33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment
The 33rd Signal Regiment was a British Territorial Army regiment of the Royal Corps of Signals.History
The regiment was originally a TAVR II unit created due to defence cuts, being formed on 1 April 1967 at Huyton, near Liverpool and consisting of four squadrons:
- HQ Squadron
- 42 Signal Squadron – successor to the 42nd Signal Regiment
- 59 Signal Squadron – successor to the 59th Signal Regiment
- 80 Signal Squadron – successor to the 80th Signal Regiment
In 1999, during the reforms implemented due to the Strategic Defence Review, the squadron subtitles, with the exception of 80 Squadron, were changed. They became:
- 55 HQ Squadron
- 42 Signal Squadron
- 59 Signal Squadron
Disbandment
As a result of the strategic review of reserves it was announced on 28 April 2009 that the regiment was to be disbanded.
It was reduced to a single 33 Lancashire Signal Squadron, first in 32 Signal Regiment, then from 2014 in 37 Signal Regiment under the Army 2020 reorganisation. It continues to maintain 842 Signal Troop at Rusholme, Manchester.
