37th Signal Regiment (37 Sig Regt) is a military communications regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals, part of the British Army.
History The regiment was formed as the 37th (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals (Volunteers) in 1967. It initially consisted of 43 (Wessex) Signal Squadron, 53 (Welsh) Signal Squadron and 57 (City & County of Bristol) Signal Squadron. In 1969, 67 (Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron joined the regiment.
In 1992, under Options for Change, 43 (Wessex) Squadron transferred to 21st (Air Support) Signal Regiment, 57 (City and County of Bristol) Squadron transferred to 71 Signal Regiment and 93 (East Lancashire) Squadron transferred from 38 Signal Regiment. In addition to squadron changes, the regimental title was changed when the regiment dropped the 'Wessex and Welsh' subtitle following the above changes. Therefore, it became known as the 37th Signal Regiment.
In 2006, 93 (East Lancashire) Squadron transferred back to 38 Signal Regiment.
In 2009, under a further re-organisation, 67 (Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron was reduced to a troop (867 Troop), and 48 (City of Birmingham) Squadron joined the regiment on the disbandment of 35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment. At the same time, 33 (Lancashire) Squadron was formed on the disbandment of 33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment.
In 2014, under Army 2020, 53 (Welsh) Signal Squadron transferred to 39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment.
Structure The current structure of the regiment is as follows. 37th Signal Regiment Regimental Headquarters, in Redditch The Royal Signals (Northern) Band, at Bradford Armoury, Darlington 33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Squadron, in Liverpool 842 (City of Manchester) Signal Troop, in Manchester 48 (City of Birmingham) Signal Squadron, in Birmingham 896 (City of Coventry) Signal Troop, in Coventry 898 Signal Troop 897 (Staffordshire) Signal Troop, at MOD Stafford, Stafford 50 (Northern) Signal Squadron, in Darlington 834 (Northern) Signal Troop 875 (City of Durham) Signal Troop Kohima Troop, at Imphal Barracks, York 64 (City of Sheffield) Signal Squadron, in Sheffield 849 (City of Leeds) Signal Troop, in Leeds 864 (City of Sheffield) Signal Troop 887 (City of Nottingham) Signal Troop, in Nottingham 54 (Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Support Squadron, in Redditch 867 (Capability Development) Signal Troop
See also
Units of the Royal Corps of Signals
References
External links 37 Signal Regiment - on British Army official website