List of British Army regiments (1962)
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This is a list of British Regular Army
regiments after the Army restructuring caused by the 1957 Defence White Paper
: many regiments were amalgamated between 1958-60. Further cuts and amalgamations took place in the 1960s and early 1970s.
In 1968 the administrative brigades were merged to form 6 administrative divisions. These were:
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
regiments after the Army restructuring caused by the 1957 Defence White Paper
1957 Defence White Paper
The 1957 White Paper on Defence was a British white paper setting forth the perceived future of the British military. It had profound effects on all aspects of the defence industry but probably the most affected was the British aircraft industry...
: many regiments were amalgamated between 1958-60. Further cuts and amalgamations took place in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Household Cavalry
- The Life GuardsLife Guards (British Army)The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army and with the Blues and Royals, they make up the Household Cavalry.They originated in the four troops of Horse Guards raised by Charles II around the time of his restoration, plus two troops of Horse Grenadier Guards which were raised some...
- Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)Royal Horse GuardsThe Royal Horse Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.Founded August 1650 in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell as the Regiment of Cuirassiers, the regiment became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment during the reign of...
- amalgamated with 1st The Royal DragoonsRoyal DragoonsThe Royal Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661, and served until 1969, when it was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals....
in 1969 to form The Blues and RoyalsBlues and RoyalsThe Blues and Royals is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry. The Colonel-in-Chief is Her Majesty The Queen and the Colonel is HRH The Princess Royal...
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- amalgamated with 1st The Royal Dragoons
Heavy Cavalry
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. Nicknamed The Welsh Cavalry, the regiment recruits from Wales, Herefordshire, and Shropshire, and is the senior cavalry regiment, and therefore senior regiment, of the line of the British Army...
- formed by the amalgamation of 1st King's Dragoon Guards1st King's Dragoon GuardsThe 1st King's Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1685 as The Queen's Regiment of Horse, named in honour of Queen Mary, consort of King James II. It was renamed The King's Own Regiment of Horse in 1714 in honour of George I...
and The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards)
- formed by the amalgamation of 1st King's Dragoon Guards
- 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)The 3rd Carabiniers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.-History:The regiment was formed in 1922 as part of a reduction in the army's cavalry by the amalgamation of the 3rd Dragoon Guards and The Carabiniers , to form the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards...
- amalgamated with The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) in 1971 to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)Royal Scots Dragoon GuardsThe Royal Scots Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and the senior Scottish regiment. It was formed on 2 July 1971 at Holyrood, Edinburgh, by the amalgamation of the 3rd Carabiniers The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (SCOTS DG) is a cavalry regiment of...
- amalgamated with The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) in 1971 to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
- 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards4th/7th Royal Dragoon GuardsThe 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1992.It was formed in India in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and 7th Dragoon Guards , as the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards; it gained the distinction Royal in 1935...
- 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon GuardsThe 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1922 to 1992, when it was amalgmated into the Royal Dragoon Guards.-The beginning:...
Light Cavalry
- 1st The Royal DragoonsRoyal DragoonsThe Royal Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661, and served until 1969, when it was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals....
- amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)Royal Horse GuardsThe Royal Horse Guards was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, part of the Household Cavalry.Founded August 1650 in Newcastle Upon Tyne by Sir Arthur Haselrig on the orders of Oliver Cromwell as the Regiment of Cuirassiers, the regiment became the Earl of Oxford's Regiment during the reign of...
in 1969 to form The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons)
- amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues)
- The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons)
- amalgamated with 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)The 3rd Carabiniers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.-History:The regiment was formed in 1922 as part of a reduction in the army's cavalry by the amalgamation of the 3rd Dragoon Guards and The Carabiniers , to form the 3rd/6th Dragoon Guards...
in 1971 to form the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)
- amalgamated with 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards)
- The Queen's Own Hussars
- formed by the amalgamation of 3rd The King's Own Hussars3rd The King's Own HussarsThe 3rd Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Own Hussars in 1958.-The Glorious Revolution:...
and 7th Queen's Own Hussars
- formed by the amalgamation of 3rd The King's Own Hussars
- The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
- formed by the amalgamation of 4th Queen's Own Hussars4th Queen's Own HussarsThe 4th Queen's Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars in 1958....
and 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars8th King's Royal Irish HussarsThe 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1693. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars in 1958....
- formed by the amalgamation of 4th Queen's Own Hussars
- 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)
- formed by the amalgamation of 9th Queen's Royal Lancers9th Queen's Royal LancersThe 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, or the Delhi Spearmen, were a cavalry regiment of the British Army. They are best known for their roles in the Indian mutiny of 1857 and for their part in the North African campaign of World War II including the retreat to and the battle of El Alamein in 1942.-Early...
and 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's)12th Royal LancersThe 12th Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. In 1960, it was amalgamated with 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, to form 9th/12th Royal Lancers .-History:...
- formed by the amalgamation of 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
- 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)The 10th Royal Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1715 to 1969.-Early history:In response to the Jacobite Rebellion, the regiment was raised in 1715 as Humphrey Gore's Regiment of Dragoons...
- amalgamated with 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) in 1969 to form the Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)
- 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own)
- amalgamated with 10th Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own) in 1969 to form Royal Hussars (Prince of Wales's Own)
- 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own)The 13th/18th Royal Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.-Formation:On 9 September 1922, the 13th/18th Hussars was formed by amalgamation of the 13th Hussars and the 18th Royal Hussars . In December 1935, it became known as the 13th/18th Royal Hussars ...
- 14th/20th King's Hussars14th/20th King's HussarsThe 14th/20th King's Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1922 to 1992.- History :Originally styled the 14th/20th Hussars, the regiment was created in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 14th King's Hussars and the 20th Hussars, as part of the reductions in the Army...
- 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars15th/19th The King's Royal HussarsThe 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was created as part of the reduction in the cavalry in the aftermath of World War I. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 15th The King's Hussars and the 19th Royal Hussars on 11 April 1922, becoming the...
- 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers16th/5th The Queen's Royal LancersThe 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1993.It was formed at Lucknow in India as 16th/5th Lancers by the amalgamation of two regiments, 16th The Queen's Lancers and 5th Royal Irish Lancers....
- 17th/21st Lancers17th/21st LancersThe 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1993.It was formed in 1922 in England by the amalgamation of the 17th Lancers and the 21st Lancers . From 1930 to 1939 it was deployed overseas; first in Egypt for two years, and then in India for seven...
The Royal Tank Regiment
- 1st Royal Tank Regiment1st Royal Tank RegimentThe 1st Royal Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It was originally formed as 1st Battalion, Royal Tank Corps in 1934....
- 2nd Royal Tank Regiment2nd Royal Tank RegimentThe 2nd Royal Tank Regiment is an armoured regiment of the British Army. It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps...
- 3rd Royal Tank Regiment3rd Royal Tank RegimentThe 3rd Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1992. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It originally saw action as C Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917....
- amalgamated with 6th Royal Tank Regiment6th Royal Tank RegimentThe 6th Royal Tank Regiment was a regiment of the Royal Tank Regiment, of the British Army, until 1959. It originally saw action as 6th Battalion Tank Corps in 1917.-First World War:...
without change of title
- amalgamated with 6th Royal Tank Regiment
- 4th Royal Tank Regiment4th Royal Tank RegimentThe 4th Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1993. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps...
- amalgamated with 7th Royal Tank Regiment7th Royal Tank RegimentThe 7th Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1959.-History:The 7th Royal Tank Regiment was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps...
without change of title
- amalgamated with 7th Royal Tank Regiment
- 5th Royal Tank Regiment5th Royal Tank RegimentThe 5th Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1969. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps...
- amalgamated with 8th Royal Tank Regiment8th Royal Tank RegimentThe 8th Royal Tank Regiment was an armoured regiment of the British Army until 1960. It was part of the Royal Tank Regiment, itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps. It originally saw action as H Battalion, Tank Corps in 1917....
without change of title - disbanded in 1969
- amalgamated with 8th Royal Tank Regiment
Combat Arms
- Royal Regiment of Artillery
- Corps of Royal Engineers — Transport and Movement Coastal Service of the RE formed part of the Royal Corps of TransportRoyal Corps of TransportThe Royal Corps of Transport was a British Army Corps formed in 1965 from the transport elements of the Royal Army Service Corps and the movement control element of the Royal Engineers . The depot was Buller Barracks in Aldershot...
in 1965 - Royal Corps of SignalsRoyal Corps of SignalsThe Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army...
- Army Air Corps
Infantry
The infantry in 1962 was divided into 15 separate brigades for administrative purposes:- Guards Brigade: Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards, Irish Guards, Welsh Guards.
- Lowland Brigade: The Royal Scots, King's Own Scottish Borderers, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) and Royal Highland Fusiliers.
- Highland Brigade: The Black Watch, Gordon Highlanders, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and Queen's Own Highlanders.
- Home Counties Brigade: The Royal Sussex Regiment, Middlesex Regiment, Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment and Queen's Own Buffs.
- Fusilier Brigade: Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt) and Lancashire Fusiliers.
- East Anglian Brigade: 1st, 2nd and 3rd East Anglian Regiments
- Forester Brigade: Royal Warwickshire Regiment (until November 1962), Royal Leicestershire Regiment, Sherwoord Foresters.
- Mercian Brigade: Cheshire Regiment, Worcestershire Regiment, Staffordshire Regiment.
- Welsh Brigade: Royal Welch Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Welch Regiment.
- Wessex Brigade: Gloucestershire Regiment, Royal Hampshire Regiment, Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment.
- Lancastrian Brigade: The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), King's Own Royal Border Regiment, King's Regiment and Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers).
- Yorkshire Brigade: The Green Howards, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and York & Lancaster Regiment.
- North Irish Brigade: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Royal Ulster Rifles.
- Light Infantry Brigade: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Durham Light Infantry, Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry.
- Green Jackets Brigade: 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd), 2nd Green Jackets (King's Royal Rifle Corps), 3rd Green Jackets (Rifle Brigade).
In 1968 the administrative brigades were merged to form 6 administrative divisions. These were:
- Guards Division — formerly the Brigade of Guards.
- Scottish Division — formed by the amalgamation of the Highland and Lowland Brigades.
- King's Division — formed by the amalgamation of the Lancastrian, North Irish, and Yorkshire Brigades.
- Prince of Wales's Division — formed by the amalgamation of the Mercian, Welsh, and Wessex Brigades.
- Queen's Division — formed by the amalgamation of the East Anglian, Fusilier and Home Counties Brigades.
- Light Division — formed by the amalgamation of the Light Infantry and Green Jackets Brigades.
Foot Guards
- Grenadier GuardsGrenadier GuardsThe Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
- Coldstream GuardsColdstream GuardsHer Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
- Scots GuardsScots GuardsThe Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
- Irish GuardsIrish GuardsThe Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
- Welsh GuardsWelsh GuardsThe Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division.-Creation :The Welsh Guards came into existence on 26 February 1915 by Royal Warrant of His Majesty King George V in order to include Wales in the national component to the Foot Guards, "..though the order...
Line Infantry
- The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment)
- The Queen's Royal Surrey RegimentThe Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment-History:As a consequence of defence cuts in the late 1950s, the Queen's Royal Regiment and the East Surrey Regiment were amalgamated on 14 October 1959 to form the 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment....
— formed part of The Queen's RegimentThe Queen's RegimentThe Queen's Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1966 through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the Home Counties Division...
in 1966- The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- The East Surrey Regiment
- The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent RegimentThe Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent RegimentThe Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1961 to 1966. Its lineage is continued by the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment....
— formed part of The Queen's Regiment in 1966- The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)The Buffs , formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army until 1961. It had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest regiments in the British Army being third in order of precedence...
- The Queen's Own Royal West Kent RegimentThe Queen's Own Royal West Kent RegimentThe Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1961. It was formed as The Queen's Own as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 50th Regiment of Foot and the 97th Regiment of Foot...
- The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
- The King's Own Royal Border RegimentThe King's Own Royal Border RegimentThe King's Own Royal Border Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed in 1959 through the amalgamation of two other regiments:*The King's Own Royal Regiment *The Border Regiment...
- The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
- The Border Regiment
- The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers — formed part of The Royal Regiment of FusiliersThe Royal Regiment of FusiliersThe Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on April 23, 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the first 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English fusilier...
in 1968 - The Royal Warwickshire RegimentThe Royal Warwickshire FusiliersThe Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot and The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. In 1968, it was absorbed, with the other Fusilier regiments, into the four-battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.-History:The regiment...
— became the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers in 1963; formed part of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1968 - The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)The Royal Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army until 1968 when it was amalgamated with other regiments to form The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers...
— formed part of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1968 - The King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool)
- The King's Regiment (Liverpool)The King's Regiment (Liverpool)The King's Regiment was one of the oldest infantry regiments of the British Army, having been formed in 1685 and numbered as the 8th Regiment of Foot in 1751...
- The Manchester RegimentThe Manchester RegimentThe Manchester Regiment was a regiment of the British army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot...
- The King's Regiment (Liverpool)
- 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) — formed part of the Royal Anglian RegimentRoyal Anglian RegimentThe Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the...
in 1964- The Royal Norfolk Regiment
- The Suffolk Regiment
- 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Lincoln and Northamptonshire) — formed part of the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964
- The Royal Lincolnshire RegimentThe Royal Lincolnshire RegimentThe Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was raised on June 20, 1685 as the Earl of Bath's Regiment for its first Colonel, John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath. In 1751 it was numbered like most other Army regiments and named the 10 Regiment of Foot. After the Childers Reforms of 1881 it became the Lincolnshire...
- The Northamptonshire Regiment
- The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
- The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
- The Devonshire RegimentThe Devonshire RegimentThe Devonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army which served under various titles from 1685 to 1958. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.-Origin and titles:...
- The Dorset Regiment
- The Devonshire Regiment
- The Somerset and Cornwall Light InfantrySomerset and Cornwall Light InfantryThe Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army.It was formed in 1959 by the merger of two regiments: The Somerset Light Infantry and The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry...
— formed part of The Light InfantryThe Light InfantryThe Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Light Division. It was formed on 10 July 1968 as a "large regiment" by the amalgamation of the four remaining light infantry regiments of the Light Infantry Brigade:...
in 1968- The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)The Somerset Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1685 to 1959. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.-Formation:...
- The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
- The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's)
- The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire
- The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own)
- The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)
- 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) — formed part of the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964
- The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
- The Essex Regiment
- The Royal Leicestershire Regiment — formed part of the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964
- The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment)
- The Lancashire Fusiliers — formed part of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1968
- The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
- The Royal Scots Fusiliers
- The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)
- The Cheshire Regiment
- The Royal Welch Fusiliers
- The South Wales BorderersThe South Wales BorderersThe South Wales Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It first came into existence, as the 24th Regiment of Foot, in 1689, but was not called the South Wales Borderers until 1881. The regiment served in a great many conflicts, including the American Revolutionary War, various...
— formed part of the Royal Regiment of WalesRoyal Regiment of WalesThe Royal Regiment of Wales was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. It was formed in 1969 by the amalgamation of The South Wales Borderers and The Welch Regiment....
in 1969 - The King's Own Scottish Borderers
- The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)The Cameronians was an infantry regiment of the British Army, the only regiment of rifles amongst the Scottish regiments of infantry...
— opted for disbandment in 1968 rather than amalgamation - The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers — formed part of The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th) in 1968
- The Gloucestershire RegimentThe Gloucestershire RegimentThe Gloucestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Nicknamed "The Glorious Glosters", the regiment carried more battle honours on their regimental colours than any other British Army line regiment.-Origins and early history:...
- The Worcestershire Regiment — formed part of The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (29th/45th Foot) in 1970
- The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)The Lancashire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army.It was formed, as a consequence of defence cuts implemented in the late 1950s, by the amalgamation of the 1st Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment and 1st Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment on 1 July 1958, forming the...
— formed part of the Queen's Lancashire RegimentQueen's Lancashire RegimentThe Queen's Lancashire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division...
in 1970- The East Lancashire Regiment
- The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
- The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- The Royal Sussex Regiment — formed part of The Queen's Regiment in 1966
- The Royal Hampshire Regiment
- The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)
- The South Staffordshire Regiment
- The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)
- The Welch Regiment — formed part of the Royal Regiment of Wales in 1969
- The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
- 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) — formed part of the Royal Green JacketsRoyal Green JacketsThe Royal Green Jackets was an infantry regiment of the British Army, one of two "large regiments" within the Light Division .-History:...
in 1966 - The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) — formed part of The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (29th/45th Foot) in 1970
- The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) — formed part of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment in 1970
- The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army.-History:It was formed on 9 June 1959 after defence cuts implemented in the late 1950s saw the amalgamation of The Royal Berkshire Regiment and The Wiltshire Regiment , forming The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment...
- The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
- The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)
- The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry — formed part of The Light Infantry in 1968
- The King's Shropshire Light InfantryThe King's Shropshire Light InfantryThe King's Shropshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755. The KSLI was amalgamated with three other county light infantry regiments in 1968 to became part of The Light Infantry...
— formed part of The Light Infantry in 1968 - The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) — formed part of The Queen's Regiment in 1966
- 2nd Green Jackets, The King's Royal Rifle CorpsKing's Royal Rifle CorpsThe King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
formed part of the Royal Green Jackets in 1966 - The York and Lancaster RegimentYork and Lancaster Regiment-History:It was formed in 1881 through the amalgamation of two other regiments:*65th Regiment*84th RegimentThe title of the regiment was derived not from the cities of York and Lancaster, or from the counties...
— opted for disbandment in 1968 rather than amalgamation - The Durham Light Infantry — formed part of The Light Infantry in 1968
- The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons)
- Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
- The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- The Gordon HighlandersThe Gordon HighlandersThe Gordon Highlanders was a British Army infantry regiment from 1794 until 1994. The regiment took its name from the Clan Gordon and recruited principally from Aberdeen and the North-East of Scotland.-History:...
- The Royal Ulster Rifles — formed part of The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th) in 1968
- The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) — formed part of The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th) in 1968
- The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's)
- The Parachute Regiment
- 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army before being transferred to the British Army on India's independence in 1947. The 4th Battalion joined the Indian Army as the 5th Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles , where it exists to this day...
- 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha RiflesThe 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles was a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following India's independence. Originally raised in 1817 as part of the army of the British East India Company, the regiment has been known by a number of names...
- 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha RiflesThe 7th Gurkha Rifles started as a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following India's independence.-Formation:...
- 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha RiflesThe 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, , was originally an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was first formed in 1890, taking its lineage from a police unit and over the course of its existence it had a number of changes in designation and composition...
- 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade formed part of the Royal Green Jackets in 1966
- 22nd Special Air Service Regiment
- Royal Malta Artillery
Services
- Royal Army Chaplains' DepartmentRoyal Army Chaplains' DepartmentThe Royal Army Chaplains' Department is an all-officer corps that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army.As of 2007, there are about 280 serving regular chaplains in the British Army; these can belong to either one of several Christian churches, or to the Jewish faith, although...
- Royal Army Service CorpsRoyal Army Service CorpsThe Royal Army Service Corps was a corps of the British Army. It was responsible for land, coastal and lake transport; air despatch; supply of food, water, fuel, and general domestic stores such as clothing, furniture and stationery ; administration of...
— formed part of the Royal Corps of Transport in 1965 - Royal Army Medical CorpsRoyal Army Medical CorpsThe Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
- Royal Army Ordnance CorpsRoyal Army Ordnance CorpsThe Royal Army Ordnance Corps was a corps of the British Army. It dealt only with the supply and maintenance of weaponry, munitions and other military equipment until 1965, when it took over most other supply functions, as well as the provision of staff clerks, from the Royal Army Service...
- Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- Corps of Royal Military Police
- Royal Army Pay CorpsRoyal Army Pay CorpsThe Royal Army Pay Corps was a former corps of the British Army responsible for administering all financial matters. It was amalgamated into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1992....
- Royal Army Veterinary CorpsRoyal Army Veterinary CorpsThe Royal Army Veterinary Corps is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals. It is a small but technically competent corps forming part of the Army Medical Services...
- Small Arms School CorpsSmall Arms School CorpsThe Small Arms School Corps is a small corps of the British Army responsible for maintaining the proficiency of the army in the use of small arms, support weapons and range management.-History:...
- Military Provost Staff CorpsMilitary Provost Staff CorpsThe Military Provost Staff Corps was the corps of the British Army which ran its military prisons. As the Military Provost Staff , the corps is now administratively part of the Adjutant General's Corps. It also provides operational support and technical advice for Prisoner of War handling during...
- Royal Army Educational CorpsRoyal Army Educational CorpsThe Royal Army Educational Corps was a corps of the British Army tasked with educating and instructing personnel in a diverse range of skills...
- Royal Army Dental CorpsRoyal Army Dental CorpsThe Royal Army Dental Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army that provides dental care services to British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
- Royal Pioneer CorpsRoyal Pioneer CorpsThe Royal Pioneer Corps was a British Army combatant corps used for light engineering tasks.The Royal Pioneer Corps was raised on 17 October 1939 as the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps. It was renamed the Pioneer Corps on 22 November 1940...
- Intelligence Corps
- Army Physical Training CorpsArmy Physical Training CorpsThe Royal Army Physical Training Corps is the British Army corps responsible for physical fitness and physical education. Its members are all Royal Army Physical Training Corps Instructors ....
- Army Catering CorpsArmy Catering CorpsThe Army Catering Corps was a corps of the British Army, responsible for the feeding of all Army units. It was originally formed in March 1941 as part of the Royal Army Service Corps, and became a corps in its own right in 1965....
- General Service CorpsGeneral Service CorpsThe General Service Corps is a corps of the British Army. Its main function is to act as a holding unit for specialists who have not been assigned to other units or corps; these are primarily reservists and the GSC is usually only active in wartime....
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing CorpsQueen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing CorpsQueen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps is the nursing branch of the British Army and part of the Army Medical Services....
- Women's Royal Army CorpsWomen's Royal Army CorpsThe Women's Royal Army Corps was the corps to which all women in the British Army except medical, dental and veterinary officers and chaplains and nurses belonged from 1949 to 1992.-History:The...