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The most widely accepted origin is a Royal Signals boxer, Jimmy Emblen, who was the British Army Champion in 1924 and represented the Royal Corps of Signals from 1921 to 1924. [24] The first use so far recorded of "Jimmy" in this context is to be found in the (RE) Signal Service Training Camp magazine, The Wire, June 1920.
3rd Signal Group (V) (1967—1975) 4th Signal Group (1969—1992) 12th Signal Group (1967—1982), later 12th Signal Brigade; 13th Signal Group (V) (1967—1972) Headquarters, Radio Group British Army of the Rhine (1963—1977) Headquarters, Communications and Security Group (United Kingdom) Headquarters, Royal Signals Malta
Royal Corps of Signals Specialist Pool; Royal Corps of Signals Full Time Reserve Service; From its formation in 2001, the CVHQ formed part of 2nd (National Communications) Signal Brigade until that brigade's disbandment in late 2009. Following the brigade's disbandment, the CVHQ join the 11th Signal Brigade with the same role and organisation.
The Princess Royal, Colonel in Chief of the Royal Corps of Signals, visited the regiment in the same year. Existing TA Centres in Nottingham and Derby were used to house 87th Signal Squadron and 46th Signal Squadron respectively; the latter squadron also included a detached troop in Leicester. In 2009, the regiment comprised four squadrons:
The Royal Signals trades are the employment specialisations of the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army. Every soldier in the Corps is trained both as a field soldier and a tradesman. There are currently six different trades, all of which is open to both men and women:
The Royal Signals Association (RSA) was formed in 1920 at the birth of the Corps from the Royal Engineers. The objects of the Association are: The objects of the Association are: To provide comfort and relief either generally or individually to past and present signallers and their dependants who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.
4th Air Formation Signals (North Somerset Yeomanry), Royal Corps of Signals; 4th Army Signals, Royal Corps of Signals; 4th Line of Communication Signals, Royal Corps of Signals; 8th Army Signals, Royal Corps of Signals; 12th Signal Brigade (United Kingdom) 12th Signal Group (Volunteers) 18th Line of Communication Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
0–9. 2 (City of Dundee and Highland) Signal Squadron; 2 (City of Dundee) Signal Squadron; 5 (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Signal Squadron; 9th Armoured Brigade Signal Squadron (Middlesex Yeomanry)