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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.
The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...
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
Pages in category "Royal Corps of Signals soldiers" The following 134 pages are in this category, out of 134 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Victoria Cross Lists of Victoria Cross recipients are lists of people who have been awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious of the orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces. It was previously awarded to Commonwealth countries, most of which no longer recommend ...
This is a complete list of memorials at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire. [1]The primary memorial at the arboretum is the Armed Forces Memorial which lists all British military casualties since 1948.
50 (Northumbrian) Signal Regiment was a Territorial Army (TA) unit of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals. It had its origins in a signal company and a cyclist battalion formed in 1908 and it provided the divisional signals for the 50th (Northumbrian) Division and its duplicates during World War II. Its successors continued in the postwar ...
48 (South Midland) Signal Regiment was a Territorial Army (TA) unit of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals from 1920. It had its origins in a Volunteer unit of the Royal Engineers formed in 1861 and provided the communications for several infantry divisions during World War II. Postwar it went through a number of reorganisations.