About Us

The Association endeavours to raise funds for a nominated Charity on an annual basis

The first Regimental Association was formed in 1919 post the Great War, and its membership was open to all officers and soldiers who had served at anytime from its formation as 1st Middlesex Volunteer Engineers. Its original objectives were ‘to maintain esprit de corps among all who served together, to provide amenities and organise social functions and reunions and last, but not least, to help ex-members, and more importantly, widows and orphans who might be in distress. This original association carried on alongside the various changes to the Regiment up until the disbandment of the Regiment in 1967 after which it appears that the association was disbanded.

101 Engineer Regiment reformed in 1988 as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) regiment. It was formed from the volunteer squadrons of 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD). Most of the volunteer squadrons can directly trace their history back to WW2. On the formation of 101 Engineer Regiment the squadrons renumbered, adopting the historic numbers of 101 Engineer Regiment
The original 56 London Division shoulder flash of a Black Cat (based upon Dick Whittington's cat) logo was also adopted by Regiment with the addition of a bomb emblem to represent its EOD role (some may link the black cat to the good luck and 9 lives required for bomb disposal).

In 2009 following a meeting of serving and former members of the Regiment it was decided that the Regimental Association should be reformed. The first meeting of the present association was held at Catford on 17 March 2009. Hence one of the oldest Engineer Regiments now has an Association continuity representing 160 years of service and history.

We continue in the spirit of our predecessors with same objectives.
We work in liaison with the Royal Engineers Association (Bomb Disposal) Branch and the Bomb Disposal Officers Club.

Our Regimental Association constitution can be found here