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In 1982, 9 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers – then based in Aldershot and now part of Woodbridge-based 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment – played a key role in the British task force sent to successfully repel the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands.
9 Parachute Squadron has retained its airborne role continuously since 1942 and remains the longest serving in-role airborne unit in Airborne Forces.
9 Indep Para Squadron RE Permalink Submitted by Gerry Taggart on Sat, 2021-02-13 23:50 . I was lucky to serve twice in The Squadron. 1965-69. trips to Kenya, Libya and many exercises in England Scotland and Wales.
Updated 4th April 2022. Op Freshman: In memory of those who took part in Operation Freshman in November 1942. More . Cromwell Lock: Cromwell Lock Memorial. In memory of the ten Sappers from 300 Tp, 131 Indep Para Sqn RE (V) who lost their lives on the River Trent on 28th September 1975.
9 Parachute Squadron RE (often abbreviated to '9 Sqn' [9]) is an airborne squadron of the British Army's Corps of Royal Engineers. It is part of 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment based at Rock Barracks in Woodbridge, Suffolk and provides close engineer support to 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team.
9 Parachute Squadron has retained its airborne role continuously since 1942 and remains the longest serving in-role airborne unit in Airborne Forces. The Squadron’s history goes back to 1787, when the Chatham Company of “Royal Military Artificers” was raised at Chatham.
Dep: 1200 Pte Gerald Bull 3 Para . Arr: 1330 St Peters Church War Memorial, 2 St Peters Close, Walsall WS28EA ///dinner.valve.beard. Dep: 1400 Pte Mark Dodsworth 3 Para . Arr: 1500 St Marys Church, Marston on Dove, Derbyshire, DE65 5GB ///trembles.covenants.panicking. Dep: 1530 Memorial - Spr Wayne Tarbard 4 Tp 9 Para Sqn RE
