Royal Corps of Signals – Awards for Gallantry and Meritorious Service on Operations 1920-2020

The Corps of Signals was established by Royal Warrant on 28 June 1920.

Six weeks later, the title ‘Royal Corps of Signals’ was conferred by King George V.

From its earliest days soldiers of the Royal Corps of Signals were engaged in operations across the Empire, most notably in Mesopotamia and on the North West Frontier, and they were duly recognised for their gallantry and valuable service. The majority of awards were made during the course of the Second World War but since then the officers and soldiers of the Corps have been decorated for their gallantry in most of the conflicts in which the British Army has been engaged.

In contribution to the centennial of the Corps, this new book will lay out all of the operational awards made to its personnel, with detailed descriptions of many of the events in which the Corps participated, and previously undiscovered awards and citations. It will be published in 2020.

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The Distinguished Conduct Medal awarded to Sergeant J R Romaines for his gallantry in close contact with the enemy in North Africa in 1942.

 

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Acknowledgments:

Chris Walker at Signals Badges for the photographs of the two cap badges.

Phil McDermott for the photograph of the medals of Sergeant J R Romaines DCM.