39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment
Encyclopedia
39 Signal Regiment is Territorial Army regiment in the Royal Corps of Signals
in the British Army
. The regiment forms part of 2 Signal Brigade, providing military communications for national operations. The Lynx
badge
is a reminder of the units connection with the Skinners Company.
The regiment has the following Elements: -
Royal Corps of Signals
The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army...
in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. The regiment forms part of 2 Signal Brigade, providing military communications for national operations. The Lynx
Lynx
A lynx is any of the four Lynx genus species of medium-sized wildcats. The name "lynx" originated in Middle English via Latin from Greek word "λύγξ", derived from the Indo-European root "*leuk-", meaning "light, brightness", in reference to the luminescence of its reflective eyes...
badge
is a reminder of the units connection with the Skinners Company.
The regiment has the following Elements: -
- RHQ - Bristol
- 56 Signal Squadron (Volunteers) - EastbourneEastbourneEastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head...
and a troop at Brighton - 57 (City & County of Bristol) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) - BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and a troop at Gloucester - 93 (North Somerset YeomanryNorth Somerset YeomanryThe North Somerset Yeomanry was first raised in Frome in 1798. A condition of service was that it should not be required to march more than 10 miles from the town and it was soon disbanded in 1802...
) Support Squadron - Bristol - 94 (Berkshire YeomanryBerkshire Yeomanry94 Signal Squadron forms part of 39 Signal Regiment. They are currently based in three locations in the Home Counties...
) Signal Squadron - WindsorWindsor, BerkshireWindsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....
and troops at Aylesbury and Chertsey
External links
- 39th (Skinners) Signal Regiment - official