5th Engineer Regiment (Australia)

5th Engineer Regiment
Country	Australia
Branch	Army
Type	Royal Australian Engineers
Role	Combat engineers
Part of	5th Brigade, 2nd Division
Garrison/HQ	Holsworthy, Australia
Motto(s)	'Ubique — Everywhere
Anniversaries	18 June (Waterloo Dinner)
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Johnson (1 January 2015 – Present)
Insignia
Unit Colour Patch
Abbreviation	5 ER

5th Engineer Regiment is a Reserve unit of the Royal Australian Engineers. Originally raised as the "5th Combat Engineer Regiment", it is based in Holsworthy, Sydney, with one of its sub-units based at the multi-user depot HMAS Harman, in Canberra.

In late 2013, the regiment was reorganised, when two sub-units – 101st Construction Squadron and the Littoral and Riverine Survey Squadron – were transferred from the 21st Construction Regiment, following the decision to disband that unit. The regiment subsequently assumed the designation of the "5th Engineer Regiment".^[1]

Structure

• Regimental HQ
  • 4 Combat Engineer Squadron
    • 4 Troop (Canberra)
    • 5 Troop (Canberra)
  • 5 Combat Engineer Squadron
    • 1 Troop (Penrith)
    • 2 Troop (Holsworthy)
  • 101 Construction Squadron
    • Plant Troop (Holsworthy)
    • Construction Troop (Holsworthy)
    • Resources Troop (Holsworthy)

The Regiment's primary role is to provide engineer support to the 5th Brigade.

References

1. Mulholland, Lily (5 December 2013). "Sappers stand up". Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper (1319 ed.). Australian Army. p. 6. Retrieved 2 December 2013.