History 32 Signal Regiment

1 history

1.1 history
1.2 first world war
1.3 second world war
1.4 post war

history
early history

the 1st lanarkshire voluntary military engineers raised in glasgow on 5 december 1859 part of volunteer force. 2nd lanarkshire voluntary military engineers , 3rd lanarkshire voluntary military engineers raised in 1860 , 1862 respectively. regiment formally registered war office on 27 february 1860. in 1863 regiment adopted uniform of royal engineers. in 1864 corps training ground established in maryhill. in 1894 telegraph company, 2nd lanarkshire volunteer military engineers added regiment. in 1900 regiment chosen part of first operational use of volunteer force , company of 2 officers , 99 other ranks sent second boer war.

first world war

as part of 1908 haldane reforms, created ta, regiment became lowland divisional telegraph company. wireless, cable , airline company added , regiment established field company support 51st (highland) division. after outbreak of world war in 1914 glasgow group re disbanded , regiment sent part of iv corps , british expeditionary force france.

second world war

on reforming territorial army in 1920, 52nd lowland division signal company reformed @ maryhill. on 28 june year royal corps of signals formed , regiment changed uniform , cap badge. during world war ii regiment again saw active service in support of both 51st (highland) division , 52nd lowland divisions in european theatre. on reforming ta in 1947, regiment returned once again maryhill 51st/52nd (scottish) infantry division signal regiment. regiment retitled 52nd lowland infantry division signal regiment in 1948.

post war

as result of 1966 defence white paper, major reorganisation of army took place, caused end of national service, ta being disbanded , territorial army volunteer reserve (tavr) formed. instead of forming large reserve formations, role of new tavr provide individual , unit-sized reinforcements regular army. 32nd (scottish) signal regiment created tavr ii being formed on 1 april 1967. new regiment composed of 5 squadrons, amalgamating 4 signals regiments in scotland. were:

headquarters squadron
51st (highland) signal squadron - successor 51 (highland) signal regiment
52nd (lowland) signal squadron - successor 52 (lowland) signal regiment
61st (city of edinburgh) signal squadron - successor 61 (city of edinburgh) signal regiment
82nd (army emergency reserve) signal squadron - successor 82 signal regiment (army emergency reserve)

the regiment gained sixth squadron in 1969, when squadron of north irish horse became 69 (north irish horse) signal squadron. regiment reduced 5 squadrons in 1970s upon disbandment of 82 squadron. due options change, 69 squadron transferred 40 (ulster) signal regiment in 1995.

in october 2010 69 (north irish horse) signal squadron returned regiment 40 (north irish horse) signal squadron. under army 2020 re-organisation, 2 (city of dundee , highland) squadron transferred 38 signal regiment.