regiment's current organisation is as follows:

• Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, at Peninsula Barracks, Warrington^[10]
• 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron, at Bailey Barracks, Sheffield^[11] – formerly part of 32 Engineer Regiment, but transferred out following Army 2020 Refine
  • 2 Troop, in Batley^[12]
• 107 (Lancaster and Cheshire) Field Squadron, in Birkenhead^[13]
  • 2 Troop, at Peninsula Barracks, Warrington^[10]
• 202 Field Squadron, in Failsworth, Manchester^[14]
  • Royal Engineers Manx Troop, at Douglas, Isle of Man
• 350 (The Robin Hood Foresters) Field Squadron,^[15] at Foresters House,^[16] in Nottingham
  • 3 Troop, at Wallis Barracks, Chesterfield