1 Medical Regiment is a medical regiment of the British Army's
Royal Army Medical Corps
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The RAMC, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps a ...
currently based at Bhurtpore Barracks,
Tidworth Camp
Tidworth Camp is a military installation at Tidworth in Wiltshire, England. It forms part of the Tidworth, Netheravon and Bulford (TidNBul) Garrison.
History
The Camp was established when the War Office acquired a 19th-century mansion – Tedw ...
,
Wiltshire
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.
History
The regiment was formed as 1 Close Support Medical Regiment on 1 April 2000, by the amalgamation of 2 and 3 armoured field ambulances. It was initially based in York Barracks in
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
, becoming 1 Medical Regiment on 1 April 2008, moving to Haig Barracks in
Bergen-Hohne Garrison
Bergen-Hohne Garrison was a major British garrison in the post-Cold War period, with facilities located close to Bergen, Lower Saxony, Bergen at ''Lager Hohne'', at ''Lager Oerbke'' near Bad Fallingbostel, Fallingbostel and at Celle in Lower Saxo ...
on 4 July 2012. It became 1 Armoured Medical Regiment on 1 April 2014, with the formation parade held in Bergen-Hohne on 5 July 2014. The Regiment moved to Dempsey Barracks in
Sennelager
Sennelager is a village in Germany that forms part of the City of Paderborn. It is notable for its association with the military since the 19th century.
Location
Sennelager lies around 5 km north of Paderborn city centre in the west of the ...
in September 2015, supporting
20th Armoured Brigade.
The regiment deployed to Afghanistan on
Operation Herrick 15 in October 2011 for six months, and for
Operation Herrick 20, 30 Squadron deployed to provide the core of the last medical regiment in Afghanistan.
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The Regiment is paired with 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment, a specialist Army Reserve unit.]
References
External links
* {{official, https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/army-medical-services/1-armoured-medical-regiment/
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Military units and formations established in 2000