Post WW2
To be added
Major Units
| Dates | Location | Higher Formation - Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Training Establishments | ||
| 1897 | England: Stanhope Lines/Gibraltar Barrack, Aldershot | |
| 1920 | England: Mychett Hutment, Ash Vale | |
| 1947 | England: Inkerman Barracks, Woking | |
| 1964 | England: Roussillon Barracks, Chichester | |
| 2005.09 | England: Royal Military Police Training Centre Southwick Park, Portsmouth | |
| England: Defence Police College Formally HMS Dryad | ||
| Military Corrective Centre, BAOR | ||
| c1946 | Germany: Mossbank Bks, Bielefeld | |
| 1958 | Closed | |
| 1st Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| 1971.11.05 | Northern Ireland: RHQ at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn, formed out of 173 Provost Coy | 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 Provost Coys |
| 16-Jan-72 | 179 Provost Company formed | 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179 Pro Coys |
| Jun-72 | 180 Provost Company formed for Op Motorman | 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 Pro Coys |
| Nov-72 | 180 Provost Company disbanded | 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179 Pro Coys |
| 1972.12.05 | Northern Ireland: Alexander Barracks, Aldergrove | 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179 Pro Coys |
| Jun-73 | 180 Provost Company formed, the regiment now had a strength of about 700 | 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180 Pro Coys |
| 01-Jul-73 | 2 Regiment RMP formed, 175, 179 & 180 Provost Companies joined 2 Regiment RMP | 174, 176, 177, 178 Pro Coys |
| 01-Apr-78 | 2 Regiment RMP disbanded, 175 Provost Company rejoined 1 Regiment RMP | 174, 175, 176, 177, 178 Pro Coys |
| 1978.09 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn | 174, 176, 177, 178 Pro Coys |
| 31-Dec-81 | 174 Provost Company disbanded | 175, 176, 177, 178 Pro Coys |
| 30-Sep-83 | 177 Provost Company became 177 (Support) Platoon | 175, 176, 178 Coys & 177 Platoon |
| 12-Feb-85 | 175 & 176 Provost Companies became Independent companies. 178 Provost Company renamed 173 Provost Company | 173 Provost Company |
| Mar-85 | Disbanded and remaining Company became independent | |
| 1st Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| 1996.04.01 | Germany: RHQ re-formed at Wentworth Barracks, Herford and Osnabruck | 110, 111 and 115 Pro Coys |
| 110 Provost Company - Gutersloh | ||
| 111 Provost Company - Hohne | ||
| 115 Provost Company - Osnabruck | ||
| 1997 | Regiment was awarded the prestigious award of the Wilkinson Sword of Peace in recognition of its work in Bosnia | |
| Apr-99 | QM Department and the Regimental Training Wing relocated and the whole of the RHQ moved into new accommodation in Bock B, Wentworth Barracks. The new headquarters was officially opened on 4 May 2000 | |
| Feb Jun 03 | Iraq (Op Telic 1) | 1(UK) Armoured Division |
| c2006 | 110 Provost Company Paderborn 20 Armoured Brigade | |
| 111 Provost Company Bergen Hohne 7 Armoured Brigade | ||
| 01-Jan-06 | 114 Provost Company RMP formed at Princess Royal Barracks, Gutersloh | |
| NB 2015 | England: Catterick | |
| 2nd Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| 1973.07.01 | Northern Ireland: Formed at Lisburn | 175, 179, 180 Pro Coys |
| 175 Provost Company | ||
| 179 Provost Company | ||
| 180 Provost Company | ||
| 01-Apr-78 | Disbanded | |
| 2nd Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| Germany: Re-formed | ||
| c1982 | Sub-units 246 RMP Helmstedt, 247 RMP Berlin and 248 GSU Berlin | |
| 2nd Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| 1992 | Northern Ireland: Reformed?? | |
| Spring 1994: Disbanded? | ||
| 1 June 2000 2nd Regiment RMP in Northern Ireland was redesignated 6th Regiment RMP; this was to enable the re-use of the 2 RMP title with the new Regiment which had been formed and linked to 2nd Division | ||
| 2nd Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| c2006 | Northern Ireland: Lisburn | Re-formed |
| Originally numbered 3rd Regiment RMP with RHQ located at Banja Luka; also acted as Provost Branch HQ Multinational Division South West. 3 RMP was redesignated as 6 RMP on 21 March 1999 to release the number '3' back to 3 (UK) Division where a new RMP regiment was to be formed. The following units were under command: 227 Provost Company RMP, 93 Section SIB RMP | ||
| 3rd Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| 2000.04.01 | England: HQ formed at Wing Bks, Bulford | |
| 150 Provost Company RMP - Catterick | ||
| 158 Provost Company RMP - Bulford | ||
| 160 Provost Company RMP - Aldershot | ||
| Force Military Police Unit, AMF(L) (part of 158 Pro Coy) | ||
| Iraq, Basra (Op Telic 2) Regimental HQ replacing 1 RMP as the RMP HQ for Multi-National Division Southeast (MND SE) | ||
| 2004 | 160 Provost Company joined 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police | |
| 15-Nov-04 | In a sub-unit shift with 160 Pro Coy, 174 Company moved to 3 Regiment, RMP, operating in a close support role to 12 Mechanised Brigade | |
| c2006 | 150 Provost Company: Beach Head Lines, Catterick Garrison support to 4 Mechanised Brigade | |
| 158 Provost Company: Kiwi Bks, Bulford, support to 1 Mechanised Brigade | ||
| 174 Provost Company: Parson's Bks, Donnington, support to 12 Mechanised Brigade | ||
| c2014 | 116 Provost Company | |
| 150 Provost Company | ||
| 158 Provost Company | ||
| 174 Provost Company | ||
| 4th Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| 2000.04.01 | England: HQ formed at Brixton, London (co-located with 253 Provost Company RMP) | |
| 2001.02 | England: HQ Arnhem Bks, Montgomery Lines, Aldershot | |
| 116 Provost Company RMP (V) at West Bromwich | ||
| 174 Provost Company RMP at Donnington | ||
| 253 Provost Company RMP (V) at Upper Tulse Hill, London | ||
| Jun - Oct 03 | Iraq (Op Telic 2) | 101 Logistic Brigade: National Support Element |
| 2004 | 160 Provost Company, Aldershot joined 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police | |
| 15-Nov-04 | In a sub-unit shift, 160 Company , 174 Company moved to 3 Regiment, RMP, operating in a close support role to 12 Mechanised Brigade | |
| c2006 | 160 Provost Company at Provost Barracks, Aldershot Garrison, support to 101 Logistic Brigade | |
| 116 Provost Company (V) at Cannock with Detachment at Belle Vue, Manchester, support to 101 Logistic Brigade | ||
| 253 Provost Company (V) at Tulse Hill, London with detachment at Southampton 101 Logistic Brigade | ||
| c2014 | 160 Provost Company at Provost Barracks, Aldershot Garrison | |
| 243 Provost Company | ||
| 252 Provost Company | ||
| 253 Provost Company | ||
| 5th Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| 2000.04.01 | Scotland: RHQ formed at The Castle, Edinburgh or Gutersloh, Germany, under the operational command of 102 Logistic Brigade in Gutersloh, Germany | |
| 101 Provost Company RMP - JHQ Rheindahlen | ||
| 243 Provost Company RMP(V) - Livingston | ||
| 252 Provost Company RMP(V) - Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Feb Jun 03 | Iraq (Op Telic 1), Regimental Headquarters together with 101 Provost Company and mobilised elements of both 243 and 252 Provost Companies deployed | 102 Logistics Brigade |
| 2006.04 | Germany: RHQ moved to Princess Royal Barracks, Gutersloh | 102 Logistics Brigade |
| RHQ Rear at Stockton-On-Tees, England | ||
| 101 Provost Company at Monchengladbach, Germany, detachment at Munster, support to 102 Logistic Brigade | ||
| 114 Provost Company at Gutersloh, Germany, detachment at Herford, support to 102 Logistic Brigade | ||
| 243 Provost Company Volunteers at Livingston 102 Logistic Brigade | ||
| 8 Detachment at Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
| 252 Provost Company at Stockton-On-Tees 102 Logistic Brigade | ||
| 6 Regiment Royal Military Police | ||
| 1999.03.21 | Bosnia & Herzegovina: Originally numbered 3rd Regiment RMP with RHQ located at Banja Luka; also acted as Provost Branch HQ Multinational Division South West. 3 RMP was redesignated as 6 RMP to release the number '3' back to 3 (UK) Division where a new RMP regiment was to be formed. The following units were under command: 227 Provost Company RMP, 93 Section SIB RMP | |
| On 24 January 2000 6th Regiment RMP ceased to exist in Bosnia & Herzegovina which left the following units: 227 Provost Company RMP, 93 Section SIB RMP | ||
| 2000.06.01 | Northern Ireland: 2nd Regiment RMP was redesignated 6th Regiment RMP; this was to enable the re-use of the 2 RMP title with the new Regiment which had been formed and linked to 2nd Division. 6 RMP comprised: On 1 April 2000 all three Brigades in NI became responsible for the command and administrative task of looking after their own RMP personnel and in the case of 3 and 8 Brigades it appears the provost units were integrated into HQ 3 Inf Bde & Sig Sqn and HQ 8 Inf Bde & Sig Sqn respectively. In the case of 39 Bde it appears the RMP were absorbed into a new 39 Brigade Operational Support Platoon | |
| Operations Company at Drumadd Barracks, Armagh | ||
| Police Company at Lisburn | ||
| 177 (Support) Platoon at Lisburn | ||
| 3 Brigade Provost Unit at Armagh | ||
| 39 Brigade Provost Unit at Lisburn | ||
| 8 Brigade Provost Section at Londonderry | ||
| c2006 | Regimental Training Wing | |
| Operations Company | ||
| 173 Operations Platoon | ||
| 177 Support Platoon | ||
| Police Company | ||
| 175 Provost Platoon | ||
| 176 Provost Platoon | ||
| Courts & Witness Section | ||
| Claims Investigation Team | ||
| HQ NI Region Provost Branch | ||
| Operation Banner ended on 31 July 2007 and with it 38 years of RMP support in the Province. 6th Regiment Royal Military Police based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland disbanded on this date leading to fresh challenges, presented as a consequence of Normalisation. Primary amongst them has been the need to convert from an Operational posture to that of support to a regional garrison. Key is the rebirth of 173 Provost Company, which formed on 1 August 2007, part of 3 RMP, delivering operational support to 19 Light Brigade. |
Other Corps Units
| Years | Unit | Location |
|---|---|---|
| ?? - Oct 53 | 1 Corps Provost Company | Germany: Bad Rothenfelde Germany: Ripon Barracks, Bielefeld |
| 1970's | 1 (BR) Corps Pro Coy | Germany: Ripon Barracks, Bielefeld |
| 1 British Commonwealth Div.Pro.Coy. | Korea | |
| 1 Inf.Div.Pro.Coy | Tripoli; Nicosia | |
| 1 Guards Brigade RMP | Libya; Nicosia | |
| 1 Dog Coy. RMP | Port Said; El Kirsh; Abu Sultan | |
| ?? - 1960 | 2 Infantry Division Provost Company | Germany: Dusseldorf; Dortmund; Bünde; Lübecke; Iserlohn Germany: Birdwood Barracks, Bunde Germany: Tunis Barracks, Lubbecke |
| 2 Dog Coy. RMP | Benghazi;Cyrenaica | |
| 3 Inf.Div.Pro.Coy. | Colchester;Suez;Famagusta | |
| 3 Dog Coy. RMP | Kenya | |
| 4 Inf.Div.Pro.Coy. | Germany: Herford | |
| 4 Guards Brigade RMP | Germany: Iserlohn; Hubblerath (HQ); Wuppertal; Sennelager | |
| 4 Dog Coy. RMP | ||
| 5 Dog Coy. RMP | Singapore | |
| 5 Inf Brigade RMP | Falklands | |
| 6 Armd Div Pro Coy. | Trieste; Münster; Detmold; Lübecke; Bunde; Minden; Celle; Verden | |
| 6 Inf. Brigade Pro Coy | ||
| c1961 | 6 Dog Coy. RMP | Cyprus: Nicosia; Famagusta, Dhekelia, Episkopi |
| 7 Armd Div/ Brigade Pro Coy. | Germany: Fallingbostel; Hohne; Soltau; Verden; Hamburg; Lüneburg; Goslar | |
| 8 Inf. Brigade. RMP | Londonderry | |
| 9 Independent Armd Brigade. Pro.Unit (TA) | Birmingham | |
| 10 Arm'd Div. Pro. Coy | Tripoli | |
| 11 Arm'd Div/33 Arm'd Bgde.Pro.Coy | Germany: Herford; Detmold; Sennelager; Minden | |
| 12 Inf. Brigade Pro. Coy. | ||
| 17 Div.Pro.Coy | Malaya;Borneo | |
| 19 Inf.Brigade RMP | Colchester;Libya;Cyprus-Limasol | |
| 20 Arm Brigade Unit RMP | Germany: Detmold | |
| 24 Brigade Pro.Coy. & RMP | Port Security at HMS "Sheba" (Aden) | |
| 25 Arm'd Brigade Pro.Coy. | Bengahazi, Libya | |
| 28 Commonwealth Brigade Pro.Unit | Malaya | |
| 29 Commonwealth Brigade Pro.Unit. | Colchester/Korea | |
| Aug 1950 | 29 Independent Brigade Pro.Unit. | England: Colchester |
| 40 Inf.Div.Pro.Coy | Hong Kong-Kowloon | |
| 48 Gurkha Inf.Bgde.Pro.Unit | Hong Kong | |
| 51 Gurkha Inf.Bgde.Pro.Unit. | Bolkiah Camp-Brunei | |
| 99 Gurkha Inf.Bgde.Pro.Unit. | Singapore | |
| RMP Cyrenaica | Libya | |
| Cyprus District RMP Units | Cyprus | |
| Gibraltar Pro.Unit. | Gibraltar | |
| British Independant Pro.Coy | Hong Kong | |
| SHAPE Pro.Coy | Paris;AFCENT;Fontainbleau;Camp Voluceau | |
| Hong Kong Pro.Coy & Hong Kong Dog Coy RMP | Sham Sh Po | |
| SIB (Germany) | ||
| 70 Section SIB | Celle | |
| 1953 - 2007 | 72 Section SIB | Haus Erna, Bad Rothenfelde |
| 72 Section SIB | Roberts Barracks, Osnabruck | |
| 74 Section SIB | Sennelager | |
| 76 Section SIB | Bielefeld | |
| 87 Section SIB | JHQ | |
| 93 Section SIB | Berlin |
Provost Companies 101 to 169
| Dates | Location | Higher Formation - Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 101 Provost Company RMP | ||
| c1953 | Germany: Bad Oyenhausen | |
| c1959 | Germany: JHQ Rheindahlen | |
| Until 1 April 2000: under the command of HQ Specialist Operations Unit (Germany) | ||
| 1 Apr 2000 | Came under command 5 Regiment RMP | 5 Regiment RMP |
| 102 Provost Company RMP | ||
| c1950's | Germany: Rheindahlen | |
| 103 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Germany: Dusseldorf | ||
| 104 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 105 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1945 | Austria: Schonebrunn Bks, Vienna | |
| 1955 | Disbanded? | |
| 110 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Germany: Normandy Bks, Sennelager | ||
| 1 Apr 1995 | Germany: Normandy Bks, Sennelager, support to 20 Armoured Brigade and Paderborn Garrison | 1 Regiment RMP |
| Dec 08 - Apr 09: Iraq (Op Telic 13) | 20 Armoured Brigade | |
| 111 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Germany: Haig Bks, Hohne | ||
| 1 Apr 1995 | Germany: Haig Bks, Hohne | 1 Regiment RMP: Support to 7 Armd Bde |
| Nov 05 - Apr 06: Iraq (Op Telic 7) | 7 Armoured Brigade | |
| Jun - Dec 08: Iraq (Op Telic 12) | 7 Armoured Brigade | |
| 2014 | Disbanded | |
| 112 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1970s | Germany: Sennelager; Osnabruck | |
| 1 Corps Provost Company | ||
| ?? | Germany: Bad Rothenfelde | |
| 19531 | Germany: Ripon Barracks, Bielefeld | |
| Renamed 1 (BR) Corps Provost Company | 1970's | |
| 1973 | Renamed 113 Provost Company RMP | |
| 1980's?? | 115 Company renamed 113 Company: Vittoria Barracks, Werl | |
| 114 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1951 | Germany: Hobart Bks, Detmold: Formed for support of 11 Armoured Division | |
| 1955 | Reassigned to support 4 Infantry Division | |
| 1959 | The Company embraced the then new brigade provost unit concept in support of 4 Division's 20 Armoured Brigade based in Detmold | |
| 1972 | it became apparent that RMP could no longer effectively sustain brigade provost units in BAOR and resources were therefore centralised at divisional level. As a result the 20 Brigade Provost unit combined with the 4 Division Provost Company. | |
| Oct-92 | Company was fully committed in support of the inauguration of ARRC and its platoons then began practising for operations in support of brigades | |
| 31-Aug-93 | Disbanded under Options For Change and was withdrawn from the Army Order of Battle | |
| 114 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 20060101 | Germany: Re-formed at Princess Royal Barracks, Gutersloh, provides operational Pro Sp to 102 Log Bde and infrastructure policing to Gutersloh Garrison | 5 Regiment RMP |
| 1 Jan 2006 | 115 Provost Company RMP | |
| c1970's | Germany: Vittoria Barracks, Werl, formed from 6 Brigade Provost Unit | |
| 1980's | Renamed 113 Company RMP | |
| Re-formed | ||
| 1 Apr 1995 | Germany: Roberts Bks, Osnabruck | 1 Regiment RMP |
| May - Nov 2000 | Bosnia: with an additional Platoon from 156 Pro Coy (3 RMP) in Bulford attached. Company assumed control of Provost operations in theatre. When it left Bosnia it handed over to 227 Coy. | |
| 2008 | Disbanded? | |
| 145 (WRAC) Provost Company RMP | ||
| c1961 | Germany: Rheindahlen | |
| 150 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1936 | England: Catterick Garrison: Catterick Company CMP was formed and had a strength of a CSM, three Sgts, 5 Cpls, 29 LCpl and Ptes, 7 horses, 4 two seat cars and 21 motorcycles. At this time Catterick had the largest MT of any Military Police unit in the United Kingdom | |
| 1941 | The Coy was renamed 150 Provost Company CMP | |
| 1950 | Detachment was opened in York and Harrogate | |
| 1952 | Detachment was opened in Newcastle | |
| 1955 | Three sections were deployed for three weeks on Op HOTFOOT to York, Carlisle and Newcastle railway stations during a national rail strike | |
| 1956 | 24 Independent Infantry Bde Pro Unit was attached to 150 Pro Coy CMP before moving to there own location in Barnard Castle | |
| 1959 | Harrogate Det closed down and the manpower was moved to York Det | |
| 1960 | 150 Pro Coy CMP amalgamated with 152 Pro Coy CMP stationed at Nottingham and the new company was renamed again, this time as 150 (Northern Command) Pro Coy RMP. The unit then moved to more modern accommodation in Gazza Barracks | |
| 1963 | Company was employed amongst other things in instructing civilian police in route signing and motorcycle convoy duties as they were required to provide police mobile columns for civil defence duties | |
| 1970 | The units strength was depleted greatly as NCOs were deployed to Northern Ireland. However the unit was augmented by Garrison Military Police | |
| 1975 | The unit moved to temporary accommodation in an old Sergeant ¢ s Mess at the junction of Horne and Robertson Road whilst buildings were refurbished on Richmond road. Seven NCOs from the Australian Corps of Military Police also arrived with their families for a two year posting to Catterick | |
| 1977 | The Australian NCO's departed having completed their tour and as a parting gift presented the company with a specially commissioned painting of Sydney Harbour Bridge | |
| 1977 | 5 Field Force Pro Unit RMP was formed to support to support HQ 5 FF based in Osnabruck, Germany and consisted of an HQ element and a Platoon from 150 Pro Coy RMP and a Platoon from 170 Pro Coy RMP. The Coy also moved to its new accommodation which it now occupies on Richmond Road | |
| 1978 | A two man GPD det was opened co-located with the SIB in Preston. In Jul of the same year 150 along with 170 Pro Coy RMP, 243(V) Pro Coy RMP and 252(V) Pro Coy RMP took part in a parade of over two hundred military policemen in a secluded Glen in the Kielder Forest. To commemorate the parade a wooden bridge over a stream that ran through the Glen marking the England/Scotland border was officially opened and named Jumbos Folly after Lt Col Wood APM NE District | |
| 1 Apr 2000 | 150 Pro Coy became one of three original Coys under the newly formed 3rd Regiment RMP a Divisional Military Police Regiment under 3(UK) Division. It continued its role of direct support to 19th Light Bde based in Catterick | |
| England: Beachhead Lines, Catterick | 3 Regiment RMP: 4 Mech Bde | |
| Jun - Oct 03: Iraq (Op Telic 2) | 19 Mechanised Brigade | |
| Company is deployed with 19th Light Bde on Op TELIC 9 | ||
| 152 Provost Company RMP | ||
| ?? | England: Nottingham | |
| 1960 | Amalgamated with 150 Pro Coy CMP stationed at Catterick | |
| 156 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Summer 1950 | England: Formed at Reed Hall Lines, Colchester | |
| 1952 | The Company conducted patrols in the East Anglia District Area and assisted the civilian authorities during the floods in the Canvey Island and Norfolk areas | |
| By the summer of 1953 156 Provost Company had established Detachments in Thetford, Norwich, Orsett and Brentford. | ||
| The Company first deployed to Kenya in the late 1953 to assist with the Mau Mau terrorists | ||
| In 1960 Harwich Ports Provost Company became part of 156 Provost Company and the same year 156 and 192 Provost Companies amalgamated to become 156 (EC) Provost Company based in Colchester | ||
| The Establishment of the Field Force as it is known today, came into being on the 27 Aug 1976, providing for an Operations Cell, to control the deployment of Provost in the field. This Field Force element was to consist of 2 Platoons, each consisting 32 men. At this time the first Operations officer was posted into 156 Provost Company, with 2 Platoons and a Head Quarters element on ready to deploy at short notice anywhere in the world. | ||
| 1962 | England: Cavalry Bks, Colchester | |
| 1962 | England: Goojerat Bks, Colchester | |
| Apr 98 | Received the Freedom Of The Borough of Colchester | |
| Feb Jun 03: Iraq (Op Telic 1) | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
| 158 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1946 | England: Formed at Stanhope Lines, Aldershot | |
| Spring 1950: 16 Para Bde Pro Unit RMP arrived in Stanhope Lines from the BAOR, effectively enlarging 158 Pro Coy | ||
| Summer 1950: detachments in Southampton and Portsmouth were formed | ||
| 1951 | Detachment in Bordon formed | |
| 1952 | Detachment at Barton Stacey was formed | |
| 1950 | England: Lille Bks, Aldershot | |
| 1959 | England: Bulford: 160 and 158 Companies amalgamated as 158 Company with the Coy HQ at Bulford and detachments at Aldershot and Taunton | |
| 1964 | Company lost Aldershot district which once again became 160 Pro Coy RMP | |
| Spring 1973: Company was re-housed in temporary accommodation moving from the 1930s brick building and several huts built in 1901 to huts which were all originally constructed in 1901 this was to allow the construction of the purpose built accommodation in Gordon Barracks | ||
| End of summer 1975: 3 Div Pro Coy RMP amalgamated with 158 Pro Coy RMP on the disbandment of Headquarters 3 Division Salisbury Plain, the gained the Ace Mobile Force (Land) Platoon. The final integration of the AMF(L) Platoon was not completed until its return from Norway in March 1976 | ||
| 1975 | England: Gordon Bks, Bulford: occupied new purpose built accommodation, where it was collocated with the Intelligence Corps | |
| 28 Dec 1990 | The United Kingdom Mobile Force (UKMF) Platoon deployed on Op GRANBY returning to Bulford Camp in March 1991 | |
| 1992 | Section from Coy was deployed on Op WARDEN to the Gulf to assist with the Kurds and no fly zone in Iraq. Also during that year more restructuring took place with the changes from Districts to Divisions and the disbandment of South West District and the reforming of HQ (UK) Div who arrived from BAOR. The UKMF also changed its role at this time and became 1 Mech Bde although still based at Tidworth. This change resulted in the renaming of the RMP UKMF platoon to 1 Brigade Provost Unit (1 BPU) | |
| 1994 | Section deployed on Op GRAPPLE to Yugoslavia, the fore runner to Ops HANDEN, RESOLUTE and LODESTAR. At the end of this year the Coy gained further real estate from the Int Corps and completely took over building 52 within Gordon Barracks, later renamed Kiwi Barracks. The Coy has remained in these barracks to this day | |
| 2000's | England: Kiwi Bks, Bulford | 3 Regiment RMP |
| 2002 | Coy deployed once again to the Former Yugoslavia this time as a Pan-Balkans Coy with elements in Bosnia and Kosovo. 2002 also saw the AMF(L) Platoon disbanding following restructuring | |
| Apr - Oct 04: Iraq (Op Telic 4) | 1 Mechanised Brigade | |
| Jun - Oct 07: Iraq (Op Telic 10) | 1 Mechanised Brigade | |
| 160 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1946 | England: Formed in Southern Command | |
| 1959 | Company amalgamated with 158 Company as 158 Company | |
| 1964 | England: Stanhope Lines, Aldershot: 158 Pro Coy RMP lost Aldershot district which once again became 160 Pro Coy RMP | |
| 1968 | Provost Barracks, Aldershot | 4 Regiment RMP |
| 2000 | Coy joined 3rd Regiment, Royal Military Police and was the Close Support Pro Coy assigned to 12 Mechanised Brigade | |
| 2004 | Company became part of 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police | |
| 161 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Germany: Verden | ||
| 163 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1946 | England: Formed in Southern Command | |
| 1948 | Disbanded | |
| 164 Provost Company RMP | ||
| ?? | England: Manchester | |
| 165 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1960's | England: The Dale, Chester | |
| 166 Provost Company RMP | ||
| England: Oswestry; Nesscliffe-Shrewsbury | ||
| 167 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Wales: Cardiff |
Provost Companies 170 to 260
| Dates | Location | Higher Formation - Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 170 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1950's | Scotland: Edinburgh | |
| 172 Provost Company RMP | ||
| c1948 | Scotland: Perth | |
| ?? | Disbanded | |
| 172 Provost Company | ||
| 1992 | Northern Ireland: Reformed | |
| July 1997: | Disbanded | |
| 173 Provost Company RMP | ||
| c1941 | Northern Ireland: Formed at Victoria Bks, Belfast | |
| 1949 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn | |
| 1969 | The only RMP presence in the province was 173 (Northern Ireland) Pro Coy which was located in Thiepval Bks, Lisburn and supported 39 Infantry Brigade The strength of the company at the time was two Officers, one Warrant Officer and 29 NCOs | |
| End of Aug 1969 | Coy reinforced by one section from 3 Div Pro Unit and with vehicles borrowed from the local TA | |
| A swift reorganisation enlarged 173 Pro Coy to a new HQ and 6 platoons, an increase from its original strength of 32 to 110. Further reinforcements on 4 and 6 month tours came from the UK and the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and additional platoons from 3 Div Pro Unit, until, on 5 November 1971, 173 Pro Coy ceased to exist and the 1st Regiment RMP was created | ||
| 5 Nov 71 | Used to form 1 Regt RMP | |
| 173 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Dec 85 | Northern Ireland:Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn Re-formed from 178 Provost Company RMP | Independent |
| Aug 87 | Reformed and consisted of 177 Pl, CWS, LPO and SIB | |
| 173 Provost Company, which formed on 1 August 2007, part of 3 RMP, delivering operational support to 19 Light Brigade | ||
| Currently 173 Pro Coy, 3 RMP are under going pre-deployment training in preparation for deploying with 19 Lt Bde on Op HERRICK 10 (Afghanistan) in Apr 2009 | ||
| 174 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Nov 1971 | Northern Ireland: Formed at Ardmillan House, Belfast | 1 Regiment RMP |
| Feb 1974 | Northern Ireland: Mahon Road Camp, Portadown, placed under the Operational Control of the newly formed 3 Inf Bde where it co-located with Bde HQ Pln detached at Gough Bks, Armagh | 1 Regiment RMP |
| Apr 1977 | Northern Ireland: Drumadd Barracks, Armagh | |
| Dec 1981 | Disbanded | |
| 174 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Early 1982 | England: Re-formed at Tidworth | |
| 1992 | England: Parson's Bks, Donnington | 3 Regiment RMP |
| June 2003 | Elements of Company, supported by personnel from 116 and 253 Provost Companies, deployed to Iraq for 5 months (Op TELIC 2) | |
| 15 Nov 2004 | Sub-unit shift with 160 Pro Coy, the company moved to 3 Regiment, RMP, operating in a close support role to 12 Mechanised Brigade | |
| Apr - Nov 2005: Iraq: Op TELIC 6 in support of 12 Mechanized Bde | ||
| Apr 2006 | A small contingent from 174 supported by manpower from 150, 158 and RHQ deployed as the policing contingent on Op OCULUS (Pan- Balkins) returning six month later | |
| Mar 2007: Op HERRICK (Afghanistan) with 12 Mech Bde | ||
| 175 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Nov 1971 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 1 Jul 73 | Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| 1 Apr 78 | Joined 1 Regiment RMP | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 12 Feb 85 | Left 1 Regiment RMP | Independent |
| 176 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Nov 1971 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Bks, Londonderry Support to 8 Infantry Brigade | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 12 Feb 85 | Left 1 Regiment RMP | Independent |
| 177 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Nov 1971 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn Close protection escorts | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 30 Sept 83 | Became 177 (Support) Platoon RMP | |
| 178 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Nov 1971 | Northern Ireland: Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn Investigations | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 12 Feb 85 | Renamed 173 Provost Company RMP | |
| 179 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 16 Jan 1972 | Northern Ireland: HMS Hartland Point | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 6 Dec 1972 | Northern Ireland: Alexander Bks, Aldergrove | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 1 Jul 73 | Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| 18 Aug 78 | Disbanded | |
| 180 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Jun 1976 | Northern Ireland: Belfast Formed for Op Motorman | 1 Regiment RMP |
| Nov 72 | Disbanded | |
| 180 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Jun 1973 | Northern Ireland: Belfast | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 27 Jul 73 | Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| Oct 1977 | Disbanded | |
| 181 Provost Company WRAC | ||
| 1 Sep 1972 | Northern Ireland: Formed at Alexander Bks, Aldergrove | 1 Regiment RMP |
| 25 Jan 85 | Disbanded? | |
| 182 Provost Company RMP | ||
| ?? | Italy: Rome | |
| 192 Provost Company RMP | ||
| Autumn 1950 | England: Chatham | Formed? |
| 1960 | Became part of 156 Provost Company | |
| In 1960 Harwich Ports Provost Company became part of 156 Provost Company and the same year 156 and 192 Provost Companies amalgamated to become 156 (EC) Provost Company based in Colchester | ||
| 193 (Ports) Provost Company RMP | ||
| Autumn 1950 | England: Dovercourt, Harwich | Formed? |
| ?? | London Docks-Canning Town (HQ); Southampton; Bidston; Birkenhead; Wirral; Liverpool | |
| 1960 | Became part of 156 Provost Company | |
| 194 Provost Company RMP | ||
| ?? | Germany: Hamburg; Hannover-Braunschweig | |
| 200 (GHQ) Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1950's | Singapore | |
| 203 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 1950's | Egypt: Moascar; Fayid | |
| 205 Provost Company RMP | ||
| 209 Provost Company RMP and Cyrenaica District Pro Coy | ||
| ?? | Libya: Benghazi/Cyrenaica | |
| 227 Provost Company RMP | ||
| c1952 | Trieste | BETFOR |
| 227 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) | ||
| c1956-59 | Cyprus: Larnaca; Nicosia; Famagusta; Limmassol; Phaphos; Kyrenia | |
| c1978-81 | Cyprus: Episkopi | |
| 227 Provost Company RMP | ||
| c1999 | Bosnia & Herzegovina: | |
| 2000 1 | England: Re-formed in Catterick; the reformed company comprised one platoon from 150 Pro Coy, one platoon from 156 Pro Coy, whilst HQ personnel originated from both RHQ 3 RMP and 158 Pro Coy | |
| 2000 11 | Bosnia: took over from 115 Pro Coy Coy HQ was located in Banja Luka Metal Factory (BLMF) A Platoon was located in Mrkonjic Grad in support of the UK Battle Group and there was a detachment in Sipovo co-located with the UK CSS Bn | |
| 2001 01 | 156 Pro Coy contingent returned to UK | |
| 1 Mar 2001 | The Coy comprised solely of members of 150 Pro Coy From this date the Coy became a Pan-Balkans entity responsible for both SFOR and KFOR in Kosovo | |
| 240 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) AER Training | ||
| ?? | England: Warburg Bks, Aldershot | |
| 241 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) AER Training | ||
| ?? | England: Warburg Bks, Aldershot | |
| 242 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) AER Training | ||
| ?? | England: Warburg Bks, Aldershot | |
| 243 Provost Company RMP (GHQ) AER Training | ||
| ?? | England: Warburg Bks, Aldershot | |
| 243 Provost Company RMP (V) | ||
| 1967 | Scotland: Edinburgh with detachments in Southampton and Belfast | Formed |
| Early 1970s | Detachments were opened in Stranraer and Leven | |
| 1975 | Southampton and Belfast dets were reallocated to 253 and 254 Provost Companies respectively | |
| By 1993 | Company consisted of a HQ in Edinburgh and a detachment in Belfast | |
| 1995 | Belfast detachment again became 254 Provost Company | |
| 1997 | Scotland: Livingston | |
| 1 April 2000 | Became part of 5 RMP | 5 Regiment Royal Military Police |
| 246 (Berlin) Provost Company RMP | ||
| Germany: Helmstedt | ||
| c1982 | Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| Spring of 1994: | 2 Regiment disbanded | |
| 1994 | Disbanded | |
| 247 (Berlin) Provost Company RMP | ||
| c1965 | Berlin | |
| c1982 | Joined 2 Regiment RMP | 2 Regiment RMP |
| 1994 | Disbanded | |
| German Service Organisation | ||
| 1950 12 | Germany: Berlin | Formed |
| 1969 | Renamed German Service Unit | |
| Oct 1982 | Renamed 248 German Security Unit | 2 Regiment RMP |
| Sep 1994 | Disbanded | |
| 249 GHQ Provost Company RMP | ||
| England | ||
| 3 Nov 1953 | Korea: Pusan: (HQ and four sections, including detachment SIB) | Supported 29 Independent Infantry Brigade Group |
| 252 Provost Company RMP (V) | ||
| England: Stockton-On-Tees, with detachment in Newcastle | ||
| 1 Apr 2000 | Became part of 5 RMP | 5 Regiment Royal Military Police |
| 253 Provost Company RMP (V) | ||
| 2000's | England: Tulse Hill, London with a detachment in Southampton | 4 Regiment Royal Military Police |
