7th Signal Regiment | |
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Active | 1940–present |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Australian Army |
Type | Signals intelligence |
Size | ~ 250 personnel |
Part of | 6th Brigade, Forces Command |
Garrison/HQ | Cabarlah, Queensland |
Engagements | World War II Malayan Emergency Confrontation Vietnam War Rwanda Sinai Somalia Iraq Afghanistan |
The 7th Signal Regiment is an Australian Army signals intelligence (SIGINT) unit. Drawing lineage from the Australian Special Wireless Group (ASWG), which was raised during World War II, the regiment's history includes service in the Allied campaigns in Greece, on Crete and in Syria before taking part in the fighting against the Japanese in New Guinea. After the war, the ASWG was redesignated the 101 Wireless Regiment, deploying detachments overseas during the Malayan Emergency and Confrontation. In the mid-1960s, the unit became the 7th Signals Regiment, taking part in the Vietnam War. The unit is currently part of the 6th Brigade.