APPENDIX 1
UNIT HISTORIES
Brief histories of signal units that existed at any time between 15 August 1947 and 31 December 1972 are
recorded in this Appendix. The title shown in bold type was the designation of
the unit on 31 December 1972 ,
or the last title, if disbanded earlier. The sub-titles below show the changes
in title, starting from the earliest. Changes in designation effected due to
change in style e.g. replacement of ‘signals’ by ‘signal regiment’ or dropping
of the word ‘Indian’ after Independence have been mentioned in the text but not
in the sub titles. However, changes in designation that involved alterations in
the establishment or role such as ‘infantry’ to ‘mountain’ or vice versa have
been indicated. Due to constraints of space, only major units are included in
the appendix, though an attempt has been made to indicate as many independent
companies as possible, about which information was available.
The names of commanding officers have been mentioned in chronological order,
indicating the year of assumption of command. However, where units were formed
from smaller entities such as sections or companies, the names of their
officers commanding have been omitted. Due to constraints of space, changes in
designation of units mentioned in the sub titles and text have not been
repeated in the record of names of commanding officers.
As mentioned in the Preface, there are gaps in the histories of some
units, especially those that had short life spans or were amalgamated with other
units. In such cases, details such as location and names of commanding officers
have been taken from war diaries of other units or formation headquarters.
However, the gaps remain, especially in the names of the commanding
officers.
Divisional
Signals Page
1 Armoured Divisional Signal Regiment
2 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
3 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
4 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
5 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
6 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
7 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
8 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
9 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
10 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
11 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
12 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
14 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
15 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
16 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
17 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
19 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
20 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
23 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
25 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
26 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
27 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
36 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
39 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
54 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
57 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
Corps Signals
I Corps Signal Regiment
II Corps Signal Regiment
IV Corps Signal Regiment
XI Corps Signal Regiment
XV Corps Signal Regiment
XVI Corps Signal Regiment
XXXIII Corps Signal Regiment
Command
and Army HQ Signals
Western Command Signal Regiment
Eastern Command Signal Regiment
Southern Command Signal Regiment
Northern Command Signal Regiment
Central Command Signal Regiment
Southern Command Mobile
Signal Regiment
Special Signal Regiment
1 Army HQ Signal Regiment
2 Army HQ Signal Regiment
Communication
Zone Signals
‘H’
Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘J’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘L’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘M’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘N’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘O’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘P’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘Q’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘S’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘T’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘V’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘Y’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘Z’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
Air
Formation/Air Support Signals
1 Air Formation Signal Regiment
2 Air Formation Signal Regiment
3 Air Formation Signal Regiment
4 Air Formation Signal Regiment
1 Air Support Signal Regiment
2 Air Support Signal Regiment
3 Air Support Signal Regiment
4 Indep Air Support Signal Company
5 Indep Air Support Signal Company
6 Indep Air Support Signal Company
Area/Para
Signal Companies
Madhya Pradesh, Bihar
and Orissa Area Signal Company
Delhi Area Signal Company
Bihar & Orissa Indep Sub Area Signal Company
Bengal Area Signal Company
Tamil Nadu, Mysore & Kerala Area Indep
Signal Company
Maharastra and Gujarat Area Signal Company
31 Communication Zone Sub Area Signal Company
Andhra (independent) Sub Area Signal Company
UP Area Signal Company
Parachute
Brigade Signal Companies
50 Independent Parachute Brigade Signal
Company
51 Independent Parachute Brigade Signal
Company
Radio
Monitoring Companies
1 Radio Monitoring Company
2 Radio Monitoring Company
3 Radio Monitoring Company
4 Radio Monitoring Company
5 Radio Monitoring Company
1 ARMOURED DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
At the time of Partition, 1 Armoured Divisional Signal Regiment was located
at Secunderabad. In November 1947, elements from the unit moved to Jammu , where it provided
communications to the JAK Force. Towards the end of 1947, the regiment moved
with its parent formation to Jhansi .
In early 1948, it moved to Poona ,
from where it moved to take part in Operation ‘Polo’ in Hyderabad in September 1948. It remained at
Secunderabad for a little over a year before moving to Jhansi and then to Meerut . From July 1951 to October 1954 it was
deployed in Punjab , from where it moved again
to Jhansi . It participated in Operation ‘Ablaze’ in April
1965 and Operation ‘Riddle’ in October 1965 in the Punjab Sector. In March
1966, the regiment moved to Jullundur
and then to Ambala in February 1967. It returned to Jhansi in February 1970. The unit took pat in
Operation ‘Cactus Lily’ and was deployed in the Ganganagar sector, from October
to December 1971. After the war, it returned to Ambala.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Lieutenant
Colonel Apar Singh, M.B.E.
1947
Lieutenant
Colonel Jaswant Singh
1948
Lieutenant
Colonel S.N. Gairola
1951
Lieutenant
Colonel R.Z. Kabraji
1952
Lieutenant
Colonel K.D. Bhasin
1955
Lieutenant
Colonel V. Mehta
1959
Lieutenant
Colonel Ajit Singh, M.B.E.
1961 Lieutenant Colonel S.K. Batra
1964
Lieutenant Colonel K. Balaram
1965
Lieutenant
Colonel K.F.D. Lima
1968
Lieutenant Colonel E.N. Ramadoss, S.M.
1969
Lieutenant Colonel B.L. Kapoor
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel S.C. Khurana
2 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
2 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
2 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment was raised on 20 November 1962 and was located at
Kharjan. Thereafter, on 4 May
1964 it was reorganized as 2 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment. The
unit moved to its permanent location at Dinjan on 6 January 1966 . During the 1971 war, elements of
the regiment moved to assist 101 Communication Zone Area for operations in the
Kamalpur-Mymensingh sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1962 Lieutenant Colonel S.K. Deol
1963 Lieutenant Colonel R. Narasimhan
1965 Lieutenant Colonel P.D. Sawhney
1967 Lieutenant Colonel N. Ray
1969 Lieutenant Colonel M.K. Mathur
1971 Major J.S. Dhillon
1972 Lieutenant Colonel B.N. Sharma
3 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
3 Himalayan Divisional Signal Regiment
3 Himalayan Divisional Signal Regiment was raised on 26 October 1962 at Udhampur.
Immediately thereafter, it moved to Leh. It participated in the 1962 war
against China
in the Ladakh sector. It was redesignated as 3 Infantry Divisional Signal
Regiment on 15 January 1963 .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1962 Lieutenant Colonel Harjit Singh
1963 Lieutenant Colonel Mahindar
Singh
1965 Lieutenant Colonel R.A. Bhola
1967 Lieutenant Colonel R.R. Chatterji
1969 Lieutenant Colonel P.R.
Vishwanathan
1972 Lieutenant Colonel B.K. Bhatia
4 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
7 Indian Divisional
Signal Regiment
4 Indian Divisional Signal Regiment
4
Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
At the time of Partition, 7 Indian Divisional Signal Regiment was at Rawalpindi . The unit
changed places and designations with 4 Indian Divisional Signal Regiment at Jullundur soon after Independence . It was
subsequently renamed as 4 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment. The unit moved
to the NEFA region in November 1959. It participated in the 1962 operations
against the Chinese. It was reorganized as 4 Mountain Divisional Signal
Regiment on 7 February 1963 .
On 12 February 1963 ,
the regiment moved to Ranchi .
It participated in the 1965 Indo- Pak war in the Khem Karan sector. In February
1970, the regiment moved to Allahabad
and then to Panagarh in September 1971 for Operation ‘Cactus Lily’. After the operations, it moved to Bhadreshwar
in West Bengal in February 1972. In April
1972, the unit moved to Jhansi .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947
Lieutenant Colonel R.N. Batra,
O.B.E.
1947 Lieutenant Colonel M.N. Batra
1948 Lieutenant Colonel R.K. Vats
1950 Lieutenant Colonel M.B.K. Nair
1952 Lieutenant Colonel S.R. Khurana
1954 Lieutenant Colonel D.C. Barnett
1956 Lieutenant Colonel K.D. Verma
1957 Lieutenant Colonel N.S. Mathur
1960 Lieutenant Colonel K.K. Tewari
1962 Lieutenant Colonel G.S. Sodhi
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel R.C. Rawat
1967 Lieutenant Colonel R.P. Singh
1969 Lieutenant Colonel S.P. Sethi
1971 Lieutenant Colonel S. Sable
1971 Lieutenant Colonel Hardayal
Singh
5 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
5 Indian Divisional Signal Regiment
5 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
At the time of Partition, 5 Indian Divisional Signal Regiment was at Ranchi . In December 1948
the unit moved to Jammu
to provide communications to the newly raised HQ J&K Corps. After a few
months the unit returned to Ranchi
but later moved to Lucknow
in December 1949. In March 1950 the unit moved to Hissar. It was renamed 5 Infantry Divisional Signal
Regiment in 1951. During 1952-54 the unit was located at
Jhansi
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Lieutenant Colonel A.C. Iyappa,
M.B.E.
1948 Lieutenant Colonel D.C. Saker
1950 Lieutenant Colonel A. Brockmyatt
1951 Lieutenant Colonel A.C. Kakar
1954 Lieutenant Colonel S.N. Antia
1957 Lieutenant Colonel B.S. Panwar
1959 Lieutenant Colonel R.S. Tiwana
1962 Lieutenant Colonel H.S. Kler
1963 Lieutenant Colonel K.F. Thomas
1965
Lieutenant Colonel K.D.
Bhargava
1967 Lieutenant Colonel R.K. Gupte
1968 Lieutenant Colonel H.B.S. Grewal
1969 Lieutenant Colonel D.B. Dutta
1972 Lieutenant Colonel S.P.
Choudhary
6 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
Indian Contingent Signal
Regiment ONUC Congo
The regimental headquarters and
third company of the Indian Contingent
Signal Regiment ONUC Congo was raised in April 1961 at Delhi before moving to Leopoldville
in Congo .
On its return to India in April
1963 most of the unit moved to Bareilly
to provide communications to the newly raised 6 Mountain Division. On 20 April 1963 , the unit was
re-designated as 6 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment. During the 1965
Indo-Pak war, the regiment was deployed in the Sialkot Sector and took part in
the battle of Chawinda. During Operation ‘Cactus Lily’ in 1971 the unit was
located at Binaguri in the Eastern Theatre under HQ XXXIII Corps.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1961 Lieutenant Colonel K.D. Bhasin
1963 Lieutenant Colonel M.S.K. Moorthy
1965 Lieutenant Colonel P.K. Unni
1967
Lieutenant Colonel D.K. Banerjee
1969 Lieutenant Colonel P.L. Kohli
1971 Lieutenant Colonel Yatindra
Pratap
7 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
7 Mountain
Divisional Signal Regiment
7 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment was
raised on 1 July 1963
at Ferozepore. It was reorganised as 7 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment on 4 May 1964 . It participated
in the Indo-Pak War of 1965 in the Ichhogil
Canal
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1963 Lieutenant Colonel S.N. Barooah
1966 Lieutenant Colonel S.S. Brar
1969 Lieutenant Colonel L.
Mascarenhas
1970 Lieutenant Colonel R.S. Trehan
8 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
8 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment was
raised on 1 September 1963
at Ranchi . It moved
to Kohima in May 1964 and then to Zakhama in May 1967. It participated in
Indo-Pak War in 1971 in the Eastern Theatre and was deployed in the Dharmanagar
- Maulvi Bazar - Sylhet sector. After
the surrender of the Pakistani Army, the regiment returned to Zakhama on 29 December 1971 .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel P.G. Naidu
1965 Lieutenant Colonel K.J. Shahaney
1967 Lieutenant Colonel S.N. Bhatia
1968
Lieutenant Colonel B.P.
Upasani
1970 Lieutenant Colonel Kalyan Singh
1972 Lieutenant Colonel N.B.
Phansalkar
9 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
9 Mountain
Divisional Signal Regiment
9 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment was
raised on 1 December 1963
at Agra and
then moved to Ranchi .
During the Indo-Pak War of 1965 the unit was deployed in West
Bengal on the East Pakistan
border. It was reorganized as 9 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment on 19 December 1969 . During
the Indo-Pak War of 1971 the unit took part in the battles of Jessore and Khulna in the Eastern
Theatre. The regiment moved back to Ranchi
on 23 December 1971 .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1964 Lieutenant Colonel G.S. Sidhu
1965 Lieutenant Colonel K.
Gowrishankar
1966 Lieutenant Colonel J.B. Bartake
1968 Lieutenant Colonel S.P. Sibal
1970 Lieutenant Colonel K. Dhawan
10 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
11 Mountain
Divisional Signal Regiment
11 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment was
raised at Yol in February 1965. It was deployed in Punjab
in May 1965 during Operation ‘Ablaze’ after which it joined its parent
formation (10 Infantry Division) in Bangalore
in July 1965. During Operation ‘Riddle’ in 1965 the unit was deployed in Akhnur
from September 1965 onwards. After the war the unit moved to Pathankot. It was
subsequently reorganised from 11
Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment to 10 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
on 28 February 1967 . During the Indo-Pak war of 1971 the unit was
again deployed in Akhnur.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Lieutenant Colonel Y.S. Awasthi
1966 Lieutenant Colonel D.C. Smith
1969 Lieutenant Colonel Harcharan
Singh
1970 Lieutenant Colonel V.
Balachandran
11 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
10 Mountain
Divisional Signal Regiment
10 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment was raised at Ranchi on 30 May 1964 . It moved to Bangalore in December 1964 and then to Khavda
in June 1965. On 1 August
1965 it was reorganised as 11 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
and moved to Ahmedabad. During the 1965 Indo-Pak war the unit took part in
Operation ‘Kabadi’ in Kutch
and in Operation ‘Riddle’ in the Rajasthan sector. During the Indo-Pak war of
1971 the unit was deployed in the Rajasthan sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1964 Lieutenant Colonel C. Soni
1967 Lieutenant Colonel Jaswinder
Singh
1970 Lieutenant Colonel B.N. Satyamurti
1971 Lieutenant Colonel Satish
Chandra
12 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
Rajasthan Sector Signal Regiment was raised at on 26 February 1966 at Jodhpur . It was redesignated as 12 Infantry
Divisional Signal Regiment on 13
November 1966 . It
participated in the Indo-Pak war of 1971 in the Rajasthan sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1966 Lieutenant Colonel J.D. Kumar
1968 Lieutenant Colonel Umrao Singh
1970 Lieutenant Colonel V.M. Jog
1972 Lieutenant Colonel K.K. Khanna
14 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
14 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment was raised at Saugor on 31 March 1966 . While it was
still under raising, the regiment participated in the Indo-Pak war in 1965 in
the Sialkot
sector. On its return from the operations it moved to Dehradun. In 1971, it participated in the Indo-Pak war
in the Fazilka Sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Lieutenant Colonel R.A. Mousinho
1966 Lieutenant Colonel S.S. Sidhu
1969 Lieutenant Colonel A.L. Coutts
1972 Lieutenant Colonel S. Sable
15 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
15 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment was raised at Dehradun on 27 May 1964 . It
participated in the Indo Pak war of 1965 in the Ichhogil Canal Amritsar . During the 1971 war with Pakistan the
unit was located in Punjab and took part in
the battle of Dera Baba Nanak.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1964 Lieutenant Colonel S.L. Norton
1966 Lieutenant Colonel Daulat Ram
1968 Lieutenant Colonel S.C. Puri
1970 Lieutenant Colonel S. Mohan
1972 Lieutenant Colonel Y. Deva
16 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
Foxtrot Sector
Signal Regiment
Foxtrot Sector Signal Regiment was
raised at Ambala on 15 April
1971 . It participated in the Indo-Pak War of 1971 and was located
at Abohar. It was re-designated as 16 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment on 15 July 1972 .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1971 Lieutenant Colonel B.K. Chopra
17 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
17 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
17 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment was raised on 1 February 1960 at Ambala. It
participated in the Goa operations in 1961. During
the Sino-Indian conflict in October 1962 the unit moved to Binaguri. In
December 1963, it changed places with 20 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
and moved to Sikkim .
On 1 May 1964 , it
was reorganised as 17 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1960
Lieutenant
Colonel D. Dwarkadas
1961
Lieutenant
Colonel S.V.S. Juneja
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel V.C. Khanna
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel P.K. Roy Chowdhury
1967 Lieutenant Colonel L. Sharma
1969 Lieutenant Colonel P.M. Wad
1971 Lieutenant Colonel A.K. Minocha
19 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
6 L
of C Signal Regiment (Modified)
6 L of C Signal Regiment (Modified) was formed from 2 Company of Eastern
Command Signal Regiment on 1
March 1948 at Pathankot. The regiment was reorganised as Srinagar Divisional
Signal Regiment in May 1948 and moved to Srinagar .
It was redesignated as 19 Divisional Signal Regiment in December 1948. It
participated in the Jammu & Kashmir operations in 1948-49. In April 1963
the unit moved to Baramulla. The regiment participated in the 1965 and 1971
Indo-Pak wars in Jammu & Kashmir.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1948 Lieutenant
Colonel Hazara Singh
1948 Lieutenant
Colonel S.S. Chowdhury
1950 Lieutenant
Colonel L.F. Butler
1951 Lieutenant
Colonel T. Barreto
1951 Lieutenant
Colonel P.S. Gill
1953 Lieutenant
Colonel M.B.K. Nair
1955 Lieutenant
Colonel R.N.R. Sawhney
1958 Lieutenant
Colonel J.V. Pinto
1962 Lieutenant
Colonel K.D. Bhasin
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel K.S. Gill
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel S.L. Juneja
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel K.K. Dogra
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel K.S. Oberoi
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel D.K. Vaidya
20 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
20 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
20 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment was raised on 8 May 1950 at Calcutta . It moved to Sikkim in
October 1962 at the outbreak of the war with China . On 15 December 1963 , it moved to Binaguri.
It was reorganized as 20 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment on 16 September 1965 . It
participated in the Indo- Pak war in 1971 in the Eastern Theatre and was
deployed in the Bogra sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1950 Lieutenant
Colonel Lachhman Singh
1952 Lieutenant
Colonel T. Barreto
1954 Lieutenant
Colonel Pran Nath
1956 Lieutenant
Colonel A.K. Kapur
1958 Lieutenant Colonel T. Sarin
1960 Lieutenant Colonel J.S. Kalra
1963 Lieutenant Colonel V.P. Sehgal
1965 Lieutenant Colonel V.K. Andhare
1966 Lieutenant Colonel K.K.
Poonawala
1968 Lieutenant Colonel J. Kumar
1970 Lieutenant Colonel S.C. Sharma
1972 Lieutenant Colonel N.B. Singh
23 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
GOC Nagaland
Signal Company
23 Infantry Divisional Signal Company
23
Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
GOC Nagaland Signal Company was
raised on 10 April 1958
in Kohima. It was reorganized as 23 Infantry Divisional Signal Company in 1959
under the DCSO, 23 Infantry Division. It was redesignated as 23 Infantry
Divisional Signal Regiment in 1961. The regiment was involved in counter insurgency
operations in Nagaland till December 1962. During the 1965 Indo-Pak war, it
moved along with the division to Punjab but
could not take part in the operations due to cessation of hostilities. In 1965,
it was reorganised as 23 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment. It moved to
Rangiya in April 1966. It participated in the Indo-Pak war of 1971 in the
Comilla sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1958 Major Balbir Singh
1961 Lieutenant
Colonel K.S. Deol
1962 Lieutenant Colonel DAJ Beeby
1965 Lieutenant Colonel S. Ghosh
1967 Lieutenant Colonel S.B. Raghavan
1969 Lieutenant Colonel P.C. Bhalla
1970 Lieutenant Colonel P.S. Talwar
25 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘V’ Signal Company
25
Infantry Divisional Signal Company
‘V’ Signal Company was raised in Naushera on 1 June 1949 . While still under raising, the company
participated in the J & K Operations of 1948. It was re-designated as 25
Infantry Divisional Signal Company on 23 January 1950 . It was reorganised as 25 Infantry
Divisional Signal Regiment on 1
August 1950 at Rajauri. It
participated in the Indo-Pak wars of 1965 and 1971 in the J & K sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1949 Major K.K. Tewari
1950 Lieutenant
Colonel Shiv Singh
1951 Lieutenant
Colonel B.M. Chakarvarty
1954 Lieutenant
Colonel Hazara Singh
1956 Lieutenant
Colonel A. Mehra
1956 Lieutenant
Colonel R.P. Sapra
1959 Lieutenant
Colonel N.J.S. Sethi
1962 Lieutenant
Colonel A. Brock Myatt
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel Surjit Singh
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel C.S. Joshi
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel Harjit Singh
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel S.S. Grover
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel T.K. Rao
26 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
2 Airborne Divisional Signal Regiment
JAK
Force Signals
26
(2 AB) Divisional Signal Regiment
At the time of Independence ,
2 Airborne Divisional Signal Regiment was located in Quetta . In August 1947 it moved to Dehradun and then
to Pathankot. In March 1948 it moved to Jammu
and was re-designated as JAK Force Signals. In May 1948 it was renamed Jammu
Divisional Signal Regiment. In December
1948, it was re-designated 26 (2 AB) Divisional Signal Regiment. It was
re-designated as 26 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment in July 1951. The
regiment participated in the 1965 and 1971 operations against Pakistan in the
Jammu & Kashmir sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Lieutenant Colonel R.N. Sen
1948 Lieutenant Colonel H.K. Bhagwat
1949 Lieutenant Colonel S.N. Banerjee
1950
Lieutenant Colonel V.D.
Deshpande
1952 Lieutenant Colonel G.H. Simoes
1953 Lieutenant Colonel T.K. Mukerji
1954
Lieutenant Colonel J.N.
Shahani
1956 Lieutenant Colonel G.L.
Bhattacharya
1958 Lieutenant Colonel A.M. David
1960 Lieutenant Colonel H.C.
Hefferman
1962 Lieutenant Colonel C.M. Nanda
1965 Lieutenant Colonel P.K. Mukherji
1967 Lieutenant Colonel M.C. Rawat
1969 Lieutenant Colonel K.P.G. Kurup
1972 Lieutenant Colonel Y.P. Gupta
27 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
27 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment
27 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment was raised at Jullundur on 21 April 1956 . During the 1962 war with China it was
located in Bagrakot. In 1964 it moved to
Kalimpong. It was reorganised as 27 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment on 1 May 1964 . During the Indo
Pak war in 1971 the unit moved to North Bengal
to take over static communication commitments of units that were taking part in
the operations.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1957 Lieutenant
Colonel Hazara Singh
1959 Lieutenant
Colonel Y.R. Puri
1961 Lieutenant
Colonel K.D. Verma
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel D. Asirvadam
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel Satish Chandra
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel S.K. Bahl
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel I.M. Chhabra
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel K.K. Kapur
36 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
36 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment
36 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment was raised at Rangiya on 19 September 1965 . In March 1966, it was reorganized as 36
Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment. In April 1966, it moved to Saugor. During
the Indo Pak war in 1971 the unit was deployed in the Shakargarh sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel A.S. Apte
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel Chanan Singh
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel W. David
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel H. Bahadur
39 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
39 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment was raised at Jhansi on 14 January 1966 . It moved to Yol in February 1970.
The regiment participated in the Indo Pak war in 1971 in the Sialkot sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel J.R. Fallerio
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel S.K. Sahni
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel T.S. Anand
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel S.G. Sathe
54 INFANTRY DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
54 Infantry Divisional Signal Regiment was raised at Secunderabad on 26 September 1967 . It
participated in the Indo Pak war of 1971 in the Sialkot sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel R.S. Seekond
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel L. Herbert
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel S.P. Malik
57 MOUNTAIN DIVISIONAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
57 Mountain Divisional Signal Regiment was raised at Masimpur on 10 December 1969 . It
participated in the Indo Pak war in 1971in the Eastern Theatre in the Ashuganj
sector, and the advance to Dacca
after the crossing of the River Meghna.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel B.S. Chadha
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel C.S. Joshi
I
Corps Signal Regiment was raised at Varanasi
on 15 February 1963 .
It moved to Jhansi
in May 1965, and again to Mathura
in August 1965. It participated in the Indo Pak wars in 1965 and 1971 in the
Western Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel C.S. Randhawa
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel B.C. Banerjee
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel S.N. Bhatia
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel R.K. Gupte
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel G.K. Bhagat
II
CORPS SIGNAL REGIMENT
II Corps Signal Regiment was raised at Krishnanagar (West
Bengal ) and Delhi
in October 1971. The regiment participated in the Indo Pak war in 1971 in the Eastern
Theatre in the Jessore sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel S.C. Chaudhuri
IV
CORPS SIGNAL REGIMENT
The unit was raised at Agra
on 25 October 1962 .
While still under raising, the regiment
participated in the Sino-Indian war in 1962. It played an important role in the
Indo Pak war in 1971 in the Eastern Theatre, where it was deployed in the
Sylhet – Maulvi Bazar Sector. After the war, it moved to Tezpur in February
1972.
COMMANDING
OFFICERS
1962 Lieutenant
Colonel S.N. Mehta
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel I. Jayakaran
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel V.S. Ramanand
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel S.S. Dahiya
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel Har Krishan
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel S.C. Dhodapkar
XI
CORPS SIGNAL REGIMENT
5 Corps Signal Regiment
5 Corps Signal Regiment was raised at Agra and Jammu in September 1949. It was re-designated
as XI Corps Signal Regiment on 15
March 1950 and moved to Ambala. The unit moved to Jullundur in July 1951. The regiment
participated in the 1965 and 1971 Indo Pak wars and was located in the Punjab
sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1949 Lieutenant
Colonel Lachhman Singh
1950 Lieutenant
Colonel S.N. Banerjee
1953 Lieutenant
Colonel I.D. Verma
1954 Lieutenant
Colonel E.G. Pettengell
1957 Lieutenant
Colonel Harchand Singh
1961 Lieutenant
Colonel Y.S. Desai
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel A.N. Mathur
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel D.B. Lahiri
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel M.S. Dhillon
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel R.A. Rajan
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel S.K. Sahni
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel S.K. Bahl
XV CORPS SIGNAL REGIMENT
XV Corps Signal Regiment was raised at Srinagar on 20 June 1972. The
original XV Corps Signal Regiment which was located at Udhampur was renamed
Northern Command Signal Regiment.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel A.J.S. Gill
XVI CORPS SIGNAL REGIMENT
Bravo Signal Regiment
Bravo Signal Regiment was raised on 10 October 1971 at Tezpur. The
regiment participated in the Indo Pak war in 1971 in the Eastern Theatre.
After the war it moved to Jammu
to take provide communications to the newly raised XVI Corps. It was re-organized
as XVI Corps Signal Regiment in June 1972.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1971 Lieutenant Colonel B.G. Chakravarty
XXXIII CORPS SIGNAL REGIMENT
The unit was raised at Agra on in May 1960 and moved to Shillong in
September 1960. It participated in the Indo China war in October 1962 and moved
to Bagdogra for the operations. The regiment moved to Sukhna in December 1967. It
took part in the 1971 Indo Pak war in the Eastern Theatre and was deployed in
the Bogra sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1960 Lieutenant Colonel S.P. Ohri
1963 Lieutenant Colonel Sri Ram
1965 Lieutenant Colonel N.S. Chahal
1967 Lieutenant Colonel M.S. Sodhi
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel N.T.C. Nambiar
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel R. Mohan
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel Harbhajan Singh
WESTERN COMMAND SIGNAL REGIMENT
Bengal
and Assam Signal Regiment,
Northern India Signal Regiment
Delhi
and East Punjab Signal Regiment
At the time of Independence, the Bengal and Assam Signal Regiment located
at Calcutta was split in three parts. The regimental headquarters and No. 3
Company moved to Delhi to form Northern India Signal Regiment at Delhi on 22
August 1947. The unit was re-designated as Delhi and East Punjab Signal
Regiment on 15 December 1947. On 1 March 1948, the regiment was re-designated
as Western Command Signal Regiment. In 1955, the unit moved to Simla.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Lieutenant
Colonel H. Chukerbuti
1948 Lieutenant
Colonel Hazara Singh
1950 Lieutenant
Colonel A.C. Kakar
1952 Lieutenant
Colonel B.S. Panwar
1953 Lieutenant
Colonel I.D. Verma
1954 Lieutenant
Colonel Phalwant Singh
1957 Lieutenant
Colonel S.S. Bedi
1959 Lieutenant
Colonel S. Prasad
1962 Lieutenant
Colonel V.D. Deshpande
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel S. Tandon
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel Gopal Das
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel A. Kumar, V.S.M.
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel M.K. Kotwal
EASTERN COMMAND SIGNAL REGIMENT
Eastern Command Signal Regiment was raised in Calcutta on 1 March 1963,
from the nucleus of 2 company of the erstwhile Eastern Command Signal Regiment,
which had been renamed as Central Command Signal Regiment and moved from Ranchi
to Lucknow in 1955. The unit participated in the 1971 Indo Pak war in the
Eastern Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel J. Mayadas
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel P.S. Gill
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel K.L. Suri
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel K.D. Bhargava
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel K. Gowrishankar
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel A. Verma
SOUTHERN COMMAND SIGNAL REGIMENT
Southern Command Signal Regiment was located at Poona at the time of
Independence. Elements of the unit participated in Goa operations in 1961 and
the Indo Pak war in 1965. During the 1971 Indo Pak war the unit moved to
Jodhpur for a short period.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Lieutenant
Colonel P.N. Luthra
1948 Lieutenant
Colonel S.N. Gairola
1948 Lieutenant
Colonel Pran Nath
1950 Lieutenant
Colonel Phalwant Singh
1952 Lieutenant
Colonel Ajit Singh
1954 Lieutenant
Colonel Shiv Singh
1956 Lieutenant
Colonel K.S. Garewal
1959 Lieutenant
Colonel A.S. Mann
1962 Lieutenant
Colonel S.S. Sidhu
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel E. Fonseca
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel R.M. Rajan
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel G.Y. Sowani
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel Umrao Singh
NORTHERN COMMAND SIGNAL REGIMENT
XV Corps Signal Regiment
XV Corps Signal Regiment was raised on 1 November 1964 at Udhampur. It
participated in the 1965 and 1971 Indo Pak wars in the J & K sector. On the
raising of HQ Northern Command in 1972, the unit was re-designated as Northern
Command Signal Regiment on 15 June 1972.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel S.S. Dhaliwal
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel B.S. Paintal
1967 Lieutenant Colonel V.M. Sundaram
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel G.A. Newton
CENTRAL COMMAND SIGNAL REGIMENT
Eastern Command Signal Regiment
At the time of Independence, Eastern Command Signal Regiment was located
at Ranchi. On the move of HQ Eastern Command to Lucknow in February 1955, the
unit also moved to Lucknow. The regiment was re-designated as Central Command
Signal Regiment on 1 May 1963. At the same time, a new Eastern Command Signal
Regiment was raised at Calcutta.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Lieutenant Colonel S.S. Chowdhary
1948 Lieutenant
Colonel Prem Singh
1949 Lieutenant
Colonel Karam Singh
1954 Lieutenant
Colonel S.N. Banerjee
1956 Lieutenant
Colonel S.S. Chowdhary
1959 Lieutenant
Colonel Hazara Singh
1960 Lieutenant
Colonel B. Seshamani
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel S.V.S. Juneja
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel H.B.S. Grewal
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel R.K. Date
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel K.G. Gangadharan
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel A. Basu
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel S.L. Mehrotra
SOUTHERN COMMAND MOBILE SIGNAL REGIMENT
Southern Command Mobile Signal Regiment was raised on
9 June 1972 at
Alwar.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1972 Lieutenant Colonel R.S. Anand
SPECIAL SIGNAL REGIMENT
Signals Trial and
Demonstration Unit
Signals Trial
and Demonstration Unit was raised in Delhi in 1954. Its role was to
investigate defects in signal equipment and to suggest appropriate
modifications. It was reorganised as Special Signal Regiment on 1 December 1963 .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1961 Major
R.C. Singh
1963 Major E.N. Ramadoss
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel N.T.C. Nambiar
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel K.S. Gill
1969 Lieutenant Colonel S.C.
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel R.S. Lakhanpal
1 ARMY HQ SIGNAL REGIMENT
GHQ Signal Regiment
GHQ (Indian) Signal Regiment
Army
HQ Signal Regiment
On 15 August 1947, GHQ Signal Regiment at Delhi was re-designated as GHQ
(Indian) Signal Regiment, to differentiate it from the GHQ (British) Signal
Regiment that was raised to look after the communication needs of the Supreme
Commander’s Headquarters. It was redesignated as Army HQ Signal Regiment on 1
January 1948 and as 1 Army HQ Signal Regiment on 8 September 1965, after the
raising of the second signal regiment for Army HQ.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Lieutenant Colonel S.N. Bhatia
1948 Lieutenant
Colonel P.N. Luthra
1948 Lieutenant Colonel Jaswant Singh
1949 Lieutenant
Colonel S.N. Antia
1951 Lieutenant
Colonel Hari Singh
1951 Lieutenant
Colonel L.F. Butler
1952 Lieutenant
Colonel R.N. Sen
1955 Lieutenant
Colonel H.K. Bhagwat
1956 Lieutenant
Colonel H.S. Bains, VrC
1956 Lieutenant
Colonel K.N. Talwar
1960 Lieutenant
Colonel C.U.K. Nair
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel Hari Singh
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel V.S. Ramanand
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel S.L. Juneja
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel K.K.K. Seth
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel S.B. Raghavan
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel B.P. Murgai
2 ARMY HQ SIGNAL REGIMENT
2 Army HQ Signal Regiment was raised on 10 September 1965 in New Delhi.
It was co-located with 1 Army HQ Signal Regiment in Signals Enclave. On 20
November 1972 the unit moved to Meerut, where the transmitter station had moved
a year earlier from Lodhi Road in Delhi. One company of the unit remained in
Delhi, with the receiver station on the Ridge.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel N.A. Patil
1967 Major
Prem Singh
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel K. Balasubramaniam
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel S. Ambady
‘H’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘H’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment was raised on 3 December 1971 at Jodhpur . It participated in the Indo Pak war
of 1971 in the Western Theatre. The unit moved to Jaipur on 3 March 1972.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel K.S. Maini
‘J’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘U’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
‘U’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment was raised on 22 November 1962 at Varanasi.
It was re-designated as ‘J’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment on 25 June 1964
and moved to Kargil. In June 1969, it moved to Leh. The regiment participated
in the Indo Pak war in 1971 in the J & K sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1962 Lieutenant Colonel E. Fonseca
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel J.S. Nanda
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel G.B. Bhide
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel M.L. Khanna
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel P.N. Kapoor
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel B.B. Sarin
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel D.B. Dutta
‘L’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘L’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment was raised on 15 April 1964 at
Siliguri. The regiment moved to Lebong (Darjeeling) in 1969. It moved to Tezpur
in 1971 and participated in the Indo Pak War in the Eastern Theatre. After the
war, the unit moved to Bagdogra in 1972.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel Didar Singh
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel K.T. Bopaya
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel Shanti Swarup
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel S.C. Roy
‘M’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘M’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment was raised on 8 April 1965 at Allahabad .
The regiment moved to Gwalior in November 1966. During the Indo Pak war
of 1971, the regiment moved to Pathankot in October 1971.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Lieutenant Colonel J. Gabriel
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel R.A. Bhola
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel M.S. Gurdial Singh
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel K.M. Upadhyaya
‘N’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
Nagaland Signal Regiment
Nagaland Signal Regiment was raised on 12 March 1963 at Agra. In October
1963, it was re-designated as ‘N’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment. The unit
moved to Jorhat in Assam in May 1964. It participated in the Indo Pak war of
1971 in the Eastern Theatre under HQ IV Corps.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel K.S. Row
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel S.S. Jha
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel Bhagwan Singh
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel B.K. Bhandari
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel D.S. Paode
‘O’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘O’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment was raised on 10 June 1964 at
Bareilly. On 5 October 1971, the regiment moved to Kausani to provide
communications on the UP- Tibet border. The unit returned to Bareilly in 1972.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1964 Lieutenant Colonel Y.R. Puri
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel Dhani Ram
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel B.K. Bose
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel Sarjit Singh
‘P’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘P’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment was raised on 4 May 1965 at Alwar.
During the 1971 war the regiment was
located at Jodhpur. It was merged with ‘H’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment
in December 1971.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1970 Lieutenant Colonel H.P. Bhardwaj
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel J. Bagchi
‘Q’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
The unit was raised on 5 December 1966 at Poona. It moved to Jodhpur and
participated in the Indo Pak war of 1971 in the Rajasthan sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel R.G. Singh
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel N.C. Achia
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel Jaswant Singh
‘S’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘S’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment was raised on 25 October 1962 at
Agra. It moved to Gauhati on 22 December 1962. The regiment participated in the
Indo Pak war in 1971and was deployed in the eastern Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1962 Lieutenant Colonel M.S. Dhillon
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel A.B. Tawadey
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel Y.S. Awasthi
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel S.N. Barooah
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel Shiv Raj Kumar
‘T’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘T’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment was raised on 26 December 1961 at
Agra. The regiment moved to Srinagar during the Sino-Indian conflict in 1962.
It also took part in the Indo Pak wars in 1965 and 1971 in the Western Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1961 Lieutenant Colonel Harjit Singh
1962 Lieutenant
Colonel Ajit Singh
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel S.N. Viswanath
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel R.S. Wadhwa
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel B.S. Mangat
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel H.B. Swarup
‘V’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘V’ Communication Zone Signal Regiment was raised on 22 November 1962 at Varanasi
and then moved to Tezpur in January 1963. During the Indo Pak war of 1971 the regiment
was located to Krishnanagar in the Eastern Theatre.
.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1962 Lieutenant Colonel J.C. Dhamija
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel Balbir Singh
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel S.A. Sawhney
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel M.L. Khanna
1971 Lieutenant Colonel Baldev Arora
‘Y’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘Y’ L of C Signal
Regiment
‘Y’ L of C Signal Regiment was
raised at Agra on 1 December 1948. It moved to Jammu on 14 April 1949. The
regiment provided communications to HQ XV Corps at Udhampur during 1951. On 3
July 1954, the regiment was re-designated as Y Communication Zone Signal
Regiment. The regiment provided the nucleus for raising XV Corps Signal
Regiment in May 1964, and moved back to Jammu. The unit took part in the 1965 and
1971 Indo Pak wars in the Western Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1948 Lieutenant Colonel Phalwant
Singh
1950 Lieutenant Colonel Pran Nath
1951 Lieutenant Colonel Hari Singh
1954 Lieutenant Colonel R.K. Vats
1957 Lieutenant Colonel Karam Singh
1960 Lieutenant Colonel V.M. Bhide
1963 Lieutenant Colonel S.S. Dhaliwal
1964 Lieutenant Colonel S.K. Batra
1966 Lieutenant Colonel T.N.K. Nair
1967 Lieutenant Colonel G.D. Kapoor
1971 Lieutenant Colonel R.K. Verma
‘Z’ COMMUNICATION ZONE SIGNAL REGIMENT
‘Z’ Communication Zone Signal
Regiment was raised on 27 November 1962 at Jullundur from ‘Z’ L of C Signal
Company. The regiment was located at Faridkot during the Indo Pak war of 1971.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1962 Lieutenant
Colonel B.D. Bhardwaj
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel C.P. Kataria
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel N.S. Dwarkanath
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel P.K. Joglekar
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel Y.R. Ratra
1 AIR FORMATION SIGNAL REGIMENT
1
Air Formation Signal Regiment (Modified)
1 Air Formation Signal Regiment (Modified) was located at Delhi in
1947. The unit was reorganised as 1 Air
Formation Signal Regiment and took part in the Sino-Indian conflict in 1962. It also participated in the Indo Pak war of
1971 in the Western Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Major K.D. Bhasin
1948 Major
Lachhman Singh
1948 Major
A.M. David
1949 Major
S.L. Soni
1951 Major
R.C. Bhandari
1954 Major
Boor Singh
1958 Major
F.J. Mendies
1961 Major
Dhian Singh
1963 Major
R.B Singh
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel D. Dwarkadas
1964 Lieutenant Colonel K.T. Bopaya
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel P.S. Jauhal
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel S.K. Bahl
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel K.C. Sud
2 AIR FORMATION SIGNAL REGIMENT
2 Air Formation Signal Regiment was raised on 17 October 1951 at Begumpet. It was deployed to meet the requirements of
communication of the Air Force during the P&T strike in 1957 and again in
1960. During the Indo Pak war of 1971 the unit moved to Delhi Cantt in November 1971.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1951 Major K.F.
Thomas
1952 Major D.
Freemantle
1954 Major Hari Chand
1955 Major C.R. Belletty
1957 Major K.S. Row
1959 Major D. Asirvadam
1961 Major S.L.
Norton
1963 Major
V.C. Fernandes
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel A.K. Joshi
1964 Lieutenant
Colonel A.S. Apte
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel Gurdial Singh
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel H.P. Bhardwaj
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel K.F. Thomas
1972 Lieutenant
Colonel A.L. Coutts
3 AIR FORMATION SIGNAL REGIMENT
3 Air Formation Signal Regiment was raised on 16 November 1962 at Delhi.
It moved to Gauhati on 11 August 1963.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1962 Major
M.L. Sahni
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel A.K. Joshi
1963 Lieutenant
Colonel Chanan Singh
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel Harcharan Singh
1969 Lieutenant
Colonel S.C. Roy
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel R.B. Babulkar
4 AIR FORMATION SIGNAL REGIMENT
4 Air Formation Signal Regiment was raised on 1 April 1965 at Delhi. It
was moved to Allahabad in 1967.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Lieutenant
Colonel Mahindar Singh
1968 Lieutenant
Colonel S.P. Malik
1970 Lieutenant
Colonel Virendra Singh
1 AIR SUPPORT SIGNAL REGIMENT
1 Air Support Signal Company
1 Air Support Signal Company was raised at New Delhi on 15 September
1948. 3 Air Support Signal Company was raised on 2 April 1963 in New Delhi. The
two companies were re-organized as 1 Air Support Signal Regiment on 15 April
1964 at New Delhi. The regiment participated in the Indo Pak war in 1965 and
was located to Ambala. The regiment moved to Jullundur during the Indo Pak war
in October 1971. It returned to Delhi on 19 March 1972.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1948 Major Lachhman Singh
1949 Major Didar Singh
1953 Major D.S. Bawa
1955 Major V.C. Khanna
1960 Major Parshan Singh
1963 Lieutenant Colonel S.P.S. Bedi
1967 Lieutenant
Colonel C.S. Joshi
1968 Lieutenant Colonel R.N.R. Sawhny
1969 Lieutenant Colonel G.S. Sekhon
1970 Lieutenant Colonel A.K. Ghorai
2 AIR SUPPORT SIGNAL REGIMENT
2 Air Support Signal Company
` 2 Air Support Signal Company was
raised in September 1961 at Calcutta. It
was re-designated as 2 Air Support Signal Regiment on 1 April 1965. The company
participated in the Goa Operations in 1961 and the Indo China war in 1962. It
also participated in the Indo Pak wars in 1965 and 1971 in the Eastern Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1961 Major Balbir Singh
1965 Lieutenant Colonel K.S. Suri
1966 Lieutenant Colonel S.A. Sawhney
1969 Lieutenant Colonel J.C. Dhamija
3
AIR SUPPORT SIGNAL REGIMENT
3 Air Support Signal Regiment was raised on 9 June 1972 at
Udhampur.
4 INDEP AIR SUPPORT SIGNAL COMPANY
4 Air Support Signal Company was raised on 22 November 1963 at Varanasi.
It moved to Lucknow on 25 February 1964. It was re-designated as 4 Independent Air
Support Signal Company on 29
July 1967 .
5 INDEP AIR SUPPORT SIGNAL COMPANY
5 Independent Air Support Signal Company was raised
on 31 July 1967
at Poona .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1968 Major
C.M. Sagane
1969 Major
V. Khanna
1972 Major
J. Khullar
6 INDEP AIR SUPPORT SIGNAL COMPANY
6 Independent Air Support Signal Company was raised on 31 July 1967 at Mathura . It participated in the Indo Pak war
of 1971.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1968 Major
J.N. Raina
1971 Lieutenant
Colonel V.P. Abbi
MADHYA PRADESH, BIHAR AND ORISSA AREA SIGNAL COMPANY
Madhya Pradesh
Area Signal Company
Madhya Pradesh Area Signal Company was raised on 29 February 1964 at. It was re-organized
as Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa Area
Signal Company during 1971.
DELHI AREA SIGNAL COMPANY
Delhi
& Rajasthan Area Signal Company
Delhi Area Signal Company was raised in August 1957. In January 1958, it
was re-designated as Delhi & Rajasthan Area Signal Company. In April 1966, on
the separation of Rajasthan from the Area, it was reorganised and again
re-designated as Delhi Area Signal Company.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1959 Captain G.S. Sukhija
1960 Major
S.S. Jha
1962 Captain
V.N. Prashar
1963 Captain
Jagdev Singh
1964-72 Not
known
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1964 Major Vinod Kumar
1965
Major J.P. Berry
1969 Major H.L. Diwan
1972 Major V.R.K. Murty
BENGAL AREA SIGNAL COMPANY
Bengal Area Signal Company was raised on 10 January 1965 at Calcutta . The company participated in the
Indo Pak war of 1971 in the Eastern Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Second
Lieutenant G.K. Zutshi
1965 Major
R.C. Bhandari
1966 Lieutenant
A. Dey
1967 Major
S. Banerjee
1970 Major
B.K.D. Gupta
TAMIL NADU, MYSORE
AREA
INDEP SIGNAL COMPANY
Madras Signal Regiment
Madras
Area Signal Regiment
Madras
Area (Independent) Signal Company
Madras,
Mysore & Kerala Area Signal Company
The unit existed as Madras Signal Regiment at the time of Independence . It was
re-designated as Madras Area Signal Regiment on 15 November 1947 . On 1 October 1952 it was re-designated as
Madras Area (Independent) Signal Company. On 1 January 1958 , it was redesignated as Madras,
Mysore & Kerala Area Signal Company. On 15 January 1969 , it was redesignated Tamil
Nadu, Mysore and Kerala
Area Signal Company.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Major
D.C. Barnett
1948 Major
L.F. Butler
1949 Major
R.M. LePeltier
1950 Major
Shamboo Singh
1951 Major
L.S.J. Chalke
1952
Major R.J. Patel
1955 Major D.C. Smith
1957 Captain S.
Devidoss
1958
Major S.S. Ramdas
1960 Major A. Mehra
1962 Major Param Jit
Singh Basi
1964 Major M.M. Kurup
1967 Lieutenant Colonel
L.A. Walker
1969
Major J.L.
Ratan
1971 Major
R.K.R. Naidu
2 Company Southern Command
Signal Regiment located at Bombay
was re-organised as Maharashtra And Gujarat
Area Signal Company in June 1965. The unit took part in Operation ‘Cactus
Lily’ during 1971 and provided communication in the Kutch
sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1947 Major E.A. Raynor
1947 Major A.J. Ball
1948 Major Pran Nath
1949 Major Avtar Singh
1949 Major Ajit Singh
1950 Major V.G. Sowani
1951 Major K.D. Verma
1954 Major B. Seshamani
1958 Major Gian Singh
1960 Major S.P.S. Bedi
1962 Major Shamboo Singh
1963 Major M.S. Sodhi
1964 Major M.S. Saharan
1965 Major Sard Singh
1966 Major D.R. Bhagwat
1969 Major M.M. Khorana
1972 Major M.M. Pandey
31 COMMUNICATION ZONE SUB AREA SIGNAL COMPANY
V Sector Sig Coy
The company was raised on 15 November 1967 at Srinagar as V Sector Signal
Company. It was re-designated as 31 Communication Zone Sub Area Signal Company
on 1 October 1972 .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1967 Major M.K. Ghosh
1969 Captain S.K. Sanan
1970 Major C.A.
Parthasarthy
ANDHRA (INDEPPENDENT) SUB AREA SIGNAL COMPANY
Deccan (Independent) Sub Area Signal Company
Secunderabad
Station Signal Company
COMMANDING
OFFICERS
1964 Major
N.P.B. Nair
1965 Major P. Rangarajan
1966 Lieutenant
Colonel Y.A. Mirza
1969 Major P.K.B. Naidu
1971 Captain V.K.
Rajan
1972 Major K.A. Ganapathy
UP AREA SIGNAL COMPANY
UP Area Independent Signal Company
UP
Area Signal Regiment
HQ United Provinces Independent Signal Company was raised in Lucknow on 15 February 1947 . At Independence , it was
re-designated as UP Area Independent Signal Company. The company moved to Bareilly in 1955 with HQ
UP Area. It was re-organized as UP Area Signal Regiment on 4 February 1963 . On 11 November 1965 , it was again
re-organized as UP Area Signal Company.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1948 Major Rattan Singh
1949 Major S.S. Bedi
1949 Major S.S. Jones
1950-55 Not known
1956
Captain Balkar Singh
1959 Major
Hazra Singh
1960 Major Shiv Singh
1963-72 Not known
50 (INDEPENDENT) PARACHUTE BRIGADE SIGNAL COMPANY
50 (Independent) Parachute
Brigade Signal Company was reorganized from a section on 23 March 1950 at Agra.
The company took part in the Goa operations in
1961. During the Kutch operations in April
1965 the company moved from Agra
to Khavda. It returned to Agra
after the operations were over. In September 1965 the company moved to Punjab and was deployed in the Icchogil Canal Agra to Barrackpore for Operation ‘Cactus
Lily’. While the operations were on the company was moved to the Western
Theatre on 11 December 1971 .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1950 Major
H.S. Kher
1954 Major
J.C. Dhamija
1956 Major
M.B. Hart
1957 Major
Ram Singh
1961 Major
R.R. Chatterji
1963 Major Y.S.
Awasthy
1965 Major Vinod
Kumar
1967 Major S.
Upadhyaya
1969 Major G.C. Sah
1971 Major M. Bhatia
51 (INDEPENDENT) PARACHUTE BRIGADE SIGNAL COMPANY
51 (Independent) Parachute Brigade Signal Company was raised in 1965 at
Gwalior. It subsequently moved to Dharchula but returned to Gwalior . In January 1967 it moved to Sugar
sector. Subsequently, it moved to Ambala. The company took part in the 1971
Indo Pak war in the Western Theatre and was deployed in the Ganganagar area as
part of F Sector.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Major L.
Sharma
1967 Major
C.A.A. Roderigues
1969 Major D.L.
Kapoor
1971 Major C.J.
Appachu
1 RADIO MONITORING COMPANY
1 Radio Monitoring Company was raised on 31 August 1964 at Kolkata. Monitoring sections
of the company participated in the Indo Pak war of 1971 in the Eastern Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Major
B. Nagarajan
1967 Major R.K. Sehgal
1968 Major
Agyapal Singh
2 RADIO MONITORING COMPANY
2 Radio Monitoring Company was raised on 31 March 1965 at Simla. Monitoring sections of
the company participated in the Indo Pak wars of 1965 and 1971 in the Western Theatre.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1965 Major
S.K. Walia
1968 Major P.K. Janmeja
1968 Major
Parshan Singh
1971 Major K.S. Caveeshar
3 RADIO MONITORING COMPANY
3 Radio Monitoring Company was raised in Lucknow on 29 Dec 1964 with its HQ and two sections.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1964 Major N.K. Tarapore
1965 Major V.K.
Ahuja
1967 Major S.N. Capoor
1969 Major S. Mohan
1971 Major S.N. Sood
1972 Major R.C. Dhyani
4 RADIO MONITORING COMPANY
4 Radio Monitoring Company was raised at Poona on 4 June 1966 .
The unit did not undergo any subsequent moves or amalgamations.
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1967 Major S.S.
Mankekar
1969 Major
C.M. Sagane
1970 Major
M.M.G. Sharma
5 RADIO MONITORING COMPANY
5 Radio Monitoring Company was raised on 6 September 1966 at Delhi .
COMMANDING OFFICERS
1966 Major
Khazan Singh
1968 Major Balwinder Singh
1972 Major
K.P.S. Ahluwalia
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