The Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signaling was the responsibility of the Telegraph Battalion until 1908, when the Royal Engineers Signal Service was formed. They provided communications during WWI. Being a signaler usually meant you were close to the frontline troops, providing signals communications back to your Company and Battalion H.Q. Wired telephones were used where possible but this involved laying landlines which was a hazardous job due to enemy shelling. Signalers were also used in forward positions to assist the artillery and provide information on their enemy targets. In these positions, often isolated, the signaler became vulnerable to enemy shelling and attack, and many signalers lost their lives. No date or location available.
