[1][2][3] On 5 April 1988 the 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters was formed as part of the 1981 Defence White Paper, which reduced the regular army slightly, while expanding the TA.

[1][2][3][4][5][6] Below is the structure of the battalion following its formation, with predecessors;[1][2][3][4][5][Note 1] Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union and subsequent end to the Cold War, a sweeping armed forces reorganisation took place known as the Options for Change.

As a result, it was decided 4 WFR was to be disbanded and its sub-units distributed to other TA units.

This squadron continued the lineage of the battalion when it joined 37 Signal Regiment in November 1992.

[1][3][4][7][8] The squadron was later reduced to 896 (City of Coventry) Signal Troop as part of the 2009 review of reserve forces.