On the 30th June 1948 the last British troops left Palestine.
The Royal Signals contribution comprised of Palestine Command Signals, the divisional signals and the brigade signal sections. In November 1947, the United Nations recommended the partition of Palestine.
On the 29th June 1882 Henry Courtenay Hawtrey was born.
Hawtree was a gold-medal winning Olympian and as Assistant and Deputy Director of Signals he had been awarded the DSO and made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).
On the 28th June 1920 the Corps of Signals was formed from the Royal Engineers Signal Service. The first official agreement to form a separate Signal Corps was made in 1918, but the formation of the Corps was delayed until 1920
On the 27th June 1932 Louis Winslow Austin died.
Austin was an American physicist known for his research on long-range radio transmissions.
On this day in 1945 the United Nations charter was signed in San Francisco. with the aim of preventing future wars. The UN has authorised over 70 peacekeeping operations since 1945 including Op Grapple.
On this day in 1950 North Korean forces invaded South Korea. The United States (US) supported South Korea and the Soviet Union and China supported North Korea.
