The 10th Signal Regiment is a current regiment of the
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...
within the
British Army
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.
History
The regiment can trace its history back to the ''Lanarkshire Engineer Volunteers'' formed in 1859. In 1908 the regiment was named as the Scottish Command Signals (Army Troops),
Territorial Force
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, part of
Scottish Command. Later after
World War II
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the regiment became Headquarters
British Army of the Rhine Signal Regiment. And was later re-named and re-organized to the 10th Army Group Signal Regiment.
As part of the
Delivering Security in a Changing World changes the regiment was re-raised as a support signals regiment headquartered in
Corsham. The regiment's main role was a "National Communications Regular Signal Regiment". The regiment was tasked with providing national communication signal duties. As stated on the website, "the Regiment provides day-to-day command and control ICS to Land Command throughout mainland GB, ICS reaction forces for major national incidents, including Homeland Security and specialist ICS support to expeditionary operations".
The regiment remained part of the
2nd Signal Brigade till 2012 when the Brigade became 2nd Signal Group. As part of
Army 2020 the regiment won't change role, except for the fact of joining the
11th Signal Brigade. After the
Army 2020 changes the regiment provides specialist capabilities across defense. This includes electronic counter-measures and communications support and resilience to civil authority operations.
Current Organisation
The current organisation of the regiment is (with roles):
* Regimental Headquarters, at
Basil Hill Barracks
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,
Corsham
* 605 (Network Operations) Signal Troop, at Marlborough Lines, Andover
*81 Signal Squadron (Army Reserve)
*225 Signal Squadron, at
Thiepval Barracks
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History
The barracks were built in 1940. They are named after the village of Thiepval in Northern France, an i ...
,
Lisburn
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* 241 Signal Squadron, at
Saint George's Barracks, Bicester Garrison
* 251 Signal Squadron, at Duchess of Kent Barracks,
Aldershot Garrison
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See also
*
List of units of the British Army Territorial Force 1908
The following is a list of units transferred to the Territorial Force on 1 April 1908, or raised in that year under the terms of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, and the associations by which they were administered. The County Associ ...
(Lanarkshire Engineers)
*
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...
*
2nd Signal Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 2nd Signal Brigade (later 2nd Signal Group), was a military formation of the British Army composed of Royal Corps of Signals units. The brigade was first formed following the reorganisation of the old Territorial Army in 1967, and was disba ...
References
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External links
10 Signal Regiment
Regiments of the Royal Corps of Signals