Active 1967–2009 Branch Territorial Army Size Four Squadrons | Country United Kingdom Type Royal Corps of Signals | |
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Role Support regular army
(ARRC) support | ||
The 33rd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment was a British Territorial Army regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals.
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History
The regiment was originally a TAVR II (Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve) unit created due to defence cuts, being formed on 1 April 1967 at Huyton, near Liverpool and consisting of four squadrons:
In 1973, 80 Squadron became 80 (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron, in honour of the Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's) from which the squadron descended. In 1969, the TAVR was re-designated as the Territorial Army.
In 1999, during the reforms implemented due to the Strategic Defence Review, the squadron subtitles, with the exception of 80 Squadron, were changed. They became:
Present
The regiment's squadrons were all based in the North-West of England: 42 Signal Squadron was based in Manchester; 55 Signal Squadron was based in Huyton; 59 Signal Squadron was based in Aintree; and 80 Signal Squadron was based in Runcorn. The regiment provided support to the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, and was part of 12 Signal Group.
The regiment provided soldiers on operations around the world supporting the regular army.
Such places include:
Afghanistan
Balkans
Cyprus
Iraq
Disbandment
As a result of the strategic review of reserves it was announced on 28 April 2009 that the regiment was to be disbanded
Miscellaneous
The regiment was caught up in a financial scandal in July 2006