30 Regiment
Dates | Locations & Titles | Minor Units - Remarks |
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. | 5th Corps Signal Regiment | . |
1951 | England: Formed at ?? | . |
1956.04.01 | England: Cherry Tree Camp, Colchester | . |
. | 1956: Renamed 90th Signal Regiment (Trials) the regiment brought together elements of 5th Corps Signals, a special wireless troop, a medium wireless troop, the War Office Monitoring Team, 1 and 2 Maintenance Teams, the Army Wireless Chain Installation Team, the User Trials Squadron, the Experimental Radio Relay Squadron, the Royal Signals Recruiting Team Quicksilver, and the Radio Interference Group | . |
1958.11 | England: Middle Wallop | . |
. | 1 Sep 59: Renumbered and re-organised as 30th Signal Regiment (Trials), the regiment consisted of HQ Sqn, 1 Sqn (Engineering), 2 Sqn (Survey and Installation), 3 Sqn (Special Wireless), War Office Monitoring Team and the Demonstration Team | . |
1960.03.21 | England: Evans Lines, Blandford Camp | . |
. | 1961: 640 Signal Troop formed to provide signal detachments able to deploy a short notice. The troop sent detachments to British Guiana, Swaziland, Zambia, Kenya, Sarawak, Cyprus, Borneo, Aden, Bahrain, Aldabara Island, Benghazi, Sharjah andAnguilla during the 1960s | . |
. | 1965: Renamed 30th Signal Regiment | . |
. | 1966: 4 (BRUIN) Squadron formed | . |
. | 1967: 1 Squadron passed under command of the School of Signals | . |
. | 1967: 640 Signal Troop was enlarged and designated 1 Squadron | . |
. | Oct 1967: 4 (BRUIN) Squadron was formed in 1966, and moved to BAOR to implement that system | . |
. | 16 Oct 1967: 1 (Trials) Squadron left the Regiment to come under command of the School of Signals. The trials activities of the Regiment ceased on that date | . |
. | 1 Nov 1976: Absorbed 14th Signal Regiment | . |
. | 1983-1984: Beirut: Operation Hyperion | . |
. | 1989-1990: Namibia: Operation Prosperous | . |
. | 1990: 250 Queen's Gurkha Signal Squadron joined the regiment | 1, 2 and 250 Sqns |
. | 1990-1991: Gulf: Operation Granby | . |
. | 1991: Kuwait: Operation Pinseeker | . |
. | 1991: Iraq/Turkey: Operation Haven/Warden | . |
. | 1992-1993: Croatia: Operation Hanwood/Cheshire | . |
. | 1992: Saudi Arabia: Operation Jural | . |
. | 1992 - 1995: Croatia/Bosnia: Operadon Grapple/Lodestar | . |
1993.11 | England: Gamecock Barracks, Bramcote, Nuneaton | . |
. | End of 1993: 1 and 2 Squadrons were allocated the numbers 256 and 258 | 250, 256 & 258 Sqns |
. | 1994: Rwanda: Operation Gabriel | . |
. | 1995: Angola: Operation Chantress | . |
. | 1996: Uganda: Operation Purposeful | . |
. | 1997: Zaire: Operation Determinant | . |
. | 1998: Kuwait: Operation Bolton | . |
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