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The 35th (South Midlands) Signal Regiment was a British Territorial Army
regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscript ...
of the Royal Corps of Signals.


History

The Regiment was formed at
Sparkbrook Sparkbrook is an inner-city area in south-east Birmingham, England. It is one of the four wards forming the Hall Green formal district within Birmingham City Council. Etymology The area receives its name from Spark Brook, a small stream that f ...
in 1967. It consisted of five squadrons: *Support Squadron *
48 (City of Birmingham) Signal Squadron 48 (South Midland) Signal Regiment was a Territorial Army (TA) unit of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals from 1920. It had its origins in a Volunteer unit of the Royal Engineers formed in 1861 and provided the communications for several ...
*58 (Staffordshire) Signal Squadron *89 (Warwickshire) Signal Squadron *
95 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron The Shropshire Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1795, which served as a cavalry and dismounted infantry regiment in the First World War and as a cavalry and an artillery regiment in the Second World War. It w ...
The regiment's squadrons were all based in the Midlands of
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: The Regimental Headquarters and Support Squadron, in
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. 48 Signal Squadron in
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; 58 Signal Squadron in Newcastle-under-Lyme; 89 Signal Squadron in
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; and 95 Signal Squadron is based in Shrewsbury. The Regiment was supported by a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) Light Aid Detachment (LAD). The LAD is responsible for maintaining and repairing the unit's vehicles and equipment, including its fleet of Land Rovers and the
L85A2 The SA80 (Small Arms for the 1980s) is a British family of 5.56×45mm NATO service weapons used by the British Army. The L85 Rifle variant has been the standard issue service rifle of the British Armed Forces since 1987, replacing the L1A1 ...
rifle. As a result of the strategic review of reserves it was announced on 28 April 2009 that the regiment was to be disbanded.


References

{{reflist Regiments of the Royal Corps of Signals