36th (Eastern) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals

36 (Eastern) Signal Regiment was a Territorial Army regiment in the Royal Corps of Signals in the British Army. The regiment formed part of 2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade, providing military communications for national operations. It was disbanded effective 31 March 2010, with elements being subsumed by the 37th and 39th Signal Regiments

Organisation
The regiment comprised
 * Regimental Headquarters - Cambridge
 * 45 (Close Support) Squadron
 * SHQ and A Troop - Colchester
 * B Troop - Ipswich
 * C Troop - Southend
 * 54 (Support) Squadron
 * SHQ and Troop - Cambridge
 * 60 (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars) Signal Squadron
 * SHQ and A Troop - Aylesbury
 * B Troop and C Troop - Bedford

Under the Strategic Review of the Reserves in April, 2009 the Regiment was downsized to a squadron, and became the 36 (East Anglian) Signal Squadron, based at Colchester, under 37 Signal Regiment based at Redditch. 36 (East Anglian) Signal Squadron comprises:


 * 844 Cinque Ports Signal Troop - Colchester
 * 845 Essex Signal Signal Troop - Colchester
 * 854 East Anglian Signal Troop - Cambridge

60 (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars) Signal Squadron also downsized to 860 (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars) Signal Troop and became part of the Berkshire Yeomanry, 94 Signal Squadron, under 39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment, at Bristol.

Affiliations
36 (Eastern) Signal Regiment is affiliated with the Worshipful Company of Poulters and each year the Master presents the "Poulters Plate" to the best soldier in the Regiment.