10 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom)

The 10th Signal Regiment is a current regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals within the British Army.

10th Signal Regiment
Active1859 - 1987
2002 - Present
Country United Kingdom
BranchArmy
TypeSignals
RoleClose Support Communications
SizeRegiment
Part of11th Signal Brigade
Garrison/HQCorsham

History

The 10th Signals Regiment can trace its history back to the Lanarkshire Engineer Volunteers formed in 1859. In 1908 the regiment was named as the Scottish Command Signals (Army Troops), Territorial Force. Later after World War II the regiment became the Headquarters British Army of the Rhine Signal Regiment. And was later re-named and re-organized to the 10th Army Group Signal Regiment.[1]

As part of the Delivering Security in a Changing World changes the regiment was re-raised as a support signals regiment headquartered in Corsham.[2] The regiment's main role was a "National Communications Regular Signal Regiment". The regiment was tasked with providing national communication signal duties. As stated on the website, "In brief, the Regiment provides day-to-day command and control ICS to Land Command throughout mainland GB, ICS reaction forces for major national incidents, including Homeland Security and specialist ICS support to expeditionary operations".[3]

The regiment remained part of the 2nd Signal Brigade till 2012 when the 2nd Signal brigade became the 2nd Signal Group.[4] As part of Army 2020 the regiment won't change role, except for the fact of joining the 11th Signal Brigade.[5] After the Army 2020 changes the regiment provides specialist capabilities across defense. This includes electronic counter-measures and communications support and resilience to civil authority operations.[6]

Organization

Structure of the regiment after Army 2020:[7]

  • 225 Signal Squadron
  • 241 Signal Squadron
  • 243 Signal Squadron
  • 251 Signal Squadron
  • 81 Signal Squadron

See also

References
  1. The Royal Corps of Signals Unit Histories of the Corps (1920 - 2001) and its Antecedents. West Midlands, United Kingdom: Helion and Company. 2003. p. 42. ISBN 1 874622 92 2.
  2. The Royal Corps of Signals: Unit Histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and its Antecedents. pp. 42–45.
  3. "10 Signal Regiment - History". 2008-04-28. Archived from the original on 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  4. The Royal Corps of Signals: Unit Histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and its Antecedents. p. 45.
  5. "Royal Signals Journal" (PDF). p. 45.
  6. "Royal Signals". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  7. "RSI Journal Spring 2014" (PDF). The Wire. Spring 2014: 45. Spring 2014.
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