7th Signals Group (British Army)
| 7th Signal Group | |
|---|---|
 Formation badge | |
| Active | After 2012–Present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Military Communications Headquarters |
| Size | Group |
| Part of | 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands |
| Group HQ | Beacon Barracks, Stafford |
7th Signal Group (7 Sig Gp) is a military communications formation of the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals, currently subordinated to 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands. The group oversees the close-support signal units of the corps tasked with supporting 3rd (UK) Division.
History[]
Sometime after the announcement of Army 2020 in 2010, the 7th Signal Group was formed as part of the expanded 11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands. Along with the formation of the new group, the 2nd Signal Group was also formed, which oversaw the home resilience units. 7th Signal Group's mission was to control all the multi-role signal regiments under the Army 2020 programme.[1][2]
Following the disbandment of the 2nd Signal Group in 2018, 7th Signal Group took control of the regiments within 2nd Signal Regiment, and now commands all close-support signal units.[3][4]
Current structure[]
The current structure of the group, as of March 2021 is:[3][4]
- Headquarters, 7th Signal Group[5][6], at Beacon Barracks, Stafford[7][5][6]
- 1st Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, at Beacon Barracks, Stafford[8][9] — supports 20 Arm Inf Bde[10]
- 2nd Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, at Imphal Barracks, York[8][11] — supports 1st (UK) Division[10]
- 3rd (United Kingdom) Divisional Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, at Bulford Barracks, Bulford Camp[8][12] — supports HQ 3rd (UK) Division[10]
- 15th Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, at Blandford Camp[8][12] — supports 12 Arm Inf Bde
- 21st Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, at Azimghur Barracks, Colerne[8][12] — supports 1 Arm Inf Bde
- 37th Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals (AR), in Redditch[8][12] – paired with 1, 18 (UKSF), 22, 30, and 10 Signal Regiments[13]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Regular Army Basing Matrix by Formation and Unit. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Royal Signals Institution, Royal Signals Journal Volume 32 Issue I., March 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b British Army, HQ 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b Royal Signals Interactive Map.
- ^ a b British Army, HQ 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ a b Royal Signals Interactive Map.
- ^ "Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Information" (PDF). British Army. November 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Royal Corps of Signals Regimental Information" (PDF). British Army. November 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ at 11:11am, Sian Grzeszczyk 7th September 2018. "Military Base Says 'Thank You' With Beating Retreat Performance". Forces Network. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ a b c "Current Orbat of the Royal Corps of Signals". Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "HQ 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ a b c d "Army, Question for Ministry of Defence — current Order of Battle by manpower and basing locations for the corps". United Kingdom Parliament — Written questions, answers, and statements. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "FOI(A) regarding Combat Service Support unit pairings" (PDF). What do they know?. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- Communications units and formations of the British Army
- Group sized units of the British Army