1 Signal Regiment is a

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regiment of the British Army. The regiment is now part of the

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History

The regiment's antecedents date to the formation of the 1st Division, Telegraph Battalion,

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, in 1905. From 1905 to 1960, the regiment title changed several times, for example, from 1st Divisional Signal Company to 1st Divisional Signal Regiment. As a result of the

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, the regiment was re-titled as 1st Division Headquarters and Signal Regiment, and moved to

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in 1978. In 1993, as a result of the Options for Change force reductions, 1st Armoured Division disbanded, reforming as HQ Lower Saxony District. After the Army 2020 Refine reforms the regiment was titled as 1 Signal Regiment, and fell under operational command of

. Under Army 2020 Refine, the regiment will support the

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as a close support signal communications regiment. By 2025, the regiment will move from its current location at

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to Swinton Barracks in Perham Down, thereby co-locating with the remainder of the regular units of

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Current Organisation

The Regiment is currently based at Perham Down, Wiltshire The current organisation of the regiment, after its conversion to a "armoured infantry brigade signals" unit is: * 200 (Armoured) Signal Squadron * 246 Gurkha Signal Squadron * Support Squadron

Alliances

* – Panzergrenadier Division Signal Regiment Fernmeldebataillon 1 *{{flag, Canada – 1st Canadian Signal Regiment

References

External links

1st Signal Regiment
1st Signal Regiment, Royal Signals Military units and formations established in 1905 1905 establishments in the United Kingdom