13th Signal Group (United Kingdom)
| 13th Volunteer Signal Group | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1967 - 1972 |
| Disbanded | 1972 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Signals Support Group |
| Role | Military Communications |
| Size | Signal Group |
| Part of | United Kingdom Land Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Aldershot |
The 13th Signals Group was a brigade sized unit of the Royal Corps of Signals within the British Army. The group was established in 1967 to control the territorial signals regiments garrisoned with national communication duties in the United Kingdom. It was later disbanded in 1974, when it merged with the 2nd Signal Group.
History[edit]
The 13th Volunteer Signal Group was formed in 1967 for the overall command of the territorial signal regiments with "National Communication" duties. Its units were specifically tasked with helping local and national signals with helping governmental and military major organizations; I.e. Ministry of Defence and 2nd Infantry Division. Because of cuts later one, It was later absorbed into the 2nd Signal Group, in 1972.[1]
Organization[edit]
The structure of the group stayed the same its entire history:[1][2]
- 13th Volunteer Signal Group
- Headquarters
- 32nd (Scottish) Volunteer Signal Regiment[3]
- Headquarters Squadron
- 51 (Highland) Signal Squadron
- 52 (Lowland) Signal Squadron
- 61 (City of Edinburgh) Signal Squadron
- 82 (Army Emergency Reserve) Signal Squadron
- 37th (Wessex and Welsh) Volunteer Signal Regiment[3][4]
- Headquarters Squadron
- 43 (Wessex) Signal Squadron
- 53 (Welsh) Signal Squadron
- 57 (City and County of Bristol) Signal Squadron
- 38th Volunteer Signal Regiment[3]
"City of Sheffield" after the Cold War
- Headquarters Squadron
- 46 (Derbyshire) Signal Squadron
- 64 Signal Squadron
- 87 (City of Nottingham) Signal Squadron
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Royal Corps of Signals: Unit Histories of the Corps (1920–2001) and its Antecedents. p. 132. Search this book on
- ↑ "32nd Signal Regiment History" (PDF).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Royal Corps of Signals: Unit Histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and its Antecedents. p. 282. Search this book on
- ↑ "Regimental History(37)". web.archive.org. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
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