I've completely lost track of what Regiments are left in the Modern British Army. Can anyone post a complete list of what Infantry & Cavalry Regiments there are. It's a query I ought to know, isn't it?
1 (UK) Armoured Division Deployable division based in Germany 2 Division Administrative division for north of England & Scotland 3rd (UK) Division Deployable division based throughout the south of England 4th Division Administrative division for the south of England 5th Division Wales, the Midlands and the South West 6th Division Deployable Headquarters based in York HQ Northern Ireland & 38 (Irish) Brigade Transitional headquarters based in Lisburn HQ Theatre Troops Commands 'essential capabilities' troops HQ London District Based at Horse Guards in London UK Support Command Germany Support to 1 (UK) Armoured Division
Sorry for the mess Admin but I seem to be having a bit of trouble cut and pasting. Feel free to tidy it up if you can......I hate PC's etc etc etc
1 (UK) Armoured Division 4th Mechanized Brigade 7th Armoured Brigade 20th Armoured Brigade 2 Division Brigades: 15 Brigade (North East) 42 Brigade (North West) 51 Brigade (Scottish) Catterick Garrison 3 (UK) Division Brigades: 1st Mechanised Brigade 12th Mechanised Brigade 19th Light Brigade 52nd Infantry Brigade 4th Division Brigades: 2 South East Brigade 145 Home Counties 43 Wessex Brigade Aldershot Garrison British Military Garrison- Brunei HQ British Gurkhas Nepal 5th Division Brigades: 143rd West Midalnds 16th Air Assault Brigade 49th East Brigade 160 Wales Brigade 6th Division Brigades: Regional Headquarters: HQ Northern Ireland and 38 (Irish) Brigade London HQ District HQ Theartre Troops: 1 MI Brigade 1 Signal Brigade 2 (NC) Signal Brigade 2 Medical Brigade 11 Signal Brigade 101 Logistic Brigade 102 Logistic Brigade
Royal Armoured Corps Army Air Corps Royal Regiment of Artillery Royal Corps of Signals Corps of Royal Engineers Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Royal Logistic Corps Intelligence Corps Royal Army Chaplains' Department Infantry Adjutant General's Corps Army Medical Services Provost Branch, Adjutant General's Corps Corps of Army Music Army Physical Training Corps Small Arms School Corps
ARMOUR Household Cavalry Queen's Dragoon Guards Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Royal Dragoon Guards Queen's Royal Hussars 9th/12th Lancers King's Royal Hussars Light Dragoons Queen's Royal Lancers 1st Royal Tank Regiment 2nd Royal Tank Regiment Royal Yeomanry Queen's Own Yeomanry Royal Mercian & Lancastrian Yeomanry Royal Wessex Yeomanry
INFANTRY Grenadier Guards Coldstream Guards Scots Guards Irish Guards Welsh Guards Royal Regiment of Scotland Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Royal Anglian Regiment Yorkshire Regiment Mercian Regiment Royal Welsh Royal Irish Regiment Parachute Regiment Royal Gurkha Rifles Rifles London Regiment Many Thanks to the Ministry of Defence for allowing the cut and paste facility
So London Regiment is the only one that is purely TA? Apart from HAC or do they come under RA?. The HAC, Home to the Honourable Artillery Company. London
I may be wrong here but I would guess the London Regt was a amalgamation of Regt's like the London Scottish in previous SDR's (Cut Backs). The same has happened to other regular regiments like the forming of the Yorkshire Regiment. I was serving with the PWO's in 2004 and I've never seen so many grown men cry when it was annouced they were merging with the Dukes and Howards. The HAC are a Regt in there own right as far as I am aware. I've been on a few courses with guys wearing that cap badge have turned up. They seemed quite proud of their badge but a bit geeking for me to go on the lash with I think there is a independent Engineer unit too like the HAC that is TA with their own cap badge. I beleive they still survive MoD cut backs because they have the backing of city type gents with vast amounts of cash.............Almost a private army
