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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.
Within the Royal Corps of Signals (RCS), new signal regiments were formed with regional connections, and one of these new units was 36 (Eastern) Signal Regiment. The new regiment was formed following the amalgamation of several signal units based in the East of England ; 44th (Home Counties), 45th (Essex), and 54th (East Anglian) Signal Regiments.
The Royal Corps of Signals Unit Histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and Its Antecedents. Helion and Company, 2003. ISBN 1874622922 "HQ 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-20. "Royal Signals". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
The 2nd Signal Brigade (later 2nd Signal Group), was a military formation of the British Army composed of Royal Corps of Signals units. The brigade was first formed following the reorganisation of the old Territorial Army in 1967, and was disbanded in 2012 under the Army 2020 programme.
The Royal Corps of Signals Unit Histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and Its Antecedents. Helion and Company, 2003. ISBN 1874622922 "Royal Signals". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-20. Watson, Graham E. and Rinaldi, Richard A. The British Army in Germany (BAOR and After): An Organisational History 1947-2004 Tiger Lily Publications LLC 2005.
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 regiment was formed in 1967 by the amalgamation of 65th Signal Regiment and 92nd Signal Regiment, with some personnel from the disbanded Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars at Banbury. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1969 the regiment absorbed part of R (Tower Hamlets) Battery from the disbanded Greater London Regiment, Royal Artillery .
The 31st (Greater London) Signal Regiment was a territorial communications regiment of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals. The regiment first formed following the creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967 after the 1966 Defence White Paper .