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Below is the order of battle of the British Army, the in 1961 with changes to the Territorial Army (TA) to 1967, just before the complete reorganisation of the TA.

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  • Royal Corps of Signals
    • 91st Signal Regiment (United Kingdom Land Forces), Royal Corps of Signals (AER) – disbanded in 1964
    • 316 Signal Squadron (Anti-Aircraft Brigade), Royal Corps of Signals (TA), in Chiswick, London
    • 319 Signal Squadron (Port Task Force), Royal Corps of Signals (TA), in Rugby
    • 322 Signal Squadron (Special Air Service), Royal Corps of Signals (TA),
    • 325 Signal Squadron (Wireless), Royal Corps of Signals (TA), in Devonport – renamed 325 Radio Squadron in 1962, then General Headquarters United Kingdom Land Forces Mixed Operations Squadron from 1964
    • 326 Signal Squadron (Wireless), Royal Corps of Signals (TA), in Northwich – renamed 326 Radio Squadron in 1962, absorbed into 57th Signal Regiment in 1964
    • 327 Signal Squadron (Wireless), Royal Corps of Signals (TA), in Portsmouth – renamed 327 Radio Squadron in 1962, absorbed into 326 Radio Squadron in 1964
    • 402 Signal Squadron (Army Group Troops), Royal Corps of Signals (AER)
    • 404 Signal Squadron (Press Communications), Royal Corps of Signals (AER)
    • 405 Signal Squadron (Railway Telegraph), Royal Corps of Signals (AER)
    • 409 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (AER)
    • 411 (Railway Communications) Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (AER)
    • 412 (Support Communications) Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (AER)
    • 413 (United Kingdom Land Forces) Radio Relay Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (AER), at Blandford Camp
    • 610 Signal Troop (Equipment), Royal Corps of Signals
  • Royal Regiment of Artillery
    • Royal School of Artillery
      • 17th Training Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Butler Lines, Park Hall Camp, Oswestry
      • 64th Training Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Newcombe Lines, Larkhill
  • Corps of Royal Engineers
    • 17th Railway Group (all AER)
      • 18th Railway Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • 19th Railway Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • 60th Railway Regiment, Royal Engineers
    • 83rd Inland Water Transport Regiment, Royal Engineers (AER)
    • 111th Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (AER)
    • 112th Engineer Stores Regiment, Royal Engineers (AER)
    • 116th Army Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (AER)
    • 120th Construction Regiment, Royal Engineers (AER)
    • 126th Army Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (AER)
    • 128th Engineer Workshop Regiment, Royal Engineers (AER)
    • 130th Construction Regiment, Royal Engineers (AER)
    • 276th Port Regiment, Royal Engineers (AER)
  • Royal Army Service Corps

War Office Headquarters[edit]

  • 238 Signal Squadron (War Office), Royal Corps of Signals, in London

Scottish Command[edit]

Encompassing Scotland and Berwick-upon-Tweed (so far as regards King's Own Scottish Borderers RHQ).

  • Scottish Command ()
    • Headquarters, Scottish Command, at Edinburgh Castle
      • 242 Signal Squadron (Scottish Command), Royal Corps of Signals
      • Chief Signal Officer, Scottish Command
      • Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, Scottish Command
      • Brigadier Royal Artillery, Scottish Command
      • Chief Engineer, Scottish Command
        • 238 Construction Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Glasgow
      • Commander Transport & Movements, Scottish Command
      • Commander Supply, Scottish Command
        • 51st Stores Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA)
        • 51st Ordnance Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA)
        • 52nd Stores Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA)
      • Commander Maintenance, Scottish Command
        • 24th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Grantown on Spey
        • 25th (Scottish) Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Lanark
        • 26th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Forthside Barracks, Stirling
      • Commander Medical, Scottish Command
        • 2nd (Scottish) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Edinburgh
        • 5th (City of Glasgow) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Glasgow
        • 50th (Scottish) Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Glasgow
    • 1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders, at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
    • 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
    • 29th Engineer Group (all TA)
      • Group Headquarters, in Glasgow
      • 29th Engineer Group Signal Troop, Royal Corps of Signals
      • 410 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (AER)
      • 80th Port Regiment, Royal Engineers, in Glasgow
      • 102nd (Renfrew) Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (TA), in Paisley
      • 117th (Highland) Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (TA), in Aberdeen
      • 432nd (City of Edinburgh) Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (TA), in Edinburgh

51st (Highland) Division/District[edit]

51st (Highland) Division/District encompassing the counties of Sutherland, Caithness, Ross and Cromarty, Inverness-shire, Nairnshire, Morayshire, Banffshire, Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, Angus, Perthshire, Kinross-shire, Kingdom of Fife (Fifeshire), Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire, Dumbartonshire, Renfrewshire, Buteshire, and Argyllshire.

52nd (Lowland) Division/District[edit]

52nd (Lowland) Division/District encompassing the counties of West Lothian, Midlothian, East Lothian, Berwickshire, Roxburghshire, Dumfriesshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Wigtownshire, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Peebles-shire, and Selkirkshire.

Northern Command[edit]

Northern Command encompassing Berwick-uponn-Tweed (expect Regulars), Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire (East Riding of Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and West Riding of Yorkshire), Lincolnshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

  • Northern Command ()
    • Headquarters, Northern Command, at Imphal Barracks, York
      • 240 Signal Squadron (Northern Command), Royal Corps of Signals
      • Chief Signal Officer, Northern Command
      • Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, Northern Command
      • Brigadier Royal Artillery, Northern Command
      • Chief Engineer, Northern Command
        • 128 Corps Engineer Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Tyneside
        • 307 Corps Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Tees
        • 863 (County of Lincolnshire) Independent Movement Light Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Lincoln
        • 873 (Middlesex) Movement Light Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Lincoln
      • Commander Transport & Movements, Northern Command
        • 103rd (West Riding) Transport Column, Royal Army Service Corps (TA), in Sheffield
        • 150th (Northumbrian) Transport Column, Royal Army Service Corps (TA), in Gateshead
      • Commander Supply, Northern Command
        • 21st Ordnance Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA), in Nottingham
        • 49th Stores Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA)
        • 50th Stores Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA)
        • 55th Stores Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA)
      • Commander Maintenance, Northern Command
        • 21st Headquarters Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (TA)
        • 31st Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Catterick
        • 35th Central Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Old Dalby
      • Commander Medical, Northern Command
        • 1st (Northern) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Newcastle upon Tyne
        • 22nd (Northern) Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
        • 50th (Leeds) Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Leeds
        • 137th (Northern) Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Leicester
        • 3rd (Northern) Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
        • 18th (Northern) Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
    • 1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment, in Barnard Castle
    • 22nd Engineer Group (all TA)
    • 28th Engineer Group (all TA)
      • Group Headquarters, in Gateshead
      • 28th Engineer Group Signal Troop, Royal Corps of Signals
      • 81st Port Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • 129th Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (TA), in Leeds
      • 140th Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers (TA), in Nottingham
      • 276th Port Regiment, Royal Engineers
      • 336 (Durham Coast) Crane Operations Squadron, Royal Engineers

49th (West Riding and North Midland) Division/District[edit]

49th (West Riding) Division/District encompassing the West Riding of Yorkshire, County Borough of York, Strensall Camp, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire.

50th (Northumbrian) Division/District[edit]

50th (Northumbrian) Division/District encompassing the counties of Northumberland and Durham.

Yorkshire District[edit]

Yorkshire District encompassing the North Riding of Yorkshire (except the County Borough of York and Strensall Camp), and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

  • Yorkshire District ()
    • Headquarters, Yorkshire District, at Catterick
    • Home Headquarters, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards, at Cambrai Barracks, Catterick
    • Home Headquarters, 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own), at Duncombe Barracks, York
    • 38th Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Claro Barracks, Ripon
    • Yorkshire District Column, Royal Army Service Corps (TA), at Harewood Barracks, Leeds
    • 4th (Northern) Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Imphal Barracks, York
    • 8 Army Recovery Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (TA), in Mexborough
    • 51st (Hull) Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Kingston upon Hull
    • Catterick Military Hospital, at Catterick
    • The School of Signals, at Catterick
      • Junior Leaders Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, at Denbury Camp, Newton Abbot
      • 11th Signal Regiment (Depot), Royal Corps of Signals, at Helles Barracks
      • The Training Brigade, Royal Corps of Signals
        • 8th Signal Regiment (Training), Royal Corps of Signals, at Vimy Lines
        • 24th Signal Regiment (Training), Royal Corps of Signals, at Gaza Lines
    • Royal Armoured Corps Training Centre, at Bourlon Barracks, Catterick

Eastern Command[edit]

Eastern Command encompassing the counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Middlesex (except those part of London District), Kent, Sussex, and Surrey.

  • Eastern Command ()
    • Headquarters, Eastern Command, at Colchester
      • 239 Signal Squadron (Eastern Command), Royal Corps of Signals
      • Chief Signal Officer, Eastern Command
        • 45th (Essex) Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals (TA), in Wanstead
        • 83rd Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals (AER)
        • 85th Signal Regiment (General Headquarters, United Kingdom Land Forces), Royal Corps of Signals (AER), in Kent – disbanded on 21 August 1965
        • 224 Signal Squadron (Radio Training), Royal Corps of Signals, at Garates Hay Barracks, Loughborough
        • 600 Signal Troop (United Kingdom Land Forces), Royal Corps of Signals
      • Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, Eastern Command
      • Brigadier Royal Artillery, Eastern Command
      • Chief Engineer, Eastern Command
        • 36th Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Invicta Park Barracks, Maidstone
        • 135th Survey Regiment, Royal Engineers (TA), in Ewell
        • 13 Field Survey Squadron, Royal Engineers, at Fenhurst Camp, Haslemere
        • 576 Park Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Fareham
        • 579 Bomb Disposal Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Dover
        • 583 Bomb Disposal Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Rochester
      • Commander Transport & Movements, Eastern Command
        • 101st Tank Transporter Column, Royal Army Service Corps (AER), in Cambridge
        • 105th (Essex) Transport Column, Royal Army Service Corps (TA), in Barking
        • 557 (Hertfordshire) Tank Transport Squadron, Royal Army Service Corps (TA), in Barnet
        • 562 (Middlesex) Parachute Squadron, Royal Army Service Corps (TA), in Southall
      • Commander Supply, Eastern Command
        • 1st Stores Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA)
        • 4th Stores Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA), in Croydon
        • 533rd Supply Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (TA)
      • Commander Maintenance, Eastern Command
        • 6th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Colchester
        • 14th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Ashford
        • 15th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Crawley
        • 25th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Gainsborough
        • 36th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Colchester
        • 44th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Ashford
        • 104th Medium Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (TA), in Cambridge
      • Commander Medical, Eastern Command
        • 24th (Eastern) Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Brighton
        • British Military Hospital Colchester, at Colchester
        • Colchester Military Hospital, at Colchester
        • Shorncliffe Military Hospital, in Shorncliffe

44th (Home Counties) Division/District[edit]

44th (Home Counties) Division/District encompassing the counties of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey.

54th (East Anglian) Division/District[edit]

54th (East Anglian) Division/District encompassing the counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Middlesex (except those parts in London District), Hertfordshire, and Bedfordshire.

London District[edit]

London District encompassing the County of London.

Aldershot District[edit]

Aldershot District encompassing Aldershot Garrison: the River Loddon where crossed by the Southern Railway at Loddon Bridge (south-east of Reading) along the railway through Wokingham, Bracknell and Ascot to Sunningdale – thence the eastern boundaries of the parishes of Chobham and Horsell to the railway at Woking – thence southward along the railway (omitting the portions of the parishes of Guildford and Artington to the west of the railway and the three small portions of Sussex lying to the north of the railway) to Liss – thence northward along the road leading to Reading, through Selborne, Alton and Odiham (but inclusive of the portions of the parishes of Alton and Chawton lying west of that road) – to Swallowfield – thence along the River Loddon to Loddon Bridge.

Southern Command[edit]

Southern Command encompassing the counties of Buckinghamshire, the Royal County of Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devonshire, Cornwall, Somerset, Gloucestershire, and the City and County of Bristol.

  • Southern Command ()
    • Headquarters, Southern Command, at Ward Barracks, Bulford Camp
      • 243 Signal Squadron (Southern Command), Royal Corps of Signals
      • 251 Signal Squadron (Southern Command) (Women's Royal Army Corps), Royal Corps of Signals, at Erskine Barracks, Wilton
      • Chief Signal Officer, Southern Command
        • 14th Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, at Imjin Barracks, Gloucester (War Office & Commonwealth communications)
        • 30th Signal Regiment (Trials), Royal Corps of Signals, at Evans Lines, Blandford Camp (Equipment trials and overseas communications admin)
        • 611 Signal Troop (Cipher Equipment), Royal Corps of Signals, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage
      • Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, Southern Command
      • Brigadier Royal Artillery, Southern Command
      • Chief Engineer, Southern Command
        • 226 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Oxford
        • 338 Cartographic Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Southampton
      • Commander Transport & Movements, Southern Command
        • 1st Army Air Supply Organisation, Royal Army Service Corps, at Arnhem Camp, Watchfield
        • 104th Transport Column, Royal Army Service Corps (TA), in Christchurch
      • Commander Maintenance, Southern Command
        • 18th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Bovington
        • 27th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Harman Lines, Warminster
        • 28th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Hilsea, Portsmouth
        • 29th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Colypool, Plymouth
        • 72nd Aircraft Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Middle Wallop
      • Commander Medical, Southern Command
        • 9th (Southern) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
        • 11th (Southern) Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Portsmouth
        • 16th (Oxfordshire) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Oxford
        • 19th (Southern) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Bristol
        • 23rd (Cornwall) Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Truro
        • Tidworth Military Hospital, at Tidworth
    • 3rd Green Jackets (The Rifle Brigade), in Barton Stacey
    • 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, at Milton Barracks, Gravesend
    • School of Military Engineering[a], at Brompton Barracks, Chatham
      • 1st Training Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Southwood Camp, Cove
      • 4th Training Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Gibraltar Barracks, Aldershot
      • 12th School of Military Engineering Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Gordon Barracks, Gillingham
        • 18 School of Military Engineering Squadron, at Kingshill Barracks
      • 17th Port Training Regiment, Royal Engineers, at the Marchwood Military Port
      • Junior Leaders Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Old Park Barracks, Dover
      • 89 Survey Training Squadron, Royal Engineers, at Denison Barracks, Hermitage
      • Transportation Centre, Royal Engineers, at the Longmoor Military Railway
        • 16th Railway Training Regiment, Royal Engineers, at the Longmoor Military Railway
        • Railway Depot Squadron, Royal engineers

3rd Infantry Division[edit]

43rd (Wessex) Division/District[edit]

43rd (Wessex) Division/District encompassing the counties of Cornwall, Devonshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, the City and County of Bristol, and Somerset.

Salisbury Plain District[edit]

Comprising the County of Wiltshire within the following boudaries: The Great Western Railway from the Brigde over the River Avon at Freshford to the aqueduct of the Kennet and Avon Canal (1,5 miles west of Bradford-on-Avon), thence the Kennet and Avon Canal to the County boundary at Froxfield; thence the Country boundary from Froxfield to the road Fordingbrigde-Salisbury at Downton. Thence the road Salisbury-Wilton-Great Wishford-Codford- Heytesbury; the road, Warminster-Frome to the Couty boundary at Whitbourne; thence the County boundary near Whitbourne to the Great Western Railway Brigde over the River Avon at Freshford. That portion of the County of Hamshire included in Tidworth and the War Department land adjacent.

Western Command[edit]

Western Command encompassing the Principality of Wales, and the counties of Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Cheshire, and the Isle of Man.

  • Western Command ()
    • Headquarters, Western Command, at Dale Barracks, Chester
      • 241 Signal Squadron (Western Command), Royal Corps of Signals
      • Chief Signal Officer, Western Command
        • 58th Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals (TA), in Chester
        • 59th (Staffordshire) Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals (TA), in Chester
        • 80th Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals (AER), in Liverpool
        • 81st Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals (AER), in Chester
        • 84th Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals (AER), in Liverpool – disbanded in 1961
        • 231 Signal Squadron (Park), Royal Corps of Signals, at Parsons Barracks, Donnington
      • Brigadier Royal Armoured Corps, Western Command
      • Brigadier Royal Artillery, Western Command
        • 22nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Llanion Barracks, Pembroke Dock (with 40mm Bofor anti-aircraft guns)
      • Chief Engineer, Western Command
        • 291 Plant Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Walsall
        • 292 Bomb Disposal Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Stafford
        • 580 Independent Corps Field Park Squadron (TA), in Liverpool
        • 1st Engineer Stores Depot, Royal Engineers, at Long Marston Military Railway, Long Marston
          • 31 Stores Squadron, Royal Engineers
          • 35 Stores Squadron, Royal Engineers
      • Commander Transport & Movements, Western Command
        • 22nd (Southport) Transport Column, Royal Army Service Corps (TA), in Southport
        • 102nd (Cheshire) Transport Column, Royal Army Service Corps (TA), at Clatterbridge Camp, Wirral
      • Commander Supply, Western Command
        • 2nd Stores Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
        • 5th Stores Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
        • 20th Vehicle Company, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
      • Commander Maintenance, Western Command
        • 12th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Liverpool
        • 21st Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Burscough
        • 22nd Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Hadley
        • 39th Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Bridgend
        • 42nd Command Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Liverpool
        • 8 Recovery Company, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (TA), in Carlisle
      • Commander Medical, Western Command
        • 3rd (Western) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Cardiff
        • 7th (Manchester) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Manchester
        • 8th (Liverpool) General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Liverpool
        • 12th (Western) Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
        • 22nd (Birmingham) Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Birmingham
        • 165th (Western/Border) Casualty Clearing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Macclesfield
        • 166th (Western) Field Dressing Station, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA)
        • 170th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (TA), in Bebington
    • 1st Battalion, The Liverpool Scottish, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, in Liverpool (Motorised Infantry)
    • 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, at Norton Barracks, Worcester
    • 3rd Artillery Brigade (TA) (all TA)
    • 23rd Engineer Group (all TA)
    • 24th Engineer Group (all TA)
      • Group Headquarters, in Liverpool
      • 24th Engineer Group Signal Troop, Royal Corps of Signals
      • 113 (Cheshire) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (TA), in Birkenhead

42nd (Lancashire) Division/District[edit]

42nd (Lancashire) Division/District encompassing the counties of Lancashire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Cumberland, and Westmorland.

48th (South Midland) Division/District[edit]

48th (South Midland) Division/District encompassing the counties of Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, and Worcestershire.

53rd (Welsh) Division/District[edit]

53rd (Welsh) Division/District encompassing the Principality of Wales, Shropshire, and Herefordshire.

Northern Ireland District[edit]

British Army of the Rhine[edit]

  • British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)
    • Headquarters, British Army of the Rhine
    • 10th Signal Regiment (Army Group), Royal Corps of Signals, at Bradbury Barracks, Krefeld
    • 13th Signal Regiment (Radio), Royal Corps of Signals, at Mercury Barracks, Birgelen
    • 16th Signal Regiment (British Army of the Rhine), Royal Corps of Signals, at Bradbury Barracks, Krefeld
    • 21st Signal Regiment (Air Formation), Royal Corps of Signals, at RAF Laarbrüch
    • 28th (British) Signal Regiment (Northern Army Group), Royal Corps of Signals, in Saint Tonis
    • 227 Signal Squadron (Allied Land Forces Central Europe), Royal Corps of Signals, in Margival, France
    • 228 Signal Squadron (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe), Royal Corps of Signals, in Marly le Roi
    • Chief Signal Officer, British Army of the Rhine
      • 221 Signal Squadron (Air Formation), Royal Corps of Signals, at RAF Wildenrath
      • 225 Signal Squadron (Radio), Royal Corps of Signals, in Langeleben
      • 226 Signal Squadron (Radio), Royal Corps of Signals, in Wesendorf
      • 244 Signal Squadron (Air Support Signal Unit), Royal Corps of Signals, at Churchill Barracks, Lippstadt
      • 604 Signal Troop (Guided Weapons Support), Royal Corps of Signals
      • 608 Signal Troop (British Army of the Rhine), Royal Corps of Signals
      • 614 Signal Troop (Park), Royal Corps of Signals, in Bracht
      • 617 Signal Troop (Air Formation Stores), Royal Corps of Signals
    • Chief Engineer, British Army of the Rhine
      • 40th Advanced Engineer Stores Regiment, Royal Engineers, at Kitchener Barracks, Willich
      • 14 Field Survey Squadron, Royal Engineers, at Nicholson Barracks, Möchengladbach
      • 79 Transportation Squadron, Royal Engineers
    • Commander Maintenance, British Army of the Rhine
      • 37th (Rhine) Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Mönchengladbach
      • 77th (Special) Telecommunications Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Glamorgan Barracks, Duisburg
      • 87th Telecommunications Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Kingsley Barracks, Minden
    • Provost Marshal, British Army of the Rhine
      • 101 Provost Company, Royal Military Police, at Joint Headquarters, Rheindahlen

1st British Corps[edit]

1st Armoured Division[edit]

  • 1st Armoured Division
    • Headquarters, 1st Armoured Division, in Verden
    • 1st Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals, at Caithness Barracks, Verden
    • 39th Missile Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Dempsey Barracks, Sennelager (with MGR-1 Honest John rockets and M110 203mm Self-propelled heavy howitzers)
    • 1st Armoured Division Transport Column, Royal Army Service Corps, at Caithness Barracks, Verden
    • 7th Armoured Brigade Group
      • Brigade Headquarters, at Bournemouth Barracks, Soltau
      • 207 Signal Squadron (Armoured Brigade Group), Royal Corps of Signals, at Bournemouth Barracks, Soltau
      • 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own), at Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel (Tank Regiment with Centurion Main Battle Tanks)
      • 5th Royal Tank Regiment, at Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel (Tank Regiment with Centurion Main Battle Tanks)
      • B Squadron, 4th Royal Tank Regiment, at Trenchard Barracks, Celle (Mechanised, with Alvis Saracen APCs)
      • 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's), at Trenchard Barracks, Celle (Motorised Infantry, with Alvis Saracen APCs)
      • 25th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Campbell Barracks, Hohne (with M44 self propelled howitzers)
      • 7th Armoured Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Saint Barbara Barracks, Fallingbostel
      • 7th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Prestatyn Barracks, Osnabrück
    • 20th Armoured Brigade Group
      • Brigade Headquarters, in Detmold
      • 200 Signal Squadron (Armoured Brigade Group), Royal Corps of Signals, at Hobart Barracks, Detmold
      • The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons), at Lothian Barracks, Detmold
      • 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, at Hobart Barracks, Detmold (Tank Regiment with Centurion Main Battle Tanks)
      • A Squadron, 4th Royal Tank Regiment, at Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo (Mechanised, with Alvis Saracen APCs)
      • 1st Battalion, The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's), at Stornaway Barracks, Lemgo (Motorised Infantry, with Alvis Saracen APCs)
      • 1st Field Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, at Tofrek Barracks, Hildesheim (with M44 155mm Self-propelled howitzers)
      • 4th Armoured Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, at Hobart Barracks, Detmold
      • 29th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, at Harden Barracks, Obernkirchen
    • 1st Armoured Division Headquarters, Royal Engineers
      • Divisional Royal Engineers Headquarters, in Verden
      • 1 Field Squadron
      • 4 Field Squadron
      • 26 Armoured Engineer Squadron
      • 45 Field Park Squadron

2nd Infantry Division[edit]

4th Infantry Division[edit]

British Sector Berlin[edit]

  • British Sector Berlin

Overseas Deployments[edit]

East Africa Command[edit]

Far East Land Forces[edit]

  • Far East Land Forces
    • 249 Signal Squadron (Reserve), Royal Corps of Signals, in Singapore
    • Signal Training Squadron Far East, Royal Corps of Signals, in Singapore
    • Gurkha Engineers, Far East Land Forces, Royal Engineers, in Kluang
    • 73 (Christmas Island) Squadron, Royal Engineers, on Christmas Island – supporting Nuclear tests on the island
    • 3rd Army Air Supply Organisation, Royal Army Service Corps, in Singapore
      • 55 Air Despatch Squadron
      • 21 Air Maintenance Platoon, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
    • Singapore District Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Singapore
    • 40th Base Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Singapore
    • 41st Base Workshop, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in Singapore – disbanded in 1961

17th Gurkha Division/Overseas Commonwealth Land Forces (Malaya)[edit]

British Forces Overseas Hong Kong[edit]

British Forces Singapore[edit]

Middle East Land Forces[edit]

Mediterranean[edit]

West Indies/Americas[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

Notes[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "16th Airborne Division (TA) | ParaData". web.archive.org. 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  2. ^ "British Army units from 1945 on - Coldstream Guards". british-army-units1945on.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. ^ Edwards, Maj D.K. (1967) A History of the 1st Middlesex Volunteer Engineers (101 (London) Engineer Regiment, TA) 1860–1967, London, 192-217.
  4. ^ a b "Regimental Histories". www.216parasigs.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mackie, pp. 436–448
  6. ^ "The King's African Rifles". web.archive.org. 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2022-01-06.

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