Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals

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Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals
CVHQ, Royal Corps of Signals
Royal Corps of Signals cap badge.svg
Cap badge of the Royal Corps of Signals
Active2001–Present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeMilitary headquarters
Part of11th Signal Brigade and Headquarters West Midlands
Garrison/HQBasil Hill Barracks, Corsham
Insignia
Tactical Recognition FlashRoyal Signals TRF.svg

Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals (CVHQ, Royal Corps of Signals) is a special administrative group of the Royal Corps of Signals formed to oversee the national reserve units of the corps.

History[]

Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals (CVHQ, Royal Corps of Signals) was formed in October 2001 to look after TA specialists of the Signals.[1][2] The new unit was organised as follows:[1][2][3]

From its formation in 2001, the CVHQ formed part of 2nd (National Communications) Signal Brigade until that brigade's disbandment in late 2009. Following the brigade's disbandment, the CVHQ join the 11th Signal Brigade with the same role and organisation.[1][3] One year after the formation of the group, 81 Signal Squadron was moved under command of 10th Signal Regiment permanently.[5][6]

Under the Army 2020 programme, the Land Information Assurance Group moved under Joint Forces Command, while the remainder of the CVHQ remained at its position and station.[7] Under the Army 2020 programme, on 1 May 2014, the Land Information and Communications Services Group was redesignated as 254 (Specialist Group Information Services) Signal Squadron and formed a new sub-unit, designated as the in 2013.[8]

Under the reorganisation of the Royal Corps of Signals in June 2020, the Joint Cyber Unit was moved under command of the new 13th Signal Regiment forming 224 (Cyber Protection Team) Signal Squadron.[9]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c "Central Volunteer Headquarters Royal Signals". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  2. ^ a b The British Army, land-mediacomms-webcontent@land mod uk (2012-04-03). "The British Army - CVHQ (Royal Signals)". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ^ a b "Organisation". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. ^ a b "CENTRAL VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS ROYAL SIGNALS". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. ^ Lord & Watson, pp. 182–183.
  6. ^ "10 Signal Regiment". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. ^ "RSI Journal Spring 2014" (PDF). royalsignals.org. Royal Signals Institute. 1 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ The British Army, cgsmediacomma-amc-dig-shared@mod uk (2015-09-28). "The British Army - CRHQ (Royal Signals)". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  9. ^ Royal Corps of Signals, The Wire – Winter 2020.

References[]

  • Lord, Cliff (2004). The Royal Corps of Signals : unit histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and its antecedents. Solihull, West Midlands, England: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-874622-92-5. OCLC 184820114.
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