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| | 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]]. |
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| − | 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== |
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| | **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]] |
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| | **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 |
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| | *35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) | | *35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) |
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| | **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 |
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| | *1 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Special Communications) (Volunteers) Bletchley | | *1 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (Special Communications) (Volunteers) Bletchley |
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| | ==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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