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152 (North Irish) Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps(formally 152 (Ulster) Transport Regiment RLC (V)

152 (North Irish) Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps (152 Regt RLC) is a regional army reserve fuel supply regiment based in Belfast, Londonderry and Coleraine. The regiments role is to provide specialist fuel supply in support of joint expeditionary and enduring operations worldwide.

The regiment trains imaginatively and regularly to ensure it is fit for its role as a regiment, also maintaining a good level of fitness to enable its personnel to perform their role effectively. It operates a wide range of vehicles and trains to operate in all types of environments. The regimental ethos is work hard - play hard, with lots of opportunities for personnel to experience new and interesting challenges.

The regiments composition is two fuel tanker squadrons, a petroleum squadron and a headquarter squadron as follows:

a.	211 (Londonderry) Tanker squadron RLC. Comprises of squadron headquarters, A Troop, B Troop based in Caw Camp Londonderry with C Troop located in Coleraine.

b.	220 (Belfast) Tanker Squadron RLC. Based in Kinnegar camp which is on the outskirts of Belfast has squadron headquarters and all three troops in the one location.

c.	227 (Belfast) Headquarters Squadron RLC comprises regimental headquarters, regimental training, regimental recruiting, regimental quartermaster, regimental administration and supporting staff including the regiments Pipes & Drums band based in Palace Barracks, on the outskirts of Belfast.

d.	400 (Belfast) Petroleum Squadron RLC is also based in Place Barracks and comprises of squadron headquarters, A and B Troop with C Troop being a Battlefield Fuel Installation troop.

If you are interested in joining the team at 152 (North Irish) Regiment RLC to learn new transferable skills, travel, experience adventure, sport and much more, whilst getting paid and earning a pension: contact the regimental recruiting team using the phone number below:

Belfast 02890420642

Regimental History of 152 (North Irish) Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps The volunteer spirit of the Ulsterman first manifests itself in service with the antecedents of 152 (North Irish) Regiment during World War One. The 36th (Ulster) Divisional Train Army Service Corps (ASC) was formed on the 16th November 1914 and recruited men from the local community. The volunteers of ‘36 Divisional Train’ supported many battles during World War One, the most notable being the Battle of Albert in July 1916.

On 25 November 1918 the ASC was recognised for its contributions during the Great War and awarded the title ‘Royal’, becoming the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC). Some reorganisation took place and the Territorial Force Companies of the Divisional Train were subsumed elsewhere in the United Kingdom or disbanded.

In 1939, 3 (Ulster) Anti Aircraft (AA) Company RASC (Supplementary Reserve) was formed to provide support to 3 (AA) Brigade with volunteers seeing action in France, Belgium and the Far East. At the end of World War Two, there was further rationalisation and 601 and 931 (Ulster) Companies RASC (Territorial Army or TA) were formed at Victoria Barracks and Girdwood Barracks respectively, providing logistic support to 107 (Ulster) Infantry Brigade (TA).

The next major turn in the Regiment’s history was the formation of the Northern Ireland Column RASC (TA) during the reorganisation of the Territorial Army in 1961. The unit comprised 931 (Ulster) Company RASC (TA) and a new sub-unit 538 (Ulster) Company RASC (TA), both based at Sunnyside Street. 540 (Ulster) Company RASC (TA) (complete with Pipes & Drums) was formed in Londonderry from a platoon of 931 Company and a disbanded troop of artillery.

540 Company soon became the recruiting hub for the entire North West. Under the logistic services re-organisation of 1965 the Northern Ireland Column became 68 (Northern Ireland) Regiment Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) (TA), the Companies becoming Squadrons of the new Regiment.

On 01 April 1967, 68 (NI) Regiment RCT (TA) was changed to 152 (Ulster) Ambulance Regiment RCT (V). 538 and 931 Squadrons combined to form 220 (Ulster) Ambulance Squadron RCT (V) and 540 Squadron in Londonderry became 211 (Ulster) Ambulance Squadron RCT (V) (with a small detachment at Enniskillen). 601 Company was disbanded to form 400 (Ulster) Heavy Troop RCT (TA). In 1976 400 (Ulster) Heavy Troop RCT (V) was disbanded and personnel largely absorbed into 220 Squadron.

The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5th April 1993. As such, the Regiment was renamed and re-badged to 152 (Ulster) Ambulance Regiment RLC (V). In 1999, and as part of the Strategic Defence Review, 580 (Cardiff) Ambulance Squadron was amalgamated into the Regiment, the Regiment comprising Headquarters, 211 Transport Squadron, 220 Transport Squadron, 227 HQ Squadron, 580 Transport Squadron and REME Workshops.

The Army was re-organised yet again to meet Future Army Structures (FAS) and to support operations. 152 (Ulster) Ambulance Regiment was directed to re-role to ‘Heavy Lift’ by no later than 01 April 2008. The Regiment’s title was formally changed to 152 (Ulster) Transport Regiment RLC (V) on 7 July 2007 and the ambulances exchanged for --(DROPS) vehicles.

To receive this heavy, vast new fleet the Regimental Headquarters (RHQ), 220 and 227 Squadrons were relocated from Sunnyside Street to Palace Barracks on 01 November 2007 – a heart rendering move after 47 years of successful recruiting at Sunnyside Street. 400 Transport Squadron was reformed at Palace Barracks on 01 November 2007 and 580 Squadron handed back to The Welsh Transport Regiment on 10 January 2008.

During 2008, the Regiment was awarded the honour of the Freedom of the Borough from Coleraine Council in recognition of its service to Queen & Country, followed later with the awards of the Freedoms of Ballymoney in 2012 and Castlereagh in 2013.

Under Army Reserve 2020 the regiment was to change once again; this time in a fuel support role formally changing on the 01 October 2014 to 152 (North Irish) Regiment RLC. It now comprise 211 Tanker Squadron in Caw Camp, Londonderry, 220 Tanker Squadron in Kinnegar Logistic Base, 227 Headquarter Squadron (with the most excellent Pipes & Drums band) and 400 Petroleum Squadron in Palace Barracks (Holywood)

Throughout the timeline of volunteer service in Northern Ireland, the regiment has received over 20,000 volunteers through its doors. It has remained exceptionally well recruited and it is nice to see that old soldiers and Regiments never really die. Soldiers and officers from the Regiment have participated in every major land operation in various theatres around the world. These include Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, the Falklands, the Gulf, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Throughout the regiments timeline, 514 volunteers have been injured or killed for the freedom that UK and other nations enjoy, or would wish to enjoy. The Regiment recently had soldiers return from a deployment with 4 Logistic Support Regiment RLC in Afghanistan. It is very much down to the motivation of the Regiment’s personnel, the support of spouses, employers, the local community and the chain of command that it has been able to generate such worthwhile military capability.

The Regiment continues to flourish and will continue to support its regular army counterparts wherever they are needed. As defence transforms the regiment will in-turn transform. 152 (North Irish) Regiment The Royal Logistic Corps embraces the volunteer ethos in Northern Ireland and demonstrates why it, as one Army, are so successful.