Honours, Decorations and Medals to the Royal Corps of Signals for Gallantry & Distinguished Service 1920-2020

The Corps of Signals was established by Royal Warrant on 28 June 1920. Six weeks later, on 5 August, the title 'Royal Corps of Signals' was conferred by King George V. From its earliest days the officers and soldiers of Royal Signals have been recognised for their gallantry and valuable services on operations across the globe. Published by the Royal Signals Institution in celebration of the 2020 centennial, this book records all the honours, decorations and medals awarded since 1920. Giving primacy to awards for bravery, the first section of the book puts the various awards in context by taking a chronological tour through the history of Royal Signals in three eras-the campaigns of the inter-war years, the Second World War, and global conflict and insurgency since 1945. The second section comprises the register of awards. Revealing many previously undiscovered citations, it includes all honours, decorations and medals for gallantry and distinguished services on operations, awards for non-operational service announced in the Birthday and New Year honours lists, foreign awards, the Polar Medal, and a full register of over 6,200 mentions in despatches and various King's and Queen's commendations for bravery and valuable service. Finally, there are eight supporting appendices-six record awards to various Empire and Commonwealth signal units inextricably linked to Royal Signals in time of conflict or war, one records awards to Auxiliary Territorial Service and Women's Royal Army Corps all ranks who served with Royal Signals, and one records awards to Queen's Gurkha Signals.