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War Office Signal Regiment

1st War Office Signal Regiment

2nd War Office Signal Regiment

UK Commonwealth Army Network Signal Regiment

14th Signal Regiment

14th Signal Regiment (EW)

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 War Office Signal Regiment

1945 - 1951

England: Whitehall.

 

1952

England: Whitehall. 17 March 2nd War Office Signal Regiment was formed.

 

1st War Office Signal Regiment

2nd War Office Signal Regiment

1953 - 1956

1st War Office Signal Regiment England: Whitehall.

2nd War Office Signal Regiment England: Whitehall.

 

1957

1st War Office Signal Regiment - England: Gloucester. Reduced to a single squadron with responsibility for the War Office Signal Centre.

2nd War Office Signal Regiment  - England: Gloucester. Became UK Commonwealth Army Network Signal Regiment.

 

UK Commonwealth Army Network Signal Regiment

1958

England: Gloucester.

 

1959

England: Gloucester. Renamed 14th Signal Regiment. 

 

14th Signal Regiment

1960 - 1967

England: Gloucester.

 

1968

England: Gloucester. Moved to Norton Bks, Worcester.

 

1969 - 1975

England: Norton Bks, Worcester.

 

1976

England: Norton Bks, Worcester. 4 November amalgamated with 30th Signal Regiment.

 

 

14th Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)

1977

On 1 July the regiment reformed in Germany from a mixture of old and new entities. The Regiment took under command the hitherto independently operating EW units, 225 Signal Squadron at Langeleben, 226 Signal Squadron at Wesendorf and E troop, 30 Signal Regiment from Blandford, together with new command, operational and intelligence staffs, communications, administrative and logistic support elements, with the mission to provide the Commander, 1st British Corps with EW support.

Regimental Headquarters, Headquarters Squadron and 3 Squadron were initially based at Tofrek Barracks, Hildesheim. HQ Squadron contained the Regimental Command Posts and the administrative and logistic back-up. 3 Squadron provided communications for the new Regiment, which could, and did, deploy throughout and outside the 1 (BR) Corps area.

 

1978

Germany: Tofrek Barracks, Hildesheim. The distances from the HQ to the two forward squadrons led to the need for bases somewhat closer together, and in 1978, the Regiment found temporary accommodation in a former ordnance depot in Scheuen, north of Celle. This barracks was in such a dilapidated condition that almost immediately the search was instigated for a more fitting home for the Regiment.

 

1979 - 1984

Germany: Scheuen, north of Celle, Germany.

 

1985

Germany: Scheuen, north of Celle, Germany. In early 1985 the Regiment's search for a new home ended, when 94 Locating Regiment RA vacated Taunton Barracks in Celle. Previous attempts to find a barracks had come to nothing, including plans to build a new camp in Königslutter, or take over a German barracks in Braunschweig. Taunton Barracks is a massive edifice dating from 1870 and contains the largest brick building in North Germany. The sheer size of the place gave the CO the opportunity to have all his sub-units under one roof for the first time since the Regiment was formed. Unfortunately this meant that 1 Squadron was obliged to leave its Langeleben home and make the fifty-mile move to Celle in March 1985. A small permanent staff was retained at Langeleben under command of a Royal Signals WO1 to administer the remaining civil labour and oversee operations.

 

1986 - 1992

Germany: Taunton Barracks, Celle, Germany.

 

1993

Germany: Taunton Barracks, Celle, Germany. With the formation of the Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps in 1992, the Regiment's mission changed to reflect its provision of Electronic Warfare support to NATO and to the British elements under its command. Changes in the organisation of the British Army led to the Regiment moving in April 1993 to Osnabruck, Germany, with its Headquarters and two of its three field squadrons. The third field squadron, 237 Signal Squadron (Electronic Warfare) moved to Hullavington, England.

 

1994

Germany: Osnabruck.

 

1995

Germany: Osnabruck. Dec moved to Cawdor Barracks, Brawdy, Wales.

 

1996 -

Wales: Cawdor Barracks, Brawdy

 

 Royal Signals Regiments

 

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