150 Regiment RLC
Active1967-present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RoleLogistics
SizeRegiment
456 personnel[1]
Part ofRoyal Logistic Corps
Website150 Regiment RLC

150 Regiment RLC is a reserve regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps of the British Army.

History

The regiment was formed in the Royal Corps of Transport in 1967, as 150th (Northumbrian) Transport Regiment from seven territorial transport regiments, with four transport squadrons. The regiment was transferred into the Royal Logistic Corps and was renamed the 150th (Yorkshire) Regiment RLC in 1993.[2] 216 Squadron was transferred to 159th Support Regiment in 2006[2] but transferred back under Army 2020 in 2014.[3]

Structure

The regiment's structure of five task squadrons, communications troop and band make it the largest unit in the Reserve RLC:[4]

  • Regimental Headquarters, at Londesborough Barracks, Hull
  • 523 Headquarters Squadron, at Londesborough Barracks, Hull
  • 216 Transport Squadron, in Tynemouth
  • 217 Transport Squadron, in Leeds
  • 218 Tanker Squadron, in Hull
  • 219 Transport Squadron, in Doncaster
  • 160 Transport Squadron in Lincoln

References

  1. ↑ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 "150th Transport Regiment". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007., regiments.org
  3. ↑ "Squadrons allocated to active regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps under Army 2020" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "150 Regiment RLC". Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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