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59 SQUADRON HISTORY 1900 - Present. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. To navigate this Site, click on Icons. To return to main section - click on RE Stripes. The Squadron was reduced to a Cadre and amalgamated with SME to form 59 SME. 59 RSME became - 36 RSME.
Thursday, February 11, 2010. Lt Richard Oliver took troop to Aden, to cover the withdrawal, supporting 40 Cdo RM. Set-up Services for 17 Division HQ. Evening entertainment was the great Sport of Frog Racing.
Saturday, October 24, 2009. Advance Party sailed to Bangkok on the Sir Galahad, sailing through rough storms, a very rough journey. Then followed the 450 mile journey to Leong Nok, travelling in Convoy and staging at various US Air Bases. Squadron returned to Operation Crown. Most training was at Troop level. It took another Troop more th.
Saturday, October 24, 2009. 59 Squadron - Advance Party arrived in Singapore, under command of Major Bramwell. Drivers were taken to Malaya - Terendak, to collect vehicles for the Squadron, despite the Chinese Riots, which were being contained. The MT drivers, then had to teach the Squadron drivers, how to drive in 4 lane traffic, rather than the two lane traffic in the UK. The main party of 59 Field Squadron arrived in Singapore.
59 Squadron formed at Narborough in 1916 during the First World War, as a reconnaissance squadron.
Saturday, October 24, 2009. 59 Field Squadron - Re-formation - 15th May 1963. The Squadron returned to Chatham and run down to a Cadre, the Squadron Staff were amalgamated with B Sqn of the Depot Regiment to form 59 SME in Brompton Barraks, with Major HP Cunningham assuming command of the Squadron. 59 SME Squadron granted the Royal title, now becamr 59 RSME Sqn. The Squadron was re-titled 36 RSME Sqn.
No royal knows this better than poor Prince Charles. The heir to the British throne is perhaps squirming a little because of the enforced publication of his letters to various government ministers a decade ago. The famous black spider memos. The hoo-ha about the .