Help please - 37 Signal Training Regt.

Discussion in 'Royal Signals' started by Pete Keane, Jul 5, 2010.

  1. Pete Keane

    Pete Keane Senior Member

    37 STR were based in Scarbourough during WW2 - any pointers to links or info would be appreciated.

    Cheers

    Pete
     
  2. Derek Barton

    Derek Barton Senior Member

    37 Signals Trg Rgt Royal Artillery listed in Scarborough for 1940 and still there in 1942.
     
  3. Pete Keane

    Pete Keane Senior Member

    Royal Artillery?

    Interesting, i thought I was looking for a signaller from Royal Signals.

    Any other pointers most appreciated.

    Pete
     
  4. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    There is a 37 Sigs still today. They are a TA unit under 2 Sigs Bde.
     
  5. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Peter,

    I just checked The Royal Corps of Signals history and Signals training regiments are listed from 1st to 7th - No 37th.

    In ANOTHER Royal Signals history book it says that 37th Signal Regiment wasn't founded until 1967 in Bristol as 37 (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment.
     
  6. sol

    sol Very Senior Member

    Peter,

    I just checked The Royal Corps of Signals history and Signals training regiments are listed from 1st to 7th - No 37th.

    In ANOTHER Royal Signals history book it says that 37th Signal Regiment wasn't founded until 1967 in Bristol as 37 (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment.

    Andy, look here (from page 3)
     
  7. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Cheers Sol (nice find),

    Looks like a RA unit as Derek pointed out.
     
  8. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    These maybe of interest:

    WO 166/7787 and WO 166/7788 37 Regt.

    WO 166/11498 37 Regt.
     
  9. DaveAndy

    DaveAndy New Member

    My father, Andrew Evans, served in 46 Squad, 37th Sig Tng R.A. in 1940. In the photo he is: front row, #5 from the left, next to the Officer.
     

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  10. DaveAndy

    DaveAndy New Member

    Regarding the photograph of 46 Squad, 37th Sig. Tng. R.A. posted earlier, I have now located the names of all those featured:

    Back Row, L to R; Derek Prothero (Gravesend); Pryce Roberts (Birkenhead); Jack Fell (Manchester); Ken Brizell (Liverpool); Frank Littler (St. Helens); Dennis Pinnington (Nantwich); Tom Moss (Manchester).

    Front Row, L to R: Tom Adamson (Manchester); Alan Bunce (Barrow); Jimmy Byrne (Stoke on Trent); Jack Nicholls (Room Orderly); Andrew Evans (Liverpool); Harry Cave (Liverpool); Gordon Williams (Nantwich); Bill Lewis (Wallasey).

    The photo is dated 20-10-1940. The guy in the centre, who I took to be an Officer was Jack Nicholls, the Room Orderly. The text written on the photo confirms this squad was 'Royal Artillery'. There is no clue as to where the photo was taken.
     

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