1943
The tables are based on the following War Establishments. The information for a Survey Regiment Regimental Headquarters is based on War Establishment III/13/8 dated 23 November 1943.
The War Establishment for ‘Light Aid Detachment Types A and B REME’ WE III/100/3 effective date 10 December 1943 (Type B for non armoured formations) covers the Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers attached.
RHQ Party
 | Car 4 Seater 4×4 | Commanding Officer, Subaltern, Driver |
 | Motorcycle | CO’s Orderly |
 | Truck 15 cwt Fitted for Wireless (FFW) R Sigs | Driver Operator, Operator – 2 x Wireless set No.19 |
 | Truck 15 cwt FFW | Second in Command (2i/c), 2 x Driver Operators – Wireless set No.22 |
 | Motorcycle | 2i/c’s Orderly |
| Motorcycle | Despatch Rider R Sigs | |
 | Truck 15 cwt FFW R Sigs | Corporal Operator, 2 x Operaors, Driver Mechanic – 2 x Wireless set No.19 |
 | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Survey Officer, Surveyor |
Adjutant’s Party
 | Truck 15 cwt | Adjutant, Sergeant Clerk, Signaller, Batman/Driver |
 | Motorcycle | Adjutant’s Orderly |
 | Truck 15 cwt FFW R Sigs | Signals Officer, Batman/Driver |
 | Truck 15 cwt FFW R Sigs | Corporal Operator, 2 x Operators, Driver Mechanic – Wireless sets No.19 & No.19 HP |
| Motorcycle | Signals Sergeant R Sigs | |
| Motorcycle | Despatch Rider R Sigs | |
| Motorcycle | Linesman R Sigs |
RHQ Group
 | Motorcycle | Regimental Sergeant Major |
 | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | 2 x Clerks, Sanitary Dutyman, Batman, Driver |
 | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Medical Officer (MO), Batman/Driver |
 | Truck 15 cwt | MO’s Orderly, Driver – Medical stores |
 | Truck 15 cwt FFW | 3 x Signallers, 2 x Driver Operators |
 | Truck 15 cwt | Sergeant, 2 x Gunners local defence, Driver – 2 x LMG’s, Tows Travelling Platform 20mm |
 | Car 5 cwt 4×4 R Sigs | Corporal Linesman, 2 x Linesman, Driver – tows 10 cwt trailer |
 | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 Signals Office R Sigs | 2 x Corporal Operators, 4 x Operators, 2 x Linesmen, Driver |
 | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 R Sigs | Corporal Electrician, Instrument Mechanic, Operator, Cook ACC, Driver Mechanic |
 | Truck 15 cwt R Sigs | 3 x Linesmen – Cable layer |
| Motorcycle | Signals Electician R Sigs | |
| Motorcycle | Despatch Rider R Sigs | |
| Motorcycle | Despatch Rider R Sigs |
B Echelon
 | Truck 15 cwt | Quartermaster, RQMS, Batman Driver |
 | Truck 15 cwt Water | Water Dutyman, Driver |
 | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | Technical Storeman, Vehicle Mechanic, Sergeant Armourer REME, 2 x Gunners local defence, Driver – 2 x LMG’s, Tows Travelling Platform 20mm |
 | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 Machinery Z | Armanent Artificer (Wireless), Telecommunications mechanic, Armanent Artificer (Instrument), 2 x Instruments Mechanics, Driver |
 | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | Butchery Dutyman, 3 x Cooks, Driver – Cooking sets & stores |
 | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | Storeman, Driver – Quartermaster stores |
HQ Observation Troop
This troop was for ranging friendly artillery air bursts rather than observing enemy fire. Normally one observation section would be deployed to each forward division. Its communications were to the Corp Counter Battery Officer.
Headquarters
 | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Captain, Sergeant Surveyor, Driver – tows 10 cwt trailer |
| Motorcycle | Orderly | |
 | Truck 15 cwt 4×4 | Signaller, 2 x Driver Operators |
Observation Section
| Section 1 | Section 2 | ||
 |  | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | Subaltern, Surveyor, Batman/Driver |
| Motorcycle | Orderly | ||
 |  | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | 2 x Surveyors – tows 10 cwt trailer |
 |  | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | 2 x Surveyors – tows 10 cwt trailer |
 |  | Car 5 cwt 4×4 | 2 x Surveyors – tows 10 cwt trailer |
 |  | Truck 15 cwt | Sergeant Surveyor, 4 x Surveyors, Driver – tows 10 cwt trailer |
 |  | Truck 15 cwt | Driver – Cable layer, cable reels |
Troop Echelon
 | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | Batman, Water Dutyman, 2 x Cooks, Driver – Tows water trailer |
 | Lorry 3 ton 4×4 GS | Vehicle Mechanic, Storeman, Driver |
Light Aid Detachment REME
| Car 4 Seater 4×2 | WO1 Armament Artificer, Sergeant Vehicle Mechanic |
| Motorcycle | Storeman |
| Lorry 3 ton 4×4 | Storeman, 2 x Vehicle Mechanics, Driver Mechanic – Stores & tools |
| Lorry 3 ton 4×4 | Electrician Vehicle & Plant, Welder, 2 x Vehicle mechanics, Driver Mechanic – Stores & tools |
| Lorry 3 ton 6×4 Breakdown | Vehicle Mechanic, Driver Mechanic |