40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment (Volunteers) was a Territorial Army regiment in the

Royal Corps of Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communications an ...

in the

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. The regiment formed part of 2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade, providing military communications for national operations. The regiment did not have an internal security role in

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History

The Regiment was formed 1 April 1967 in

Belfast Belfast (, , , ; from ) is the capital city and principal port of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan and connected to the open sea through Belfast Lough and the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel ...

by the amalgamation of 66 Signal Regiment (TA), 81 Signal Regiment (AER) and 302 Signal Squadron. Due to the reduction in Territorial Army Royal Signals units, as a result of the Strategic Review of Reserves, the regiment was disbanded on 31 March 2010. 66 Squadron and 69 Squadron were transferred to the command of 32 Signal Regiment.

Structure

The structure in 2010 was as follows: *66 (City of Belfast) Support Squadron at Clonaver Park,

. *69 Signal Squadron at

and

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. * 85 (Ulster and Antrim Artillery) Signal Squadron at

Lisburn Lisburn ( ; ) is a city in Northern Ireland. It is southwest of Belfast city centre, on the River Lagan, which forms the boundary between County Antrim and County Down. First laid out in the 17th century by English and Welsh settlers, with t ...

References

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External links

Official Website
Regiments of the Royal Corps of Signals Military units and formations established in 1967 Military units and formations disestablished in 2010 Army Reserve (United Kingdom) Military units and formations in Northern Ireland