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[[Morse Code]] and electric [[telegraph]] were used for the first time in the [[Crimean War]] (1835-1837) and, following the Abyssinian War in 1867 a Signal Wing was formed by the [[Royal Engineers]] at Chatham, [[Kent]].  

[[Morse Code]] and electric [[telegraph]] were used for the first time in the [[Crimean War]] (1835-1837) and, following the Abyssinian War in 1867 a Signal Wing was formed by the [[Royal Engineers]] at Chatham, [[Kent]].  

In 1884, the '''Telegraph Battalion Royal Engineers''' was formed and served in the Nile Campaign and the Ashanti Campaign, during which men of the Telegraph Battalion cut a path for an overhead line from the Cape coast to Prahsu, 72 miles through jungle. The feat was such that [[King Prempeh]] offered the surrender of his Army, awed by their determination. King Prempeh's throne is now displayed in the Royal Signals Museum at Blandford, [[Dorset]].  

In 1884, the '''Telegraph Battalion Royal Engineers''' was formed and served in the Nile Campaign and the Ashanti Campaign, during which men of the Telegraph Battalion cut a path for an overhead line from the Cape coast to Prahsu, 72 miles through jungle. The feat was such that [[King Prempeh]] offered the surrender of his Army, awed by their determination. King Prempeh's throne is now displayed in the Royal Signals Museum at [[Blandford]], [[Dorset]].  

The Telegraph Battalion continued to operate communications during the [[Boer War]] until the Royal Engineer Signals Service was formed in 1908, which provided communications throughout [[World War One]]. Although planned since before the end of the war, a dedicated Signal Corps was not created until 1920. A Royal Warrant was signed by the Secretary of State for War, [[Winston Churchill]], who gave the [[George V|Sovereign's]] approval for the formation of a '''Corps of Signals''' on June 28 1920. Six weeks later, the King bestowed the title '''Royal Corps of Signals'''.

The Telegraph Battalion continued to operate communications during the [[Boer War]] until the Royal Engineer Signals Service was formed in 1908, which provided communications throughout [[World War One]]. Although planned since before the end of the war, a dedicated Signal Corps was not created until 1920. A Royal Warrant was signed by the Secretary of State for War, [[Winston Churchill]], who gave the [[George V|Sovereign's]] approval for the formation of a '''Corps of Signals''' on June 28, 1920. Six weeks later, the King bestowed the title '''Royal Corps of Signals'''.

[[Image:Signallers.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Soldiers of the Royal Corps of Signals erecting a satellite ground station]]

[[Image:Signallers.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Soldiers of the Royal Corps of Signals erecting a satellite ground station]]

==Units==

==Units==

**Headquarters Squadron [[Glasgow]]

**Headquarters Squadron [[Glasgow]]

**51 (Highland) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) [[Aberdeen]]

**51 (Highland) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) [[Aberdeen]]

**52 (Lowland) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) East Kilbride

**52 (Lowland) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) [[East Kilbride]]

**61 (City of Edinburgh) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) [[Edinburgh]]

**61 (City of Edinburgh) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) [[Edinburgh]]

**49 (West Riding) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) [[Leeds]]/Hull

**49 (West Riding) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) [[Leeds]]/Hull

**50 (Northumbrian) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) Darlington/[[Newcastle]]

**50 (Northumbrian) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) Darlington/[[Newcastle]]

**90 (North Riding) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) Hartlepool]]/Middlesborough

**90 (North Riding) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) Hartlepool/Middlesborough

*35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)

*35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)

**68 (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) London/Whipps Cross

**68 (Inns of Court and City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) London/Whipps Cross

**70 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) Chelmsford/Harlow

**70 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) Chelmsford/Harlow

**265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Support Squadron (Volunteers)Bexleyheath]

**265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Support Squadron (Volunteers)Bexleyheath

*1 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Special Communications) (Volunteers) Bletchley

*1 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Special Communications) (Volunteers) Bletchley

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://www.army.mod.uk/linkedfiles/royalsignals/thewire/juneedition/thewirejune2007.pdf The Wire] Official Regimental magazine (pdf June 2007 edition)

*[http://www.army.mod.uk/linkedfiles/royalsignals/thewire/juneedition/thewirejune2007.pdf The Wire] Official Regimental magazine (pdf June 2007 edition)

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