103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron

The 72nd (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Engineer Regiment was a territorial regiment of the Royal Engineers, British Army, for three periods between 1967 and 2014.

History
The 72nd Engineer Regiment was formed when the Territorial Army was re-organized in the 1960s. It was created from the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division's engineer regiment and some other separate squadrons. Its first and only headquarters were at Gateshead. From 1967 - 1992 it was assigned to the 29th Engineer Brigade. Both 103 and 188 Squadrons were assigned to the "Harrier Support Group" from 1972 - 1982. In 1999 the regiment was disbanded but one squadron remained 72 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Air Support Field Squadron which was a reserve air support squadron within the 71st Engineer Regiment. In 2006 the regiment was reformed and 72 Squadron became the new headquarters squadron. Under Army 2020 the regiment will disband but the squadrons will be reassigned to other regiments.

Structure
The regiment's structure changed a few times as it was disbanded than re-raised. The structure in 1992:


 * Headquarters Squadron
 * 103 (1st Newcastle) Field Squadron
 * 105 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Plant Squadron
 * 118 (Tees) Field Squadron
 * 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron

When the regiment was later re-formed it had the following structure:


 * 103 (1st Newcastle) Field Squadron (moving to 21st Engineer Regiment)
 * 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron (moving to 32nd Engineer Regiment)
 * 299 Parachute Squadron (moving to 23rd Parachute Engineer Regiment)