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	\| unit_name = Queen's Gurkha Signals		\| unit_name = Queen's Gurkha Signals
	\| image =Cap badge of Queens Gurkha Signals.jpg		\| image = Cap badge of Queens Gurkha Signals.jpg
	\| image_size = 150px		\| image_size = 150px
	\| caption = Cap badge of the Queens Gurkha Signals		\| caption = Cap badge of the Queens Gurkha Signals
	\| dates = 1949 - Present		\| dates = 1949 – Present
	\| country = {{flag icon\|United Kingdom}}[[United Kingdom]]		\| country = {{flag icon\|United Kingdom}}[[United Kingdom]]
	\| allegiance =		\| allegiance =
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	\| type =		\| type =
	\| role = Combat support		\| role = Combat support
	\| size = 5 Squadrons		\| size = 7 Squadrons
	\| command_structure =		\| command_structure =
	\| garrison = Malaya<br>Hong Kong [[File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg\|30px]]<br>RHQ - [[Gamecock Barracks~~\|Bramcote~~]]<br>246 Squadron ~~- York~~<br>247 & 248 Squadron ~~- Staffordshire~~<br>249 Squadron - Bulford<br>250 Squadron ~~- Bramcote~~		\| garrison = Malaya<br>Hong Kong [[File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg\|30px]]<br>RHQ – [[Gamecock Barracks]]<br>243 and 246 Squadron – [[Swinton Barracks]]<br>242, 247 and 248 Squadron – [[MOD Stafford]]<br>249 Squadron – [[Bulford Camp]]<br>250 Squadron – [[Gamecock Barracks]]
	\| garrison_label =		\| garrison_label =
	\| nickname =		\| nickname =
	\| ceremonial_chief = [[Anne, Princess Royal~~\|HRH The Princess Royal, LG, KT, GCVO, GCStJ, QSO, CD~~]]		\| ceremonial_chief = [[Anne, Princess Royal]]
	\| ceremonial_chief_label = Colonel in Chief		\| ceremonial_chief_label = [[Colonel-in-Chief]]
	\| colonel_of_the_regiment = ~~[[Jonathan Cole (British Army officer)\|Maj Gen J. J. Cole, OBE]]~~		\| colonel_of_the_regiment = Brigadier Mike Fayers
	\| motto = Certa Cito: ''Swift and Sure''		\| motto = Certa Cito: ''Swift and Sure''
	\| colors = [[File:Gurkhasignals.jpg\|30px]]		\| colors = [[File:Gurkhasignals.jpg\|30px]]
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	\| equipment_label =		\| equipment_label =
	\| anniversaries = '''Regimental Birthday'''<br>23 September		\| anniversaries = '''Regimental Birthday'''<br>23 September
	\| identification_symbol =		\| identification_symbol = [[File:Gurkha TRF.PNG\|100px]]
	\| identification_symbol_label = Shoulder Flash		\| identification_symbol_label = Shoulder Flash
	\| identification_symbol_2 = [[File:Grantqgs.jpg\|100px]]		\| identification_symbol_2 = [[File:Grantqgs.jpg\|100px]]
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	\| identification_symbol_3_label = Abbreviation		\| identification_symbol_3_label = Abbreviation
	}}		}}
	The '''Queen's Gurkha Signals''' (QG SIGNALS) is a regular unit of [[Royal Corps of Signals]], one of the combat support arms of [[British Army]]. Together with the [[Queen's Gurkha Engineers]], the [[Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment]], the [[Royal Gurkha Rifles]], and a number of smaller support units, they form part of the [[Brigade of Gurkhas]]. QGS was formed during [[Malayan Emergency\|The Malayan Emergency]] to support the [[17th Gurkha Division]].		The '''Queen's Gurkha Signals''' ('''QG SIGNALS''') is a regular unit of [[Royal Corps of Signals]], one of the combat support arms of [[British Army]]. Together with the [[Queen's Gurkha Engineers]], the [[Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment]], the [[Royal Gurkha Rifles]], and a number of smaller support units, they form part of the [[Brigade of Gurkhas]]. QGS was formed during [[Malayan Emergency\|The Malayan Emergency]] to support the [[17th Gurkha Division]].

	==History==		==History==
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	*Gurkha Royal Signals (1949–1954)		*Gurkha Royal Signals (1949–1954)
	*Gurkha Signals (1954–1977)		*Gurkha Signals (1954–1977)
	*Queen's Gurkha Signals (~~1977–present~~)		*Queen's Gurkha Signals (since 1977)

	==Cap badge and colours==		==Cap badge and colours==
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	==Structure==		==Structure==
	===Active===		===Active===
	The unit has ~~five~~ squadrons:<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25300.aspx\|title=Queen's Gurkha Signals\|publisher=Ministry of Defence\|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/11/new-gurkha-signal-squadron/\|title=New Gurkha Signal Squadron\|publisher=British Army\|access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref>		The unit has seven squadrons:<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25300.aspx\|title=Queen's Gurkha Signals\|publisher=Ministry of Defence\|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/11/new-gurkha-signal-squadron/\|title=New Gurkha Signal Squadron\|publisher=British Army\|access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref>
	*~~246~~ Squadron - [[Perham Down]]		*242 Squadron – [[MOD Stafford]]
	*247 Squadron - [[~~Staffordshire~~]]		*243 Squadron – [[Swinton Barracks]], Perham Down
	*248 Squadron - [[~~Staffordshire~~]]		*246 Squadron – [[Swinton Barracks]], Perham Down
	*249 Squadron - [[Bulford]]		*247 Squadron – [[MOD Stafford]]
	*250 Squadron - [[~~Bramcote~~, ~~Warwickshire\|~~Bramcote]]		*248 Squadron – [[MOD Stafford]]
			*249 Squadron – [[Bulford Camp]], Salisbury Plain
			*250 Squadron – [[Gamecock Barracks]], Bramcote

	==See also==		==See also==
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	\| identification_symbol = ~~[[File:Gurkha TRF.PNG\|100px]]~~		\| identification_symbol =
	\| identification_symbol_label = Shoulder Flash		\| identification_symbol_label = Shoulder Flash
	\| identification_symbol_2 = [[File:Grantqgs.jpg\|100px]]		\| identification_symbol_2 = [[File:Grantqgs.jpg\|100px]]

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	==History==		==History==
	The history of Queen's Gurkha Signals dates back to 1911 when Gurkha Signallers were employed in the three Indian Corps of Sappers and Miners (Bombay, Bengal, and Madras).<ref name=mod>{{cite web\|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/QGS-History.pdf\|title=Queen's Gurkha Signals: History\|publisher=Ministry of Defence\|access-date=19 November ~~2022~~}}</ref> It was not until the [[First World War]] the whole companies of Gurkha signallers existed within these three Corps. Eventually at the end of 1928 these corps were phased out of service due to an insufficient work force.<ref name=mod/>		The history of Queen's Gurkha Signals dates back to 1911 when Gurkha Signallers were employed in the three Indian Corps of Sappers and Miners (Bombay, Bengal, and Madras).<ref name=mod>{{cite web\|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/QGS-History.pdf\|title=Queen's Gurkha Signals: History\|publisher=Ministry of Defence\|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> It was not until the [[First World War]] the whole companies of Gurkha signallers existed within these three Corps. Eventually at the end of 1928 these corps were phased out of service due to an insufficient work force.<ref name=mod/>

	The second Gurkha Signals unit was created during [[Malayan Emergency\|The Malayan Emergency]]. The unit was raised to support the Gurkha Infantry involved in battle against communist anti-colonial guerilla organization, the [[Malayan National Liberation Army]]. This unit was fully composed of Gurkhas unlike the previous incarnation. On 18 December 1959, the newly formed unit was christened 48th Gurkha Brigade Signal Squadron with its commander Major L H Gregory MBE.<ref name=mod/>		The second Gurkha Signals unit was created during [[Malayan Emergency\|The Malayan Emergency]]. The unit was raised to support the Gurkha Infantry involved in battle against communist anti-colonial guerilla organization, the [[Malayan National Liberation Army]]. This unit was fully composed of Gurkhas unlike the previous incarnation. On 18 December 1959, the newly formed unit was christened 48th Gurkha Brigade Signal Squadron with its commander Major L H Gregory MBE.<ref name=mod/>
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	==Structure==		==Structure==
	===Active===		===Active===
	The unit has five squadrons:<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25300.aspx\|title=Queen's Gurkha Signals\|publisher=Ministry of Defence\|access-date=19 November ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/11/new-gurkha-signal-squadron/\|title=New Gurkha Signal Squadron\|publisher=British Army\|access-date=27 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The unit has five squadrons:<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25300.aspx\|title=Queen's Gurkha Signals\|publisher=Ministry of Defence\|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/11/new-gurkha-signal-squadron/\|title=New Gurkha Signal Squadron\|publisher=British Army\|access-date=27 November 2018}}</ref>
	*246 Squadron - [[Perham Down]]		*246 Squadron - [[Perham Down]]
	*247 Squadron - [[Staffordshire]]		*247 Squadron - [[Staffordshire]]
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/brigade-of-gurkhas/queens-gurkha-signals/ Queen's Gurkha Signals]		* [https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/brigade-of-gurkhas/queens-gurkha-signals/ Queen's Gurkha Signals]
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	[[Category:Brigade of Gurkhas]]		[[Category:Brigade of Gurkhas]]

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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Queen's Gurkha Signals
| image =Cap badge of Queens Gurkha Signals.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Cap badge of the Queens Gurkha Signals
| dates = 1949 - Present
| country = {{flag icon|United Kingdom}}[[United Kingdom]]
| allegiance =
| branch = {{army|United Kingdom}}
| type =
| role = Combat support
| size = 5 Squadrons
| command_structure =
| garrison = Malaya Hong Kong [[File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg|30px]] RHQ - [[Gamecock Barracks|Bramcote]] 246 Squadron - York 247 & 248 Squadron - Staffordshire 249 Squadron - Bulford 250 Squadron - Bramcote
| garrison_label =
| nickname =
| ceremonial_chief = [[Anne, Princess Royal|HRH The Princess Royal, LG, KT, GCVO, GCStJ, QSO, CD]]
| ceremonial_chief_label = Colonel in Chief
| colonel_of_the_regiment = [[Jonathan Cole (British Army officer)|Maj Gen J. J. Cole, OBE]]
| motto = Certa Cito: ''Swift and Sure''
| colors = [[File:Gurkhasignals.jpg|30px]]
| colors_label =
| march = ''[[Scotland the Brave]]''
| mascot =
| battles =
| equipment =
| equipment_label =
| anniversaries = '''Regimental Birthday''' 23 September
| identification_symbol = [[File:Gurkha TRF.PNG|100px]]
| identification_symbol_label = Shoulder Flash
| identification_symbol_2 = [[File:Grantqgs.jpg|100px]]
| identification_symbol_2_label = Tartan (Grant)
| identification_symbol_3 = '''QG SIGNALS'''
| identification_symbol_3_label = Abbreviation
}}
The '''Queen's Gurkha Signals''' (QG SIGNALS) is a regular unit of [[Royal Corps of Signals]], one of the combat support arms of [[British Army]]. Together with the [[Queen's Gurkha Engineers]], the [[Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment]], the [[Royal Gurkha Rifles]], and a number of smaller support units, they form part of the [[Brigade of Gurkhas]]. QGS was formed during [[Malayan Emergency|The Malayan Emergency]] to support the [[17th Gurkha Division]].

==History==
The history of Queen's Gurkha Signals dates back to 1911 when Gurkha Signallers were employed in the three Indian Corps of Sappers and Miners (Bombay, Bengal, and Madras).<ref name=mod>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/QGS-History.pdf|title=Queen's Gurkha Signals: History|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref> It was not until the [[First World War]] the whole companies of Gurkha signallers existed within these three Corps. Eventually at the end of 1928 these corps were phased out of service due to an insufficient work force.<ref name=mod/>

The second Gurkha Signals unit was created during [[Malayan Emergency|The Malayan Emergency]]. The unit was raised to support the Gurkha Infantry involved in battle against communist anti-colonial guerilla organization, the [[Malayan National Liberation Army]]. This unit was fully composed of Gurkhas unlike the previous incarnation. On 18 December 1959, the newly formed unit was christened 48th Gurkha Brigade Signal Squadron with its commander Major L H Gregory MBE.<ref name=mod/>

==Titles of the regiment and its predecessor==
As a part of Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations 1977, the Regiment regained its Royal title, along with the Gurkha Engineers, becoming Queen's Gurkha Signals. The Royal title and Royal crown were officially adapted on 20 April 1977.<ref name=mod/>
Titles of the regiment and its predecessor are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/QGSig.htm|title=Queen's Gurkha Signals|publisher=Regiments.org|access-date=19 November 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225111349/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/QGSig.htm|archive-date=25 February 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*Gurkha Signals (1948–1949)
*Gurkha Royal Signals (1949–1954)
*Gurkha Signals (1954–1977)
*Queen's Gurkha Signals (1977–present)

==Cap badge and colours==
===Cap badge===
During its formation year all the men were titled Gurkha Royal Signals and wore the badge of the Royal Corps of Signals, 'Jimmy'. On 23 September 1954, Maj Gen LECM Perowne CBE presented the unit with their own cap badge and since that day the regiment celebrates its birthday on 23 September.<ref>Warner, p. 331</ref>

{{cquote|''By your badge men shall know you. By your loyalty, by your behaviour and by your technical skill, they will judge you as men and measure your efficiency as soldiers''}}

On 21 April 1956 an honour was bestowed upon the Regiment when [[Anne, Princess Royal|Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal]] presented her pipe banner to the Pipes and Drums.<ref name=mod/> Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal has continued to serve as the Colonel-in-Chief of QGS as she is of [[Royal Corps of Signals]].<ref name=mod/>

===Emblem===
Two Khukuris point upwards, the hands crossed in saltire, the cutting edges of the blades inwards, between the blades the figure of Mercury on a globe, the latter supported above by a scroll bearing the motto 'Certa Cito' and below by nine laurel leaves, the whole surmounted by Saint Edward's Crown.
The regiment were also given permission to adopt the Red Grant tartan and thus began affiliation with the Scottish Regiment.<ref name=mod/>

==Structure==
===Active===
The unit has five squadrons:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/25300.aspx|title=Queen's Gurkha Signals|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=19 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2018/11/new-gurkha-signal-squadron/|title=New Gurkha Signal Squadron|publisher=British Army|access-date=27 November 2022}}</ref>
*246 Squadron - [[Perham Down]]
*247 Squadron - [[Staffordshire]]
*248 Squadron - [[Staffordshire]]
*249 Squadron - [[Bulford]]
*250 Squadron - [[Bramcote, Warwickshire|Bramcote]]

==See also==

* [[Units of the Royal Corps of Signals]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Warner|first=Philip|title=The Vital Link: The Story of Royal Signals 1945-1985|publisher=Pen & Sword|year=1989|isbn=978-0850528824|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gtSkAwAAQBAJ&q=By+your+badge+men+shall+know+you.+By+your+loyalty%2C+by+your+behaviour+and+by+your+technical+skill%2C+they+will+judge+you+as+men+and+measure+your+efficiency+as+soldiers&pg=PA331}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/brigade-of-gurkhas/queens-gurkha-signals/ Queen's Gurkha Signals]
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[[Category:Brigade of Gurkhas]]