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Senior Warrant Officers

Company Sergeant Majors

East Lancashire Divisional Telegraph Company Royal Engineers

East Lancashire Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers

42nd Divisional Signal Company Royal Engineers

Dates

Name

August 1914 CSM JE Campbell
circa 1916 CSM Nuttall
circa 1917 CSM WH Pole
circa 1917 CSM GR Nichols
circa 1918 CSM H Willcock MSM

Regimental Sergeant Majors

42nd (East Lancashire) Divisional Signals (TA)

Dates

Name

1921 -  
  RSM Robertson
circa 1932 RSM G Grist (later commissioned as Quartermaster)
circa 1935 RSM EA Brooks
   
circa 1941 2320082 RSM GH Crimes (commissioned as Quartermaster March 1941)

1943

 

42nd (Lancashire) Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment (TA)

42nd (Lancashire) Signal Regiment, TA

42nd (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment, TA

Year

Name

1947  
   
   

? - 11 Apr 1954

WO1 (RSM) CA Thompson
11 Apr 1954 - Oct 1956 WO1 (RSM) RE Blackman
  WO1 (RSM) RW Pratt
1959-1962 WO1 (RSM) George H Elsey
circa 1963 WO1 (RSM) Humble
circa 1965 WO1 (RSM) Madley
   

1967

 

Squadron Sergeant Majors

42nd Signal Squadron (Volunteers)

Dates

Name

Army Number / Remarks

1967 - 1968

WO2 (SSM) V Thorn BEM  

1968 - 1971

WO2 (SSM) S Leah  

1971 - 1975

WO2 (SSM) W Bracegirdle  

1975 - 1979

WO2 (SSM) RL Rusdale  

1979 - 1982

WO2 (SSM) GEG Williams  

1982 - 1985

WO2 (SSM) HL Stiles  

1985 - 1988

WO2 (SSM) Byrne BEM  

1988 - 1990

WO2 (SSM) JDM Morrison  

1990 - 1995

WO2 (SSM) JP Slamon 23725902

1995 - 1996

WO2 (SSM) PG Daniels  

1996 - 1999

WO2 (SSM) P Williams 24690213

1999 - 2001

WO2 (SSM) GE Ward  

2001 - 2002

WO2 (SSM) M Aarons  

2002 -           

WO2 (SSM) ID Coburn  
 

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.