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71st (City of London) Yeomanry Signal Regiment

British Army military unit

Field	Value
unit_name	71st (City of London) Yeomanry Signal Regiment
image	Royal Corps of Signals cap badge.svg
image_size	150px
dates	1969 – present
country	United Kingdom
branch
command_structure	7th Signal Group
type	Combat Support
size	Regiment of appx. 381 personnel
garrison	Bexleyheath, Kent
garrison_label	Regimental HQ
identification_symbol	[[File:Royal Signals TRF.svg	100px]]
identification_symbol_label	Tactical Recognition Flash

71st (City of London) Yeomanry Signal Regiment is an Army Reserve regiment in the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army. The regiment forms part of 7th Signal Group, providing military communications for national operations.

History

The regiment was formed as 71st (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals in 1969. The squadrons at that time included HQ (London and Kent) Squadron, 70 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, 94 (Berkshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron and 68 (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron. HQ Squadron converted to a communications role and was re-designated 265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry) Squadron in 1970.

In 2006, 47 (Middlesex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron transferred from 39th Signal Regiment (The Skinners).

In 2014, under Army 2020, 36th (Eastern) Signal Regiment reformed as 36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron and transferred from 37th Signal Regiment. Also in 2014, under Army 2020, 47 (Middlesex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron (already part of the regiment) amalgamated with 41 (Princess Louise's Kensington) Signal Squadron (previously part of 38th (City of Sheffield) Signal Regiment) to form a new entity, 31 (Middlesex Yeomanry and Princess Louise's Kensington) Signal Squadron.

Structure

The regiment's current structure is as follows:

Regimental Headquarters, in Bexleyheath
31 (Middlesex Yeomanry and Princess Louise's Kensington) Signal Squadron, in Uxbridge
- 841 (Princess Louise's Kensington) Signal Troop, in Coulsdon
36 (Essex Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, in Colchester
- 845 (East Anglian) Signal Troop, in Chelmsford
68 (Inns of Court & City Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, in Whipps Cross
- 847 (London) Signal Troop, in White City, London
265 (Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)) Support Squadron, in Bexleyheath

References

"Army – Question for Ministry of Defence".
"71st Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals". Regiments.org.
Simon Newton. (26 October 2019). "Exercise Lion Star: Historic Reservist Unit Tests Soldiering In Cyprus".
[https://www.steppingforwardlondon.org/1st-county-of-london-yeomanry-middlesex-duke-of-cambridges-hussars-27-27.html 1st City of London Yeomary at Stepping Forward London.]
"An introduction to the Middlesex Yeomanry". Royal Signals.
"Summary of Army 2020 Reserves structure and basing changes". Ministry of Defence.
(November 2019). "The Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Information".
"71 Signal Regiment".
[http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/organisation/8053.aspx 83 Support Sqn at British Army website]
[http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25283.aspx 71 Yeomanry Signal Rgt at British Army website]

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