34 (Northern) Signal Regiment was a Territorial Army regiment in the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army. The regiment formed part of 12 Signal Group, providing command and control communication for NATO's Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC). As a result of the Strategic Review of Reserves, it was announced on 28 April 2009 that the regiment was to be disbanded The regiment consisted of three squadrons plus the band:
- HQ Squadron
- 49 (West Riding) Signal Squadron – SHQ and 703 (Trunk Node) Troop, Leeds and 745 Troop, Hull
- 50 (Northumbrian) Signal Squadron – SHQ, Darlington and 742 (Access) Troop, Heaton
- 90 (North Riding) Signal Squadron – SHQ Hartlepool and 704 (Trunk Node) Troop, Middlesbrough
- Royal Signals (Northern) Band – Darlington
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“By day thy warning ringing bell to sound its notes,
By night thy silent signal lamps to swing.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
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