Notable Dates

1901	3^rd Lancashire Engineer (Volunteers) formed in Manchester on 15^th February.
1908	Volunteer Force re-formed as the Territorial Force. East Lancashire Divisional Telegraph Company of the East Lancashire Divisional Engineers formed in Manchester.
1911	East Lancashire Divisional Telegraph Company re-named East Lancashire Divisional Signal Company.
1914	World War 1 - East Lancashire Division left England for Egypt, subsequently fighting in Suez, Gallipoli and from March 1917 in France on the Western Front.
1915	25^th May 1915 - whilst fighting in Gallipoli, the Division became numbered. The East Lancashire Divisional Signal Company became the 42^nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Signal Company. This was usually abbreviated to the ‘42^nd Signal Company’.
1918	1^st March 1918 in France, the General Officer Commanding, Major General A Solly-Flood CB CMG DSO adopted the Divisional motto "Go One Better".
1920	Corps of Signals formed from the Corps of Royal Engineers, became Royal Corps of Signals five weeks after formation.
1921	Territorial Force re-formed following WW1 and re-titled Territorial Army. Unit re-raised as 42^nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Signals.
1939	World War 2 -mobilization and training.
1940	Deployment with British Expeditionary Force to France & Belgium. Evacuation from Dunkirk.
1941	Re-roled and re-named as 42^nd (East Lancashire) Armoured Divisional Signals. Unit suspended in 1943.
1947	Territorial Army re-formed following WW2, including re-raising the unit as the 42^nd (Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment, TA with Regimental Headquarters and No.1 Squadron at Norton Street, Brooks’ Bar, Stretford, Manchester.
1948	No.2 Squadron formed at Glossop.
1949	No.3 Squadron formed at Signal House, Score Lane, Liverpool.
1955	June 1955, Headquarters & No.1 Squadron 42^nd (Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment moved to Norman Road, Rusholme, Manchester.
1961	1^st April 1961 - re-organization of Royal Signals including redistribution of Squadrons between Signals Regiments. No.2 Squadron (Glossop) transferred to 64^th Signal Regiment, TA. New Squadron formed at Cross Lane, Salford, named No.1 Squadron. Rusholme Squadron re-named No.2 Squadron.
Circa 1961	42^nd (Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment, TA re-titled 42^nd (Lancashire) Signal Regiment, TA.
1965	42^nd (Lancashire) Signal Regiment, TA re-titled 42^nd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment, TA.
1967	42^nd Signal Squadron (Volunteers) formed from 42^nd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment, TA. Squadron became part of 33^rd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment (Volunteers).
1979	TAVR re-named TA again.
1992	Women’s Royal Army Corps disbanded. Attached personnel re-badged and absorbed into 33^rd Signal Regiment.
1993	Unit equipped with the Ptarmigan communications system.
1997	Training night for 42^nd Signal Squadron changed from Thursday to Tuesday.

Still Recruiting...

42 Signal Squadron is still recruiting spare-time soldiers to train on Tuesday evenings, weekends, plus a 2-week exercise each year, often abroad.
Applicants should be medically and physically fit, and aged 17 - 32 (can be older with previous military experience).
For more details, ring 0161 257 3377 during office hours Monday - Friday.