1 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron
| 1 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomany) Signal Squadron | |
|---|---|
 Cap Badge of the Royal Signals Regiment | |
| Active | (As Signals) 1995 - Present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Territorial Army |
| Type | Royal Corps of Signals |
| Role | Support Regular Army |
| Size | 4 Troops |
| Part of | 2 Signal Group 11 Signal Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | SHQ - Bletchley 899 (RBY) Signal Troop - Bletchley 891 (Warwickshire) Signal Troop - Rugby 805 (QOOH) Signal Troop - Banbury |
| Motto(s) | Certa Cito (“Swift and Sure”) |
| Colors | Sky Blue, Navy and Green (Air, Sea and Land) |
| March | Quick - Begone Dull Care Slow - HRH (Princess Royal) |
| Mascot(s) | Mercury (“Jimmy”) |
| Commanders | |
| R. Signals Colonel in Chief | The Princess Royal |
| Honorary Colonel | Vacant |
| Officer Commanding | Major S. Osei-Agyemang |
| Squadron Sergeant Major | WO2 (SSM) M. Gott |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
1 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron was a British Territorial Army Squadron of the Royal Corps of Signals.[1]
History
[edit]The squadron was formed at Bletchley on 1 April 1995 from a detachment of 5 Squadron of 39 Signal Regiment and 602 Signal Troop, perpetuating the traditions of the Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry from 20 October 1996, a title that had been dormant since the disbandment of B Company, 2nd Battalion Wessex Volunteers a decade earlier. The squadron left 39 Signal Regiment to become an independent unit on 1 July 1999.[2]
Structure
[edit]The Squadron consisted of a Headquarters and three Signal troops:[1]
- Squadron Headquarters - located at Bletchley
- 899 (Royal Buckinghamshire Yeomanry) Signal Troop - located at Bletchley
- 805 (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Signal Troop - located at Banbury
- 891 (Warwickshire) Signal Troop - located at Rugby
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1 Signal Squadron". British Army. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ The Royal Corps of Signals: Unit Histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and its Antecedents. pp. 147 and 148.