British Army

Components British Army Territorial Army List of current regiments Structure of the British Army Administration HQ Land Command HQ Adjutant-General HQ Northern Ireland Overseas Deployments British Forces Germany British Forces Cyprus British Forces Gibraltar Equipment Modern Equipment History History of the British Army Timeline of the British Army Personnel List of senior officers Officer rank insignia Enlisted rank insignia

The structure of the British Army is broadly similar to that of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, being divided into two Commands as top-level budget holders; Land Command and the Adjutant-General. These are responsible for providing forces at Operational Readiness for employment by the Permanent Joint Headquarters. The Adjutant-Generals organisation is responsible for most of the recruitment and personal and professional training of personnel whilst the staff of Commander-in-Chief Land is responsible for commitment planning and ensuring that the operational formations are resourced and have undergone appropriate collective training. Headquarters Northern Ireland additionally has devolved responsibility for all activities in the Province. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Image File history File links Army_flag. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... This is a current and updated list of regiments of the British Army, changing as new regiments are formed following the defence review Delivering Security in a Changing World. ... Land Command (or HQ Land) is a military command and part of the structure of the modern British Army. ... The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General (AG), is one of the most senior officers in the British Army. ... HQ Northern Ireland is the command formation responsible for the administration of all British Armed Forces stationed in and around Northern Ireland. ... The British Forces Germany (BFG) is the successor of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG), which were disbanded in 1994 after the end of the Cold War. ... UK Sovereign Base Areas (red) British Forces Cyprus is the name given to the British armed forces stationed in the UK sovereign base areas of Dhekelia and Akrotiri on the island of Cyprus. ... British Forces Gibraltar is the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. ... This is a list of some of the equipment currently in use by the British Army. ... The history of the British Army spans three centuries and numerous European, colonial and world wars. ... // 1600-1699 1633 - The Royal Regiment of Foot (later the Royal Scots) is placed on the Scottish Establishment, later becoming the oldest infantry regiment in continious service in the British Army. ... This is a list of senior officers of the British Army. ... In the 17th and 18th centuries, rank was generally denoted by the quantity of lace and through other decoration used on uniforms. ... Enlisted ranks is not a term used in the British Army, and is only used in this articles title for the sake of consistency with rank listings in other countries; not least those of the United States. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Land Command (or HQ Land) is a military command and part of the structure of the modern British Army. ... The Adjutant-General to the Forces, commonly just referred to as the Adjutant-General (AG), is one of the most senior officers in the British Army. ... The Permanent Joint Headquarters is the British Tri Service Base in Northwood from where all overseas military operations are planned and controlled. ... HQ Northern Ireland is the command formation responsible for the administration of all British Armed Forces stationed in and around Northern Ireland. ...

The command structure is hierarchical with divisions and brigades controlling groupings of units from an administrative perspective. Major Units are regiment or battalion-sized with minor units being smaller, either company sized sub-units or platoons. All units within the service are either Regular (full-time) or Territorial Army (part-time), or a combination with sub-units of each type. Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to twenty thousand soldiers. ... In military science a brigade is a military unit that is part of a division and includes regiments (where that level exists), or (in modern armies) is composed of several battalions (typically two to four) and directly attached supporting units. ... A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - - commanded by a colonel. ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ... A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100-200 soldiers. ... See also Platoon (movie) and platoon (automobile) for the concept for reducing traffic congestion. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ...

Naming conventions of units differ for traditional British historical reasons, creating a significant opportunity for confusion; an infantry battalion is equivalent to a cavalry regiment. An infantry regiment is an administrative and ceremonial organisation only and may include several battalions. For operational tasks a battle group will be formed around a combat unit, supported by units or sub-units from other areas. Such an example would be a squadron of tanks attached to an armoured infantry battle group, together with a reconnaissance troop, artillery troop and engineering support. Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, or other means. ... Soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat are commonly known as cavalry (from French cavalerie). ... The carrier battle group (CVBG or CARBATGRU) or carrier strike group (CVSG) is a fleet of ships in support of an aircraft carrier. ...

Formations

Land Command

Land Command Headquarters is at Wilton, Wiltshire and has two main subdivisions, Field Army and Regional Forces. Commander Field Army commands 1st (Armoured) Division, 3rd (Mechanised) Division, Theatre Troops, and Director General Training Support. Commander Regional Forces commands 2nd Division, 4th Division, 5th Division and London District, the administrative organisation of garrisons in mainland UK, and United Kingdom Support Command (Germany). Land Command (or HQ Land) is a military command and part of the structure of the modern British Army. ... Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Wilton Wilton is a town in Wiltshire, England, with a rich heritage dating back to the Anglo-Saxons. ... Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. ... A nations army is its military, or more specifically, all of its land forces. ... The British Forces Germany (BFG) is the successor of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG), which were disbanded in 1994 after the end of the Cold War. ...

Commander-in-Chief Land Command (CINCLAND) is the Standing Joint Commander (UK) (SJC(UK)), responsible for overall command of Military Aid to Civil Power within mainland United Kingdom.^[1] Military aid to the civil power (MACP) is assistance by the armed forces to the police in maintaining law and order. ...

Corps

A corps is a formation of two or more divisions, potentially fifty thousand personnel or more. A corps (plural same as singular; a word that migrated from the French language, pronounced IPA: (cor), but originating in the Latin corpus, corporis meaning body) is either a large military unit or formation, an administrative grouping of troops within an army with a common function (such as artillery or...

Whilst the British Army has the capability there is no standing UK Corps organisation, forces being allocated through a number of multi-partite arrangements to NATO and European commitments, providing much of the headquarters capability and framework for the multinational Allied Rapid Reaction Corps. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... The Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, (HQ ARRC or ARRC) was created in 1992 in Bielefeld based on the former British I Corps (or I (BR) Corps ). It was originally created as the rapid reaction corps sized land force of the Reaction Forces Concept that emerged after the...

The word corps is more formally used for administrative groupings by common function, such as the Royal Armoured Corps and Army Air Corps, with various Combat Support Arms and Services being referred to in the wider sense as a Corps, such as the Royal Corps of Signals. A corps (plural same as singular; a word that migrated from the French language, pronounced IPA: (cor), but originating in the Latin corpus, corporis meaning body) is either a large military unit or formation, an administrative grouping of troops within an army with a common function (such as artillery or... The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ... The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Divisions

A division is a formation of three or four brigades, around twenty thousand personnel, commanded by a Major General. Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to twenty thousand soldiers. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

The British Army has two deployable divisions, capable of deploying the headquarters and subordinate formations immediately to operations.

• 1st (UK) Armoured Division
• 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division,

The remaining divisional headquarters, London District and HQ Northern Ireland, act as regional commands in the UK, training subordinate formations and units under their command for operations in the UK and overseas. This task leads to them being described as Regenerative Divisions. These divisions would only be required to generate field formations in the event of a general war. History The 1st Armoured Division was a regular division in the British Army at the outbreak of World War II. It had formerly been designated The Mobile Division. ... The British 3rd Infantry Division was part of the ill-fated British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk early in World War II. It was the first British division to land at Sword beach on D-Day. ...

• 2nd Division - (Scotland and the North of England)
• 4th Division - (East Midlands and South East England)
• 5th Division - (Wales, West Midlands and South West England)
• Headquarters Northern Ireland
• London District

Whilst the security situation in Northern Ireland has improved significantly since the late 1990s and the British Army's presence there has been reduced to a comparable level to that in the rest of the UK, Headquarters Northern Ireland retains a similar function to the three numbered divisions. It contains the British 107 (Ulster) Brigade of the Territorial Army, which has no Internal Security role, and the 8th Infantry and 39th Infantry Brigades. The British 2nd Infantry Division has seen much service including fighting in Burma against the Japanese during World War II. See British 2nd Division (World War I) for the divisions World War I history. ... The British 4th Infantry Division served during World War II in France in 1940, North Africa and Italy. ... The British 5th Infantry Division was a World War II infantry division. ... HQ Northern Ireland is the command formation responsible for the administration of all British Armed Forces stationed in and around Northern Ireland. ... London District is the name given by the British Army to the area of operations encompassing London and the M25. ... The British 8th Infantry Brigade was formed before the First World War as part of the 3rd Division. ... The British 39th Infantry Brigade is a military formation of the British Army that was first established during World War I. It was first formed as part of the 13th (Western) Division in World War I, and was with the Division in Gallipoli, Mesopotamia, and Persia for the whole war. ...

London District is responsible for the maintenance of capability for the defence of the capital and the provision of ceremonial units and garrisons for the Crown Estate in London, such as the Tower of London. Three infantry battalions of the British army are currently tasked with the provision of Public Duties. ... In the United Kingdom, the Crown Estate is a property portfolio associated with the monarchy. ... Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically simply as The Tower), is a historic monument in central London, England on the north bank of the River Thames. ...

Several Infantry regiments are organised into five administrative Divisions based on the type of infantry unit or traditional recruiting areas: The British Armys Infantry is comprised of 55 battalions of Infantry, from 32 Regiments. ...

• Guards Division
• Scottish Division
• King's Division
• Prince of Wales' Division
• Queen's Division

The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of all the units of Foot Guards of the Household Division. ... The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. ... The Kings Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the North of England. ... The Prince of Waless Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and Wales. ... The Queens Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for has the regiments from the east of England and the remaining regiment of Fusiliers. ...

Brigades

A brigade contains three or four battalion-sized units, around 5000 personnel and is commanded by a one star officer, Brigadier. The brigade will contain a wide range of military disciplines allowing the conduct of a spectrum of military tasks. In military science a brigade is a military unit that is part of a division and includes regiments (where that level exists), or (in modern armies) is composed of several battalions (typically two to four) and directly attached supporting units. ... Brigadier is a rank which is used in different ways by different countries. ...

The brigade would be required to deploy up to three separate battlegroups, the primary tactical formation employed in British doctrine. The battlegroup is a mixed formation around the core of one unit, an armoured regiment or infantry battalion, with sub-units providing artillery, engineers, logistics, aviation etc... as required. The battlegroup is the basic building block of an armys fighting formation. ...

A typical Brigade organisation

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• Key
  • 1) Armoured Regiment
  • 2) Armoured Infantry Battalion
  • 3) Artillery Regiment
  • 4) Army Air Corps Detachment
  • 5) Provost Unit
  • 6) Royal Logistic Corps Squadron
  • 7) Engineer Squadron
  • 8) Javelin Air Defence Battery
  • 9) Long-Range Anti-Tank Guided Weapons Troop
  • 10) Mechanised Infantry Battalion

Administrative Formations

• United Kingdom Special Forces
• 1 Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade

The United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) is an umbrella directorate overseeing the Special Forces units of the British Armed Forces. ... The 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade was a regular British Army during the Second World War. ...

Order of Precedence

See also: British Army Order of Precedence

The British Army parades according to the order of precedence, from right to left, with the unit at the extreme right being highest on the order. For the purposes of parading, the regular army of the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...

The Household Cavalry has the highest precedence, unless the Royal Horse Artillery parades with its guns. The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) is a corps in the British Army. ...

Arms and Services

British Army Arms and Services

Combat Arms Royal Armoured Corps Infantry Guards Division Scottish Division King's Division Queen's Division Prince of Wales' Division Royal Irish Regiment Parachute Regiment Royal Gurkha Rifles The Rifles Army Air Corps Special Air Service Regiment Combat Support Arms Royal Regiment of Artillery Corps of Royal Engineers Royal Corps of Signals Intelligence Corps Combat Services Royal Army Chaplains Department Royal Logistic Corps Army Medical Services Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Army Dental Corps Royal Army Veterinary Corps Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Adjutant General's Corps Army Legal Corps Royal Military Police Military Provost Staff Corps Small Arms School Corps Army Physical Training Corps General Service Corps Corps of Army Music

Image File history File links Army_flag. ... The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ... The British Armys Infantry is comprised of 55 battalions of Infantry, from 32 Regiments. ... The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of all the units of Foot Guards of the Household Division. ... The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. ... The Kings Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the North of England. ... The Queens Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for has the regiments from the east of England and the remaining regiment of Fusiliers. ... The Prince of Waless Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and Wales. ... The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment), commonly just called the Royal Irish Regiment (R IRISH), is an infantry unit of the British Army and is the only remaining Irish regiment of the line. ... The Parachute Regiments display team, the Red Devils at an American airshow The Parachute Regiment is the main body of elite airborne troops of the British Army. ... The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. ... The Rifles is a new British Army Regiment that will be created as a result of the Future Army Structure. ... The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army. ... The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army, and arguably the most well trained special forces unit in current existence. ... RGA redirects here. ... The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Intelligence Corps (also known as Int Corps) is one of the corps of the British Army. ... The Royal Army Chaplains Department (RAChD) is an all-officer corps that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army. ... The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistic support for the Army. ... The Army Medical Services is an umbrella organisation responsible for administering the four separate units responsible for supplying medical and nursing services in the British Army. ... The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) 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. ... Cap badge of the Royal Army Dental Corps The Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) 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. ... Cap badge of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps The Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals. ... Cap Badge of the Queen Alexandras Royal Army Nursing Corps The Queen Alexandras Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) is part of the Army Medical Services in the British Army. ... The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers cap badge The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME; usually pronounced phonetically as Reemee) is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance of all electrical and mechanical equipment. ... The Adjutant Generals Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Adjutant Generals Corps. ... The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the branch of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Adjutant Generals Corps. ... The 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 and support weapons. ... Bold textLink title Headline text Insert non-formatted text here ... Cap Badge of the General Service Corps The General Service Corps (GSC) is a corps of the British Army. ... The Corps of Army Music is a corps of the British Army. ...

Combat Arms

The Combat Arms are the "teeth" of the British Army, infantry and armoured units which engage in close action.

Royal Armoured Corps

Main article: Royal Armoured Corps

Regiments of line cavalry and the Royal Tank Regiment together form the Royal Armoured Corps which has units equipped with either main battle tanks or with light armour for formation reconnaissance. An additional reconnaissance regiment is provided by the Household Cavalry Regiment, of the Household Cavalry, which is not considered to be part of the RAC. The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ... Soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat are commonly known as cavalry (from French cavalerie). ... The Royal Tank Regiment is a unit of the British Army. ... The Formation Reconnaissance Regiment is one of two organisations currently used by cavalry regiments of the British Army. ...

The 1st Royal Tank Regiment operates dual roles, with two squadrons allocated to each: The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) (RSDG) is a British armoured regiment formed on 2 July 1971 from the union of two famous regiments, the 3rd Carabiniers and the Royal Scots Greys. ... The Household Cavalry Regiment has an active operational role in armoured fighting vehicles which has seen them at the forefront of the nations conflicts. ... The Royal Dragoon Guards is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The 1st The Queens Dragoon Guards (the Welsh Cavalry) is an armoured dragoon regiment of the British Army, comprising troops from Wales, Herefordshire, and Shropshire. ... The Queens Royal Hussars (QRH), sometimes clarified as The Queens Royal Hussars (The Queens Own and Royal Irish), is a United Kingdom armoured regiment formed on September, 1993 from The Queens Own Hussars and The Queens Royal Irish Hussars. ... The 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Waless) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The Kings Royal Hussars is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The Light Dragoons is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (2 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The Queens Royal Lancers (The Death or Glory Boys) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ...

• Contribution to the Joint CBRN Regiment in the NBC protection role.
• Main battle tank training squadrons within the Combined Arms Training Battlegroup at Land Warfare Centre, Warminster.

The Joint CBRN Regiment is a specialist unit of the British armed forces. ... Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, or NBC is the term used in the armed forces of many nations to describe the measures taken to guard and decontaminate against nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. ... This article is about the English town. ...

Infantry

Main article: British Army Infantry

The Infantry is divided for administrative purposes into six divisions with battalions being trained and equipped to operate in one of five main roles: The British Armys Infantry is comprised of 55 battalions of Infantry, from 32 Regiments. ...

• Armoured Infantry
• Mechanised Infantry
• Air Assault Infantry
• Light Infantry
• Public Duties

Under the arms-plot system, a battalion would spend between two and six years in one role, before re-training for another. Following a review of the operation of the army it has been demonstrated that the system is inefficient and the system is being phased out, with battalions specialising in role. Personnel will be "trickle posted" between battalions of the same regiment as required, and to further their careers.

Mechanized infantry are infantry troops provided with trucks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat. ... Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs), or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat (see also mechanized force). ... A US Army UH-1 Huey seen offloading troops during the Vietnam War Air Assault (or air mobile, in the U.S. Air Cavalry) is the movement of forces by helicopter or aircraft to engage and destroy enemy forces or to seize and hold key terrain. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... Three infantry battalions of the British army are currently tasked with the provision of Public Duties. ...

Four further infantry units in the regular army are not grouped within the various infantry divisions: The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of all the units of Foot Guards of the Household Division. ... The Scottish Division is a British Army Infantry command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all Scottish infantry units. ... The Kings Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the North of England. ... The Prince of Waless Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for all land force units in the West of England and Wales. ... The Queens Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for has the regiments from the east of England and the remaining regiment of Fusiliers. ... The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. ... The Royal Scots Borderers is the name given to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ... The Duke of Lancasters Regiment (Kings, Lancashire and Border) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... Official name The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens and Royal Hampshires) Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Nicknames The Tigers Motto Anniversaries Marches Quick: The Farmers Boy Quick: The Soldiers of the Queen Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1992 Reason for creation Formed by... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division. ... The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margarets Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) was a regular Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division, and known (for short) as The RHF. The regiment was formed on 20th January 1959 by the (then) controversial amalgamation of the Royal... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ... The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) is one of the large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Royal Welsh is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... Official name The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent Nicknames Motto Anniversaries St Georges Day (23 April) Minden (1 August) Marches Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Rule Britnnia Mascot Indian Black Buck named Bobby Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation... The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division, and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ... The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ... The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... This article deals with the current British Army regiment, for historical regiments, see Historical Irish Guards regiments. ... The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) is an infantry battalion of the British Army. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ... The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) or Staffords is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales Division. ... Cap Badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British Colony of Gibraltar. ... The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ...

• 1st Bn, The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and The Ulster Defence Regiment)
• 2nd & 3rd Bn, The Parachute Regiment
• 1st & 2nd Bn, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Bn, The Rifles.

The role of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment is limited to the defence of Gibraltar. In the British Army, there have been two regiments titled the Royal Irish Regiment Royal Irish Regiment The Royal Irish Regiment was formed in 1684 by the Earl of Granard from independent companies in Ireland. ... The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. ... The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. ... The Rifles is a new British Army Regiment that will be created as a result of the Future Army Structure. ... Cap Badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British Colony of Gibraltar. ...

Royal Irish Regiment

The Royal Irish Regiment has a total of four battalions. The 1st Battalion is a general service battalion that is part of the main body of infantry. However, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions are home service battalions, purely for service in Northern Ireland. Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official languages English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, BSL, NISL, ISL Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Ian Paisley  - Deputy First Minister...

• 2nd Bn, Royal Irish Regiment (Belfast and Antrim)
• 3rd Bn, Royal Irish Regiment (Down, Armagh and Tyrone)
• 4th Bn, Royal Irish Regiment (Fermanagh and Londonderry)

With the announcement of the IRA ceasefire in 2005 came the end of military support to the police in Northern Ireland, and a normalisation of the army's presence in the province. This has led to the announcement that the three home service battalions will be disbanded with the end of Operation Banner in August 2007. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Antrim Area: 2,844 km² Population (est. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Downpatrick Area: 2,448 km² Population (est. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Armagh Area: 1,254 km² Population (est. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Omagh Area: 3,155 km² Population (est. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Enniskillen Area: 1,691 km² Population (est. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Derry Area: 2,074 km² Population (est. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Operation Banner is the operational name for the British Armed Forces support to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in counter-terrorism and public order operations to assist the Government in its objective of restoring normality in Northern Ireland [1]. This support has been primarily from the army with... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...

Brigade of Gurkhas

Main article: Brigade of Gurkhas

The Royal Gurkha Rifles is the largest element of the Brigade of Gurkhas which includes its own support arms. These units are affiliated to the equivalent British units, but have their own unique cap badges. Gurkha Soldiers (1896) The Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective term for British Army units that are composed of Nepalese soldiers. ...

• Support units of the Brigade of Gurkhas
  • Queen's Gurkha Engineers:
    • 69 Field Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
    • 70 Field Support Squadron, 36 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
  • Queen's Gurkha Signals:
    • 246 Gurkha Signal Squadron, 2 Signal Regiment, Royal Signals
    • 250 Gurkha Signal Squadron, 30 Signal Regiment, Royal Signals
  • Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment:
    • 28 Transport Squadron, 10 Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • 94 Stores Squadron, 9 Supply Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps.

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistic support for the Army. ...

Special Forces

Main article: United Kingdom Special Forces

• Special Air Service Regiment - The regular army's special forces unit, 22 SAS Regiment is a battalion sized formation and considered as infantry.
• Special Reconnaissance Regiment - A tri-service element of the United Kingdom Special Forces alongside the SAS and Special Boat Service.
• Special Forces Support Group - A tri-service unit formed around 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment and enhanced with personnel from Combat Support Services, the Royal Marines and RAF Regiment. SFSG is designed to provide support to Special Forces operations.

The United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) is an umbrella directorate overseeing the Special Forces units of the British Armed Forces. ... The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army, and arguably the most well trained special forces unit in current existence. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) is a Special Forces Regiment of the British Armed Forces, which conducts special reconnaissance, predominantly, but not exclusively, in a Counter-Terrorism posture. ... The United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) is an umbrella directorate overseeing the Special Forces units of the British Armed Forces. ... The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the British Royal Navys special forces unit. ... The Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) is a unit of the United Kingdom Special Forces. ...

Combat Support Arms

The Combat Support Arms provide direct support to the Combat Arms and include artillery, engineer, signals and aviation.

Royal Regiment of Artillery

The Royal Artillery consists of 16 regiments, four of which form the Royal Horse Artillery, retaining a distinctive cap badge and traditions. There are seven roles within the Royal Regiment: RGA redirects here. ... The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) is a corps in the British Army. ... A cap badge is a badge worn on the front of uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearers organisation. ...

Corps of Royal Engineers

The Royal Engineers is a corps of 15 regiments in the regular army providing military engineering (civil engineering, assault engineering and demolition) capabilities to the field army and facilities management expertise within garrisons. The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ...

Regiments are associated with Brigade level formations with a number of independent squadrons and support groups associated with specific tasks:

The Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) comprises two recruit training regiments:

• 1 RSME Regiment - Construction Engineer School
• 3 RSME Regiment - Combat Engineer School

The remainder are field regiments attached to various deployable formations:

• 21 Engineer Regiment - 4th Mechanised Brigade
• 22 Engineer Regiment - 1st Mechanised Brigade
• 23 Engineer Regiment - 16th Air Assault Brigade
• 24 Engineer Regiment - 3rd Commando Brigade (This regiment is to form in 2007)
  • To subsume 59 Independent Commando Squadron
• 25 Engineer Regiment - HQ Northern Ireland
• 26 Engineer Regiment - 12th Mechanised Brigade
• 28 Engineer Regiment - 1st (UK) Armoured Division
• 32 Engineer Regiment - 7th Armoured Brigade
• 33 Engineer Regiment - Explosive Ordnance Disposal
• 35 Engineer Regiment - 20th Armoured Brigade
• 36 Engineer Regiment - 3rd (UK) Division
• 38 Engineer Regiment - 19th Light Brigade
• 42 Engineer Regiment - Geographic services

• 62 Cyprus Squadron - 62 Squadron provides the engineering support for British Forces in Cyprus.

• 12 (Air Support) Engineer Group, support to airborne forces:
  • 39 Engineer Regiment - engineering support to the RAF
  • Works Group, RE (Airfields) - infrastructure support to the RAF
  • 529 Specialist Team Royal Engineers
• 170 (Infrastructure Support) Engineer Group (formerly Military Works Force); responsible for permanent and temporary infrastructure development, including water, fuel, communications and utilities:
  • HQ 170 Engineer Group, RE
  • 62 Works Group, RE - Water Infrastructure
  • 63 Works Group, RE - Utilities Infrastructure
  • 64 Works Group, RE - Fuel Infrastructure

Two squadrons of 36 Engineer Regiment are cap badged as Queen's Gurkha Engineers and are manned predominantly by Gurkhas. The 4th Mechanised Brigade is a British Army brigade formed during the Second World War, it is currently based in Osnabrück, Germany. ... The 1st Infantry Brigade is a British Army formation with a long history including service during the Second World War . ... The 16 Air Assault Brigade (16 Air Asslt Bde) is a unit of the British Army. ... 3 Commando Brigade is the main manoeuvre force of the British Royal Marines. ... HQ Northern Ireland is the command formation responsible for the administration of all British Armed Forces stationed in and around Northern Ireland. ... The 12th Infantry Brigade (now 12 Mechanised Brigade) is a regular British Army brigade which has served since 1899. ... The British 1st Armoured Division is the title of an armoured division of the British Army. ... The 7th Armoured Brigade is a unit of the British Army. ... It has been suggested that Improvised Explosive Device Disposal be merged into this article or section. ... The 20th Armoured Brigade was a British Army brigade during the Second World War. ... The British 3rd Infantry Division was part of the ill-fated British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk early in World War II. It was the first British division to land at Sword beach on D-Day. ... The 19th Infantry Brigade was a regular British Army formation at the beginning of World War II . ... Geography (from the Greek words Geo (γη) or Gaea (γαια), both meaning Earth, and graphein (γραφειν) meaning to describe or to writeor to map) is the study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the Earth. ... Gurkha Soldiers (1896) Wives and children of Gurkha Soldiers (1896) Gurkha (or Gorkha) are a people from Nepal who take their name from the former city-state of Gorkha, which went on to found the Kingdom of Nepal later on. ...

Royal Corps of Signals

The Royal Signals is a corps of 10 Regiments and 13 independent squadrons which provides communications and information systems support to formations of Brigade level and above. Below the Brigade level support is provided by Battalion Signalers drawn from the parent unit. Within the deployable brigades the Signal Regiment also provides support to the HQ function including logistics, life support and force protection capabilities. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

• Regiments
  • 1 (UK) Armoured Division HQ and Signal Regiment
  • 2 Signal Regiment - 11 Signal Brigade
  • 3 (UK) Division HQ and Signal Regiment
  • 7 Signal Regiment - 1 Signal Brigade (Allied Rapid Reaction Corps)
  • 10 Signal Regiment - 2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade
  • 11 Signal Regiment - Royal School of Signals (Training)
  • 14 Signal Regiment - 11 Signal Brigade (Electronic Warfare)
  • 15 Signal Regiment - HQ Northern Ireland
  • 16 Signal Regiment - 1 Signal Brigade
  • 18 Signal Regiment - UK Special Forces
  • 21 Signal Regiment - Joint Helicopter Command
  • 22 Signal Regiment (Forming 2007)
  • 30 Signal Regiment - 11 Signal Brigade
• Squadrons
  • 200 Signal Squadron - 20 Armoured Brigade
  • 204 Signal Squadron - 4 Armoured Brigade
  • 207 Signal Squadron - 7 Armoured Brigade
  • 209 Signal Squadron - 19 Light Brigade
  • 213 Signal Squadron - 39 Infantry Brigade (NI)
  • 215 Signal Squadron - 1 Mechanised Brigade
  • 216 Signal Squadron - 16 Air Assault Brigade
  • 218 Signal Squadron - 8 Infantry Brigade (NI)
  • 228 Signal Squadron - 12 Mechanised Brigade
  • 261 Signal Squadron - 101 Logistic Brigade
  • 262 Signal Squadron - 102 Logistic Brigade
  • 628 (UK) Signal Troop - Allied Forces North (AFNORTH)
  • Cyprus Communications Unit

Two squadrons are cap badged as the Queen's Gurkha Signals and are manned predominantly by Gurkhas. The Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, (HQ ARRC or ARRC) was created in 1992 based on the former British I Corps. ... Allied Forces North (AFNORTH) was the most northern NATO headquarter located at Kolsås outside Oslo. ... AFNORTH can be a number of things: AFNORTH (Allied Forces North) was the most northern NATO headquarter located at Kolsås outside Oslo. ... Gurkha Soldiers (1896) Wives and children of Gurkha Soldiers (1896) Gurkha (or Gorkha) are a people from Nepal who take their name from the former city-state of Gorkha, which went on to found the Kingdom of Nepal later on. ...

Army Air Corps

The Army Air Corps provides battlefield air support with 6 Regiments and 4 independent squadrons and flights: The Army Air Corps is a component of the British Army. ...

• 1 Regiment, AAC - 1st (Armoured) Division.
• 2 Regiment, AAC - Training Regiment
• 3 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment - 16 Air Assault Brigade
• 4 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment - 16 Air Assault Brigade
• 5 Regiment, AAC - Northern Ireland
• 9 Regiment, AAC - Attack Regiment - 16 Air Assault Brigade

• 667 Squadron, AAC
• 7 Flight - Aviation support to British Forces in Brunei
• 8 Flight - Joint Special Forces Air Wing
• 25 Flight - Aviation support to British Forces in Belize

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Intelligence Corps

The Intelligence Corps provides intelligence support including collection, interpretation and counter-intelligence capabilities with three battalions and a joint service group: The Intelligence Corps (also known as Int Corps) is one of the corps of the British Army. ...

• 1 Military Intelligence Battalion
• 2 Military Intelligence Battalion
• 4 Military Intelligence Battalion
• 15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group

15 (UK) Psychological Operations Group is a tri-service, multi cap-badge unit responsible for providing psychological operations (PSYOPS) support to the British Armed Forces. ...

Joint CBRN Regiment

The Joint CBRN Regiment provides detection and defence against nuclear, biological, radiological and chemical weapons. A joint unit it includes Army and RAF assets: The Joint CBRN Regiment is a specialist unit of the British armed forces. ... -1...

• 1st Royal Tank Regiment - 2 Squadrons
• No 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment

The 1st Royal Tank Regiment (1 RTR) is an armoured regiment of the British Army. ... The Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF Regt) is a specialist corps within the Royal Air Force, responsible for capturing and defending airfields and associated installations. ...

Combat Service Support Arms

The Combat Service Support Arms provide sustainment and support for the Combat and Combat Support Arms. Whilst CSS personnel are not intended to close with end engage opposition forces the fluidity of the modern battlefield means that these personnel are likely to be engaged in close combat at times, particularly when associated with Battle Groups.

Royal Logistic Corps

The Royal Logistic Corps is the largest single corps in the British Army; responsible for a range of supply, sustainment and movement tasks. Within the corps there are 21 regiments and 6 independent sub-units: The Royal Logistic Corps is the British Army corps that provides the logistic support for the Army. ...

• 1 Logistic Support Regiment
• 2 Logistic Support Regiment
• 3 Logistic Support Regiment
• 4 Logistic Support Regiment
• 5 Training Regiment
• 6 Supply Regiment
• 7 Transport Regiment
• 8 Transport Regiment
• 9 Supply Regiment
• 10 Transport Regiment, Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment
• 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment
• 12 Logistic Support Regiment
• 13 Air Assault Support Regiment
• 17 Port and Maritime Regiment
• 19 Combat Service Support Battalion
• 21 Logistic Support Regiment
• 23 Pioneer Regiment
• 24 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment
• 25 Training Support Regiment
• 27 Transport Regiment
• 29 Postal Courier and Movement Regiment
• ARRC Support Battalion

• 20 Logistic Support Squadron, London District
• 44 Support Squadron (Royal Military Academy Sandhurst)
• 89 Postal and Courier Unit (SHAPE)
• 105 Logistic Support Squadron (BATUS)
• 132 Aviation Supply Squadron (16 Air Assault Brigade)
• Cyprus Service Support Unit (British Forces Cyprus)

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Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is a corps which provides maintenance support to equipment. Most units will have either a Light Aid Detachment (LAD) or Workshop (Wksp) attached. Seven battalions provide support to formations of brigade level and above from its total of seven battalions: The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers cap badge The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME; usually pronounced phonetically as Reemee) is a corps of the British Army that has responsibility for the maintenance of all electrical and mechanical equipment. ...

• 1st Battalion, REME - 4 Armoured Brigade
• 2nd Battalion, REME - 7 Armoured Brigade
• 3rd Battalion, REME - 20 Armoured Brigade
• 4th Battalion, REME - 12 Mechanised Brigade
• 5th Battalion, REME - 19 Light Brigade
• 6th Battalion, REME - 1 Mechanised Brigade
• 7th Battalion, REME - 16 Air Assault Brigade

Medical services

The Army Medical Services provide primary and secondary care for the armed forces in fixed locations and whilst deployed on operations. Personnel are attached to a parent unit, one of five field regiments or the defence medical services. The AMS comprises four different Corps providing the range of medical and veterinary care, with the Royal Army Medical Corps also providing the administrative framework for the regiments. The Army Medical Services is an umbrella organisation responsible for administering the four separate units responsible for supplying medical and nursing services in the British Army. ...

• Royal Army Medical Corps
  • 1 Close Support Medical Regiment - 1st Armoured Division
  • 3 Close Support Medical Regiment - 3rd Mechanised Division
  • 4 General Support Medical Regiment - 101 Logistic Brigade
  • 5 General Support Medical Regiment - 102 Logistic Brigade
  • 16 Close Support Medical Regiment - 16 Air Assault Brigade
• Royal Army Dental Corps
• Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
• Royal Army Veterinary Corps

The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) 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. ... Cap badge of the Royal Army Dental Corps The Royal Army Dental Corps (RADC) 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. ... Cap Badge of the Queen Alexandras Royal Army Nursing Corps The Queen Alexandras Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC) is part of the Army Medical Services in the British Army. ... Cap badge of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps The Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) is an administrative and operational branch of the British Army responsible for the provision, training and care of animals. ...

Administrative and Disciplinary services

The Adjutant General's Corps provides administrative, police and disciplinary and educational support to the army. The AGC is an amalgamation with three of the constituent units retaining their previous cap badge. Personnel from the AGC administrative and educational specialisations serve in attached posts to establishments or units of other arms. The police and disciplinary activities retain their own cap badges and act as discrete bodies. The Adjutant Generals Corps is a corps in the British Army responsible for many of its general administrative services. ...

The Army Legal Services Branch provides legal advice to the army and to individuals requiring representation at Courts Martial. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Adjutant Generals Corps. ...

The Military Provost Staff Corps forms an element of the Provost branch of the army alongside the Corps of Royal Military Police. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Adjutant Generals Corps. ... The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the branch of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises. ...

The RMP provides two regular regiments and supplements TA regiments with one Provost company each. A further provost company is trained in the air assault mission and is permanently attached to 16 Air Assault Brigade. The Corps also provides a number of specialist capabilities such as the Special Investigation Branch, Close Protection Teams and special escort capabilities.

• 1 Regiment, Royal Military Police
• 3 Regiment, Royal Military Police
• 160 Provost Company - 4 RMP
• 101 Provost Company - 5 RMP
• 114 Provost Company - 5 RMP
• 156 Provost Company - Air assault

Other Services

• Royal Army Chaplains' Department
• Army Physical Training Corps
• Small Arms School Corps
• Corps of Army Music

RAChD camp flag The Royal Army Chaplains Department (RAChD) is an all-officer corps that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army. ... Bold textLink title Headline text Insert non-formatted text here ... The 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 and support weapons. ... The Corps of Army Music is a corps of the British Army. ...

Training

Main article: Selection and Training in the British Army

Training in the British Army differs for soldiers and officers but in general takes place in at least two phases: There are two phases in the training for recruits into the army: Phase 1: the initial phase features the basic training for all new recruits. ...

Phase one training is basic military training for all new recruits. Here candidates learn the basic standards of military performance including operation in the field, weapon handling, personal administration, drill etc.

• Prospective officers attend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where they undergo basic training in soldiering, defence policy and the structure of government, administration, command and leadership. The Commissioning Course for new entry officers lasts 44 weeks. Some specialist branches, Medical and Legal, undergo a short course which provides basic military training.
• Infantry soldiers undergo a 24 week course at the Infantry Training Centre at Catterick Garrison which combines phase one and phase two training. Infantry officers undergo Phase two training at ITC on completion of the Commussioning Course
• Soldiers in other specialisations undergo the 20 week Army Development Course at one of four Army Training Regiments; Bassingbourne, Lichfield, Pirbright or Winchester, or the Army Foundation College, Harrogate.

Phase two training is specific to the trade which the soldier or officer will follow and is conducted in a branch specialised school. Phase two training enables the individual to join an operational unit prepared to contribute to operational effectiveness. These schools are under the direction of the parent corps or arm of the service, as illustrated above, with the Infantry Training Centre being formed of four training battalions. New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst New Colours are presented to RMAS, June 2005. ... The Infantry Training Centre (ITC) is a unit of the British Army administered by HQ School of Infantry. ... Map sources for Catterick Garrison at grid reference SE2497 Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in North Yorkshire in England. ... An Army Training Regiment (ATR) is a unit of the British Army which conducts basic training for new recruits. ...

Units of the Territorial Army

Armour (TA)

The four armoured regiments of the Territorial Army operate in two roles - provision of crew replacements for armoured and NBC regiments, and formation reconnaissance:

• Royal Yeomanry
• Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
• Royal Wessex Yeomanry
• Queen's Own Yeomanry

The Royal Yeomanry (RY) is an armoured regiment of the Territorial Army consisting of five squadrons and a military band, each of which bears the cap badge of an old yeomanry regiment: A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron (Swindon) B (Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry) Squadron (Leicester) C (Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry... The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry is an armoured regiment of the Territorial Army consisting of five squadrons, four of which bear the cap badge of an old yeomanry regiment: HQ Squadron A (Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry) Squadron B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron C (Cheshire Yeomanry) Squadron D (Duke of... The Royal Wessex Yeomanry is an armoured regiment of the Territorial Army consisting of four squadrons, each of which bears the cap badge of an old yeomanry regiment: A (Dorset Yeomanry) Squadron B (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron C (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) Squadron D (Royal Devon Yeomanry) Squadron The Royal Wessex... The Queens Own Yeomanry is an armoured regiment of the British Territorial Army consisting of five squadrons, and which bears the running fox cap badge of the old East Riding Yeomanry: A (Ayrshire (Earl of Carricks Own) Yeomanry) Squadron B (North Irish Horse) Squadron C (Fife and Forfar...

Infantry (TA)

The 1999 reorganisation of the Territorial Army saw a number of new, multi-cap badge battalions take the place of the old territorial battalions of regular regiments. However, starting in 2006, these regiments will be replaced by a number of single cap-badged battalions attached to the new large infantry regiments: For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

• 3rd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
• 4th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
• 51st Highland, 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
• 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
• 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
• 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
• The London Regiment
• The Rifle Volunteers
• Royal Irish Rangers
• Royal Rifle Volunteers
• 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh
• 5th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
• West Midlands Regiment
• 21st Special Air Service Regiment (Artist's)
• 23rd Special Air Service Regiment

A further infantry unit, not officially on the British Army list but still technically a British unit, is The Bermuda Regiment. This is a territorial infantry battalion which is responsible for the internal security of Bermuda. Official name The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens and Royal Hampshires) Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Nicknames The Tigers Motto Anniversaries Marches Quick: The Farmers Boy Quick: The Soldiers of the Queen Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1992 Reason for creation Formed by... The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. ... The 51st Highland Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Territorial Army or reserve force. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army infantry. ... The 52nd Lowland Regiment now forms the 6th Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Scotland, also known as 6 SCOTS. It is the senior Territorial line infantry battalion in the British Army. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army infantry. ... The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) is one of the large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... The Duke of Lancasters Regiment (Kings, Lancashire and Border) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... Battalions of the London Regiment early 1900s by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) The London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. ... The Rifle Volunteers is a regiment of the British Territorial Army. ... The Royal Irish Rangers 27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Royal Rifle Volunteers is a former regiment of the British Territorial Army. ... The Royal Welsh is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... Official name The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent Nicknames Motto Anniversaries St Georges Day (23 April) Minden (1 August) Marches Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Rule Britnnia Mascot Indian Black Buck named Bobby Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation... The West Midlands Regiment is a British Territorial Army Regiment that is composed of six companies. ... The 21st Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Volunteers) is a special forces regiment of the British Territorial Army. ... 23 SAS (23 Special Air Service regiment) is one of the Territorial Armys special forces regiments. ... The Bermuda Regiment is the home defence unit of the British colony of Bermuda. ...

Royal Artillery (TA)

• Note: The Honourable Artillery Company does not come under the Royal Artillery's order of battle, but is instead a separate regiment.

Armorial bearings of the HAC, granted in 1821 The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior. ...

Royal Engineers (TA)

• 71 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers) - Air Support Regiment
• 73 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers) - Air Support Regiment
• 75 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers) - Field Regiment
• 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Volunteers) - Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment
• Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) - Field Regiment
• 131 Independent Commando Squadron (Volunteers) - Commando Support
• 135 Independent Geographic Squadron (Volunteers) - Topography
• 65 Works Group, RE (Volunteers) - Communications Infrastructure

Note: Although the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers is part of the Royal Engineers order of battle, it is a separate regiment with its own cap badge, regimental colours and traditions. The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) (RMONRE(M)) is the most senior regiment in the British Army, having given continuous loyal service to the crown since 1539 and is now part of the reserve forces of the Territorial Army. ... A cap badge is a badge worn on the front of uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearers organisation. ... // Origins The practice of carrying standards, to act both as a rallying point for troops, and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have originated in Egypt some 5,000 years ago. ...

Royal Signals (TA)

• 31 (City of London) Signal Regiment
• 32 (Scottish) Signal Regiment
• 33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Regiment
• 34 (Northern) Signal Regiment
• 35 (South Midlands) Signal Regiment
• 36 (Eastern) Signal Regiment
• 37 (Wessex and Welsh) Signal Regiment
• 38 (City of Sheffield) Signal Regiment
• 39 (Skinners) Signal Regiment
• 40 (Ulster) Signal Regiment
• 71 (Yeomanry) Signal Regiment

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Intelligence Corps (TA)

• 3 (Volunteer) Military Intelligence Battalion (Strategic Intelligence)
• 5 (Volunteer) Military Intelligence Battalion (Tactical Intelligence)

Army Air Corps (TA)

• 6 Regiment, Army Air Corps (Volunteers)
• 7 Regiment, Army Air Corps (Volunteers)

Services (TA)

In addition to the combat units, there are Territorial Army units in:

• Adjutant General's Corps
  • 4 Regiment, Royal Military Police
  • 5 Regiment, Royal Military Police
• Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • 101 Battalion (V), REME
  • 102 Battalion (V), REME
  • 103 Battalion (V), REME
  • 104 Battalion (V), REME
• Royal Logistic Corps
  • 87 Postal and Courier Regiment
  • 88 Postal and Courier Regiment
  • 150 (Northumbrian) Transport Regiment
  • 151 (Greater London) Logisitic Support Regiment
  • 152 (Ulster) Transport Regiment
  • 155 Transport Regiment
  • 156 (North-West) Transport Regiment
  • 157 (Wales and Midlands) Logistic Support Regiment
  • The Scottish Transport Regiment
  • 158 (Royal Anglian) Transport Regiment
  • 159 Logistic Support Regiment
  • 160 Transport Regiment
  • 162 Movement Control Regiment
  • 163 Movement Control Regiment
  • 165 Port Regiment
  • 166 Supply Regiment
  • 168 Pioneer Regiment
  • Catering Support Regiment
  • 383 Commando Petroleum Troop
  • 395 Air Despatch Troop
• Army Medical Services
  • 144 Field Ambulance
  • 152 Ambulance Regiment
  • 201 (Northern) Field Hospital
  • 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital
  • 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital
  • 204 (North Irish) Field Hospital
  • 205 (Scottish) Field Hospital
  • 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital
  • 208 (Liverpool) Field Hospital
  • 212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital
  • 220 (1st Home Counties) Field Ambulance
  • 222 (East Midlands) Field Ambulance
  • 243 (The Wessex) Field Hospital
  • 253 (North Irish) Field Ambulance
  • 254 (City of Cambridge) Field Ambulance
  • 256 (City of London) Field Hospital
  • 306 Field Hospital
  • 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment
  • First Aid Nursing Yeomanry

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Ceremonial Units

Although the majority of the British Army performs both operational and ceremonial roles, there are some units that are purely ceremonial. These are manned by fully trained soldiers who are periodically transferred from operational units.

Queen's Guard/Queen's Life Guard

The following are units of the regular army that most regularly mount the guard at Buckingham Palace, Horse Guards and Windsor Castle: Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... Horse Guards viewed across Horse Guards Parade Horse Guards is a large building in the Palladian style between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade. ... Windsor castle, a thousand-year-old fortress transformed into a royal palace. ...

• Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
• Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards
• No 7 Company, Coldstream Guards
• F Company, Scots Guards

The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment is a ceremonial regiment of the British Army. ... The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division. ... The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division, and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ...

Gun Salutes

The following are units that provide gun salutes in various parts of London:

• King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery
• Honourable Artillery Company

A Kings Troop sentry outside Horse Guards The Kings Troop, Royal Horse Artillery is a ceremonial unit of the British Army. ... Armorial bearings of the HAC, granted in 1821 The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior. ...

Sovereign's Bodyguard

The following are not part of the army, but perform the ceremonial role of Sovereign's Bodyguard. They tend to be made up of retired officers and NCOs:

• Her Majesty's Bodyguard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms
• Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard
• Royal Company of Archers, the Queen's Bodyguard in Scotland

One of the significant duties that all of the above units (with the exception of the King's Troop and the Honourable Artillery Company) perform is to guard the catafalque upon which the coffin of a state funeral rests in Westminster Hall. Her Majestys Bodyguard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms is a bodyguard to the British Monarch. ... Yeomen of the Guard in the procession to the annual service of the Order of the Garter at Windsor Castle For the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, see The Yeomen of the Guard The Queens Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard are a bodyguard of the British Monarch. ... The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereigns Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 and the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland. ... A catafalque is a raised bier or platform of sorts (often movable) used to support the casket or coffin, or in the case of a pope: the body, of a person during a funeral or memorial service. ... A coffin (in North American English, also known as a casket) is a funerary box used in the display and containment of deceased remains -- either for burial or after cremation. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Clock Tower and New Palace Yard from the west The Palace of Westminster, on the banks of the River Thames in Westminster, London, is the home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which form the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Others

• Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London: This corps provides the ceremonial guard at the Tower of London, with responsibility for guarding any prisoners housed in the fortress, and ensuring the security of the crown jewels. The most notable ceremony that the Yeoman Warders participate in is the Ceremony of the Keys. However, they also form a guard of honour in the annexe of Westminster Abbey at the coronation service.
• Military Knights of Windsor: This is a small formation of retired army officers, who receive a pension and accommodation at Windsor Castle. They lead the procession of the Garter Knights on Garter Day.
• High Constables of Holyroodhouse: This is the ceremonial guard of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, which parades whenever the Sovereign is in Edinburgh.
• In-Pensioners of the Royal Hospital: While not strictly speaking a corps, the In-Pensioners of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea form a significant part of the army's heritage and history, and often take part in major occasions, especially those of remembrance.
• Atholl Highlanders: A further ceremonial unit is the Atholl Highlanders. This is unique in that it is the only legal private army in Europe; instead of being in the service of the Crown, it is in the service of the Duke of Atholl.

A Beefeater in everyday undress uniform Yeoman Warder The Yeomen Warders of Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. ... Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress The Tower of London, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically simply as The Tower), is a historic monument in central London, England on the north bank of the River Thames. ... Crown jewels are jewels or artifacts that in a way represent the reigning royal family of their country of origina. ... London The Ceremony of the Keys is an ancient ceremony that takes place every night at the Tower of London. ... The Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a mainly Gothic church, on the scale of a cathedral (and indeed often mistaken for one), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. ... British coronations are held in Westminster Abbey. ... Retired military officers who receive a pension and accommodation at Windsor Castle, and who provide support for the Order of the Garter and for the services of St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle. ... Windsor castle, a thousand-year-old fortress transformed into a royal palace. ... The insignia of a knight of the Order of the Garter. ... The High Constables of Holyroodhouse are a small corps of ceremonial guards at the Sovereigns official residence in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. ... Holyrood Palace The Palace of Holyroodhouse, more commonly known as Holyrood Palace, originally founded as a monastery by David I of Scotland in 1128, has served as the principal residence of the Kings and Queens of Scotland since the 15th century. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Chelsea pensioners in scarlet coats and tricorne hats at the Founders Day parade in the Royal Hospital Chelsea The term Chelsea pensioner is used to refer to an in-pensioner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, that is, a former British soldier who lives within the Royal Hospital. ... Figure Court of Royal Hospital Chelsea The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a retirement home and nursing home for British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age, located in the Chelsea region of central London. ... The Atholl Highlanders is a Scottish regiment. ... The title Duke of Atholl, named after Atholl in Scotland, was created several times in British history. ...

Restructuring

In July 2004 and December 2004 a significant restructuring of the armed forces was announced with a wide ranging impact on all three services. For the army the infantry strength was to be reduced by four infantry battalions (three English and one Scottish) with the remaining single battalion regiments amalgamating within their division; Scottish, King's and Prince of Wales's. The armoured strength was to be rebalanced reducing the strength by seven Challenger 2 squadrons by re-roling one regiment as force reconnaissance. The artillery strength was to be rebalanced, reducing AS-90 battery numbers by six by re-roling a regiment to the light gun and reducing the size of individual Ground Based Air Defence batteries. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British FV4034 Challenger 2 is the main battle tank currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. ... The AS-90 (Artillery System for the 1990s) is a lightly-armoured self-propelled artillery piece used by the British Army it was first delivered in 1993. ...

The brigade structure was to be restructured to become:

• Two Armoured Brigades - 7 Armoured Brigade and 20 Armoured Brigade.
• Three Mechanised Brigades - 1 Mechanised Brigade, 4 Mechanised Brigade and 12 Mechanised Brigade.
• One Light Role Brigade - 19 Brigade.
• One Air Assault Brigade - 16 Air Assault Brigade.

Infantry restructuring

The arms plot is to be abolished, with all infantry battalions given a set role and (for armoured and mechanised battalions) location. In order that officers and soldiers can keep up the various skills gained through each of the distinct roles, all single battalion regiments (with the exception of the Guards regiments and the Royal Irish Regiment) will be amalgamated into large regiments. It is planned that each division will have a total of five battalions - of these, one will be armoured infantry, one will be mechanised infantry and the remainder light infantry.

Guards Division

• Although there will remain five single battalion Guards regiments, operationally these will conform to the new structure, with each battalion being given a specific role (1 armoured infantry, 2 light infantry, 2 public duties). Operationally therefore, the Guards will be a single large regiment. The London Regiment will be transferred to the Guards Division, and become the Guards TA battalion.

Foot guards is a term used to describe elite infantry regiments. ... Mechanized infantry are infantry troops provided with trucks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat. ... Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. ... Three infantry battalions of the British army are currently tasked with the provision of Public Duties. ... Battalions of the London Regiment early 1900s by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) The London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. ... The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of all the units of Foot Guards of the Household Division. ...

Territorial Army

• With the exception of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, every infantry regiment will receive one Territorial Army battalion, with the exception of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and The Rifles, which will receive two. The Guards Division will gain an affiliated TA battalion.

Bands

• The British Army has 29 military bands of varying strength. The seven bands of the Household Division each have 49 musicians, whereas the other bands each have 35 musicians. All bands can play in many different formats, but primarily as a marching band or a concert band.

Military Band marching A military band is a group of soldiers assigned to musical duties. ... An American college marching band on the field (University of Texas) A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement â€“ usually some type of marching â€“ with their musical performance. ... A concert band, also called wind band, symphonic band, symphonic winds, wind orchestra, wind symphony, or wind ensemble, is a performing ensemble consisting of several members of the woodwind instrument family, brass instrument family and percussion instrument family. ...

New Infantry Structure and Order of Precedence

Regular Army

• 1st Bn, Royal Irish Regiment
• 1st & 2nd Bn, Royal Gurkha Rifles
• 2nd & 3rd Bn, Parachute Regiment
• 22nd SAS Regiment
• 1st Bn, Parachute Regiment/JSFG
• Royal Gibraltar Regiment

The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. ... The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment and only Scottish regiment of the British Army Infantry. ... The Duke of Lancasters Regiment (Kings, Lancashire and Border) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Royal Welsh is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment (Queens and Royal Hampshires) is the senior English infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... The Rifles is a new British Army Regiment that will be created as a result of the Future Army Structure. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division. ... The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) is one of the large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... The Mercian Regiment is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ... Official name The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief HRH The Duke of Kent Nicknames Motto Anniversaries St Georges Day (23 April) Minden (1 August) Marches Quick: The British Grenadiers Slow: Rule Britnnia Mascot Indian Black Buck named Bobby Description Infantry regiment Creation date 1968 Reason for creation... The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division, and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ... The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queens Division. ... This article deals with the current British Army regiment, for historical regiments, see Historical Irish Guards regiments. ... The Welsh Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment), commonly just called the Royal Irish Regiment (R IRISH), is an infantry unit of the British Army and is the only remaining Irish regiment of the line. ... The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. ... The Parachute Regiments display team, the Red Devils at an American airshow The Parachute Regiment is the main body of elite airborne troops of the British Army. ... The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army, and arguably the most well trained special forces unit in current existence. ... The Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) is a unit of the United Kingdom Special Forces. ... Cap Badge of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment The Royal Gibraltar Regiment is the home defence unit for the British Colony of Gibraltar. ...

Territorial Army

• Royal Irish Rangers
• 4th Bn, Parachute Regiment
• 21st and 23rd SAS Regiment

Battalions of the London Regiment early 1900s by Richard Caton Woodville (1856-1927) The London Regiment is a Territorial Army regiment in the British Army. ... The Royal Irish Rangers 27th (Inniskilling), 83rd and 87th was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...

Notes

See also

Other Corps of the British Armed Forces

• Royal Marines
• Royal Air Force Regiment

The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ... The Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF Regt) is a specialist corps within the Royal Air Force, responsible for capturing and defending airfields and associated installations. ...

British Army Restructuring

• Options for Change (1992)
• Strategic Defence Review (1997)
• Delivering Security in a Changing World (2004)

Options for Change was a restructuring of the British military in 1993, aimed at cutting defence spending following the end of the Cold War. ... The Strategic Defence Review (or SDR) was a policy document produced by the Labour Government that came to power in 1997. ... The 2003 Defence White Paper, entitled Delivering Security in a Changing World sets out the future of the British military, and builds on the 1998 Strategic Defence Review (SDR) and the 2002 SDR New Chapter which responded to the challenges raised by the War on Terror. ...

The British Army

• List of Regiments of Foot
• List of British Army Regiments (1881)
• List of British Army Regiments (1962)
• List of British Army Regiments (1994)
• Planned List of British Army Regiments (2008)

This is a list of Regiments of Foot of the British Army. ... This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers reforms in 1881, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms. ... This is a list of British Army regiments after the Army restructuring caused by the 1957 Defence White Paper: many regiments were amalgamated between 1958-60. ... This is a list of British Army regiments in the aftermath of the defence cuts of the Options for Change defence white paper in 1991. ... This is a list of planned British Army regiments in the aftermath of the defence white paper Delivering Security in a Changing World in 2004. ...

Traditions

• Cap badge
• Beret
• Tartans
• Colours and Guidons

A cap badge is a badge worn on the front of uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearers organisation. ... Basque style Beret Black beret with military emblem A beret (pronounced in English, except in American English in which it is pronounced ) is a soft round cap, usually of wool felt, with a flat crown, which is worn by both men and women. ... A tartan is type of pattern, originating in woven cloth, but now used in many materials. ... In the days when battle was conducted at close quarters, it was necessary for soldiers to be able to determine where, during the heat of battle, their regiment was. ...

External Links and Sources

• A Guide to Appointments and Invitations for Defence Staffs within High Commissions and Embassies in London, UK Ministry of Defence, June 2005 edition
• Operations in the UK: The Defence Contribution to Resilience (Interim Joint Doctrine Publication 2)
• Official Army Website
• Regiments.Org
• British Monarchy