cross , ▁O BE , ▁ 9 ▁May ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁J . J . ▁Ball ard , ▁O BE , ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁dis band ment ▁ ▁' 2 3 rd ▁( S ou thern ) ▁Corps ▁Sign al ▁Regiment ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁E . W . G . ▁Knight , ▁T D , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁J . G . ▁V hr ist opher , ▁T D , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁R . C . ▁New com be , ▁O BE , ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁▁ 2 nd ▁( Lond on ) ▁Sign al ▁Regiment ▁ ▁L t - Col ▁R . C . ▁New com be , ▁O BE , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁ ▁Honor ary ▁Col on els ▁The ▁following ▁served ▁as ▁Honor ary ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁unit : ▁ ▁Col ▁G . ▁Smith , ▁appointed ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁ ▁Col ▁J . G . ▁F lem ing , ▁C BE , ▁D SO , ▁appointed ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁ ▁Colonel ▁T . W . ▁V ig ers , ▁O BE , ▁MC , ▁T D , ▁appointed ▁to ▁London ▁Corps ▁Sign als ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁acted ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁role ▁for ▁