The Royal Corps of Signals

Discussion in 'Royal Signals' started by Drew5233, May 25, 2009.

  1. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Royal Signals troops emerge from a smokescreen, covering their faces with their arms, February 1945.

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  2. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    I have decided to keep the headstones a personal pilgrimage and will post the ones I have collected myself amongst the Roll of Honour to the fallen.

    Regards
    Andy
     
  3. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  4. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  5. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  6. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  7. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  8. GRW

    GRW Pillboxologist

    My old man was 34 Heavy Wireless section, 36 Inf. Bde, 78 Div. Before the war he was in the 51st (Highland) Div Sigs TA.
     
  9. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    ANdy

    Would you like me to get any RCS guys from Leopoldsburg in Belgium? There are 9.

    I think that'll be a yes!!:D

    I wondered how long it would be before you would start collecting the Headstone shots. Where are the ones I have already sent you?:p

    Rob
     
  10. Donnie

    Donnie Remembering HHWH

    Hi Andy,

    Cant remember if i said before but my Great Grandad served in the Royal Signals from 1935 to about 1967....He was Airborne Signals for the majority of his career, he is on my website. I have his whole campaign photo album for the middle east, if you wanted to we could make this into some sort of project. All the photos are from his Royal Signals/airborne days....some interesting details for you aswell?

    PM me mate and tell me what you think?

    Donnie
     
  11. Biggles115

    Biggles115 Member

    Good to see the Royal Corp getting some attention. I was one of the last RTG courses then joined 220 Sig Sqn (now disbanded) in Germany Don't think anyone uses morse anymore.......i'm still looking for a job as a telegraph operator!
     
  12. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Linemen of the BEF in France, 1939
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  13. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  14. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  15. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

  16. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    2323922 Lance Sergeant Wallace Jones DCM BEM, 70th Divisional Signals, Royal Signals.

    BEM Gazetted 30.12.41. No Citation found.

    For conspicuous gallantry and great devotion to duty at Tobruk on the night of 21st November 1941 and on the following days. Lance Sergeant Jones was in charge of a line party detailed to lay a line to a forward position reported to have been captured by our own troops. In complete darkness Lance Sergeant Jones laid the line to the position , which he found to be still occupied by the enemy. His cable truck was immediately put out of action by enemy fire, he and his party were surrounded and captured,and he was disarmed and searched. The officer conducting the search turned aside to examine a jack-knife and taking advantage of this momentary diversion, Lance Sergeant Jones pushed aside the sentries rifle and made good his escape despite heavy machine gun fire which was opened. Before finding his way back Lance Sergeant Jones took steps to ensure that the line had had laid was made useless as a possible source of information to the enemy.

    On the following days, Lance Sergeant Jones displayed great courage and initiative in laying lines under heavy enemy machine gun and shell fire, and on 27th May 1941 he volunteered to lay and laid with a party of young soldiers the line through the corridor, which enabled communication to be maintained with Ed Duda from the time of its capture. Throughout the operation Lance Sergeant Jones unfailing cheerfulness and devotion to duty were an outsanding example to all with whom he came into contact.


    Gazetted 24.2.42
     
  17. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    Don't think anyone uses morse anymore.......i'm still looking for a job as a telegraph operator!

    Only used in ham radio now perhaps? Never could read the stuff myself but I hooked my Racal up to a PC Morse reader a couple of years back. Still plenty of hams doing long CW 'rag chews' then.
     
  18. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Signalman James Henderson Charleston MM, 77th Ind Inf Bde HQ, Royal Corps of Signals.

    Signalman Ward was operator of the Brigade Headquarters set which was brought into action at the Brigade counterattack at Kayin on 17th April 1944 in order to be used for direct air support.

    Brigade Headquarters came under fire when the leading Battalion was closing with the enemy. Direct air support had been demanded and it was essential to get in touch with the aircraft which were due any moment. The enemy at this time were within 50 yards in the jungle firing at any noise with LMGs and Grenade Dischargers. Signalman Ward with the aid of signalman Charleston unloaded the set from its mule, set it up and brought it into operation whilst being under fire throughout.

    Later there was a strong counterattack by the enemy and Brigade Headquarters came under heavy fire from 3 MMGs causing many casualties and some confusion. Ward and Charleston remained at their post and a message was passed to a neighbour O.P. stating where the direct air support was to be brought down. At the height of enemy counterattack the planes arrived and dropped 500lb bombs on the enemy deployed in the jungle within 200 yards of our troops causing very many Jap casualties, which we found later, and completely broke up the counterattack. Later still, under fire, these two signallers helped evacuate the set to a more healthy one.

    The results of the skill and devotion to duty and courage of these two men without doubt saved the battalion and Brigade Headquarters from a very difficult situation and allowed time for all wounded to be evacuated and it was found out later also caused the enemy to withdraw leaving many dead behind him.


    LG 2.1.45
     
  19. Tonym

    Tonym WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    I couldn't let this topic pass without recording two senior officers under whom I served. First Colonel John North.

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  20. Tonym

    Tonym WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    And second Lieut. Col Jimmy Yule. Who I served under when on an upgrading course in Bielefeld, W. Germany. I saw a poster that he had drawn up for a band concert arranged in a POW Camp (can't remember where now) as a cover for a major escape operation.

    Had to produce this one in two parts.

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