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Introduction
1st Para Brigade Signals 1941-43
1st Airborne Div. Signals 1942-44
1st Airborne Div. Signals - Arnhem 1944
1st Airborne Div. Signals 1944-45
2nd Ind. Para Brigade Signals 1943-45
6th Airborne Div. Signals 1943-46
6th Airborne Div. Signals 1946-48
16th Airborne Div. Signals TA 1947-55
2nd Ind. Para. Brigade Signal Sqn. 1947-48
16th Ind. Para. Brigade Grp. Signal Sqn. 1948-59
216 Signal Sqn. 1959-65
216 Signal Sqn. 1965-77
6th Field Force 1977-
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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Illustrations Used
The Family Tree
Summary of Deployments
Officers Commanding
The Lanyard
Squadron Tropies
Biblography
Airbourne Signals Structure
Parachute Brigade Structure
Para. Br. Wireless Diagram 1944
Dress - Battle Order 1944
16th IPBGSS 1949
216 Para. Signals Sqn. 1973
The Aldershot Years
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Now & Then
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Parachuting
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Places & Groups
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Reunions
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Foreward
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Illustrations Used
Regimental Histories
1st Parachute Brigade Signal Section 1941-1943
1st Airborne Divisional Signals 1942-1945
1st Airborne Divisional Signals Arnhem 1944
1st Airborne Divisional Signals 1944-1945
2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signal Company
6th Airborne Divisional Signals 1943-1946
6th Airborne Divisional Signals 1946-1948
16th Airborne Divisional Signals Regiment (Middlesex Yeomanry) 1947-1955
2nd Independent Parachute Brigade Signal Squadron 1947-1948
16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signal Squadron 1948-1959
216 Signal Squadron (Parachute Brigade Group) 1959-1965
216 Parachute Signal Squadron 1965-1977
6th Field Force Headquarters and Signal Squadron 1977-Present
Appendices
Appendix 1 - Family Tree
Appendix 2 -Organisation & Administration
Figure 1 -Airborne Divisional Signals 1945
Figure 2 - (a) Parachute Brigade Signal Section 1944
- (b) Parachute Brigade Wireless Diagram
Figure 3 - Dress Battle Order 1944
Figure 4 - 16th Independent Parachute Brigade Group Signal Squadron 1949
Figure 5 - 216 Parachute Signal Squadron 1973
Appendix 3 - Summary of Unit Deployments
Appendix 4 - Officers Commanding
Appendix 5 - The Lanyard
Appendix 6 - Squadron Trophies
Appendix 7 - Bibliography and Further Reading