71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment
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71(Yeomanry) Signal Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the Royal Corps of Signals
in the British Army
. The regiment forms part of 2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade
, providing military communications for national operations.
The Regiment was formed after the reorganisation of the Territorial Army in 1969; it retains its links to the past , through the Yeomanry squadrons under its command.
The role of the Regiment was to provide Home Defence communications for the South East of England.
In 1992, as a result of Options for Change, 70 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron were moved to 38 Signal Regiment (V), and 71st (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment took under command 57 (County of Bristol) Signal Squadron (V). This unsatisfactory arrangement lasted until the TA restructuring of 1994 when 70 (Essex Yeomanry
) Signal Squadron came back under command and 57 (County of Bristol) Signal Squadron (V) moved onto 39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment.
In 1995, 94 (Berkshire Yeomanry
) Signal Squadron was given an independent role in support of the Combat Service Support Group (Germany).
They then ceased to be part of the Regiment order of battle.
In 2010, 70 (Essex Yeomanry
) Signal Squadron was merged with 68 (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
to form 68 (Inns of Court & City and Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron.
The Regiment comprises the following sub units:
The Regtiment is currently command by Lt Col Tim Allen.
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army...
in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. The regiment forms part of 2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade
2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade
2 Signal Brigade is an operational Brigade of the Royal Corps of Signals with a Regular HQ, 1 Regular Regiment, 8 TA Regiments and a number of specialist sub-units...
, providing military communications for national operations.
The Regiment was formed after the reorganisation of the Territorial Army in 1969; it retains its links to the past , through the Yeomanry squadrons under its command.
The role of the Regiment was to provide Home Defence communications for the South East of England.
In 1992, as a result of Options for Change, 70 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron were moved to 38 Signal Regiment (V), and 71st (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment took under command 57 (County of Bristol) Signal Squadron (V). This unsatisfactory arrangement lasted until the TA restructuring of 1994 when 70 (Essex Yeomanry
Essex Yeomanry
The Essex Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army raised in 1797. The regiment recruited volunteers from the county of Essex in the East of England.-Origins:...
) Signal Squadron came back under command and 57 (County of Bristol) Signal Squadron (V) moved onto 39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment.
In 1995, 94 (Berkshire Yeomanry
Berkshire Yeomanry
94 Signal Squadron forms part of 39 Signal Regiment. They are currently based in three locations in the Home Counties...
) Signal Squadron was given an independent role in support of the Combat Service Support Group (Germany).
They then ceased to be part of the Regiment order of battle.
In 2010, 70 (Essex Yeomanry
Essex Yeomanry
The Essex Yeomanry was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army raised in 1797. The regiment recruited volunteers from the county of Essex in the East of England.-Origins:...
) Signal Squadron was merged with 68 (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
68 Signal Squadron
68 Signal Squadron is a British Territorial Army unit of the Royal Corps of Signals. It operates out of three locations: a townhouse in Lincoln's Inn, Central London; a more barrack-style premises in Whipps Cross, Leytonstone some 17 kilometers away in East London; and at the TA Centre housing...
to form 68 (Inns of Court & City and Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron.
The Regiment comprises the following sub units:
- 47 (Middlesex YeomanryMiddlesex YeomanryThe 47 Signal Squadron is a unit of the Royal Corps of Signals within the British Territorial Army.During the Napoleonic Wars that the Gentlemen of Uxbridge sought permission from the Government to form a Military Association to maintain law and order when the Regular Forces were sent to the coast...
) Signal Squadron - 68 (Inns of Court & City and Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
- 265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Support Squadron
The Regtiment is currently command by Lt Col Tim Allen.