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153 (Highland) Transport Regiment
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153 (Highland) Transport Regiment 1967–1993 United Kingdom United Kingdom Regiment Logistics Royal Logistic Corps
153rd (Highland) Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport, was a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom.
History
The regiment was formed from 433 (Forth) Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport in 1967.http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlc153.htm regiments.org 153rd (Highland) Transport Regiment https://web.archive.org/web/20071016202854/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/corps/rlc153.htm 16 October 2007 It consisted of three transport squadrons. A third transport squadron, 239 Squadron, was formed in 1969 taking many of the soldiers who had served in The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse when it was converted into a cadre in that year. Princess Alice visited the regiment in 1982.http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/41e91076-4966-4efb-9b5b-58fc503b24ea 153 (Highland) Transport Regiment (Volunteers), RCT National Archives 24 November 2017 In 1992, 239 Squadron converted to re-form the Forfar Yeomanry/Scottish Horse Squadron of The Scottish Yeomanry. The regiment was amalgamated with 154 (Lowland) Transport Regiment in 1993 to form The Scottish Transport Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993.
Structure
The final structure was as follows:
212 Ambulance Squadron
230 Squadron
231 Squadron
References
Category:Regiments of the Royal Corps of Transport
Category:Military units and formations established in 1967
Category:Scottish regiments
Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1993