33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment
- 33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment
The 33rd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment is a British Territorial Army regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals.
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:
*HQ Squadron
*42 (East Lancashire) Signal Squadron -- successor to the 42nd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment
*59 (West Lancashire) Signal Squadron -- successor to the 59th Signal Regiment
*80 (Cheshire) Signal Squadron - successor to the 80th Signal Regiment
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:
*55 (Merseyside) HQ Squadron
*42 (City of Manchester) Signal Squadron
*59 (City of Liverpool) Signal Squadron
Present
The regiment's squadrons are all based in the North-West of England: 42 Signal Squadron is based in Manchester; 55 Signal Squadron is based in Huyton; 59 Signal Squadron is based in Aintree; and 80 Signal Squadron is based in Runcorn. The regiment provides support to the Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, and is part of 11 Signal Brigade.
Today the regiment still provides soldiers on operations around the world supporting the regular army.
Such places include:
Afghanistan
Balkans
Cyprus
Iraq
Misc
The regiment was caught up in a [http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17293917%26method=full%26siteid=50061-name_page.html financial scandal] in July 2006
External links
* [http://www2.army.mod.uk/royalsignals/33sigregt/index.htm Ministry of Defence website]
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