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154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC

FieldValue
unit_name154 (Scottish) Regiment RLC
imageRlcbadge.jpg
image_size100
captionCap Badge of the Royal Logistic Corps
dates1993–Present
countryUnited Kingdom
branch
typeLogistic Regiment
role3rd Line Transport
sizeRegiment
431 personnel
command_structure[4th Light Brigade Combat Team](4th-light-brigade-combat-team)
equipmentMAN SV
<!-- Commanders -->current_commanderLieutenant Colonel Sarah Johnson MBE RLC
current_RSMWO1 Andrew Maloney RLC
ceremonial_chiefThe Princess Royal
colonel_of_the_regimentCol Gordon Stewart
notable_commanders
identification_symbol_2[[File:MacDuff (regimental - Government 16) tartan, centred, zoomed out.png100px]]
identification_symbol_2_labelRegimental Tartan
(No. 16, MacDuff)
identification_symbol_3[[Image:RLC TRF.svg100px]]
identification_symbol_3_labelTactical Recognition Flash
identification_symbol_4154 Regt RLC
identification_symbol_4_labelAbbreviation
mottoWe Sustain
marchQuick March - *On Parade*
Slow March -*Lion, Sword and Crown*
anniversariesFormation Day 5 Apr
battle_honoursPeninsula
Battle of Waterloo
Lucknow
Taku Forts
Peking

431 personnel (No. 16, MacDuff) Slow March -Lion, Sword and Crown Battle of Waterloo Lucknow Taku Forts Peking 154 (Scottish) Regiment is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. It forms part of the Army Reserve. Its role is to provide general transport support at 'third line' for the British Army.

History

The regiment was formed as the 154th (Lowland) Regiment, RCT (Volunteers) in Glasgow in 1967. The initially comprised just 221 Squadron and 222 Squadron. 231 Squadron was subsequently disbanded. and an extra squadron, 239 Squadron, was formed in 2016.

Structure

The regiment's structure is:

  • Regimental Headquarters, in Dunfermline
  • 527 Headquarters Squadron, in Dunfermline
  • 221 Transport Squadron, in Glasgow
  • 230 Transport Squadron, in Edinburgh
  • 239 Transport Squadron, in Fife
  • 251 Transport Squadron, in Irvine

Uniform

The regiment wears the Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Logistic Corps.

The tartan of the regiment is a version (designated "Government No. 16") of the main MacDuff tartan, but with a smaller green area, worn by unit's pipers and drummers; in regular uniform, it is only used for the diamond-shaped cockade backing the badge on the uniform cap. A tartan was created in 2018 (approved in 2020) in honour of the Royal Logistic Corps, but this is for civilian use and is a fundraiser for the RLC's MOD Benevolent fund; it is not used for regimental uniform.

References

References

  1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence".
  2. "154th Transport Regiment, Royal Corps of Transport (Volunteers)". Regiments.org.
  3. "The Scottish Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps (Volunteers)". Regiments.org.
  4. "Army 2020". UK Parliament.
  5. "239 (Fife)Transport Squadron Royal Logistics Corps Service of Formation and Dedication in the Abbey Church".
  6. "154 Regiment RLC".
  7. "Tactical recognition flash, Royal Logistics Corps". National Army Museum.
  8. . (2016). ["McDuff Tartan and the Corps"](http://www.rasc-rct-scottishregion.co.uk/macduff-tartan-and-the-corps/4586684533). *Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Association*.
  9. . (2018). ["Tartan Details - Royal Logistic Corps"](https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=12136). *[[Scottish Register of Tartans]]*.
  10. . (23 October 2020). ["Royal Logistic Corps Tartan from the Ministry of Tartan"](https://www.royallogisticcorps.co.uk/royal-logistic-corps-tartan-from-the-ministry-of-tartan/). *Royal Logistic Corps Association*.
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