This is a list of
British Regular Army regiments after the Army restructuring caused by the
1957 Defence White Paper. The paper set out the reduction in size of the Army to 165,000 following the end of
National Service and the change to an entirely voluntary army; units were to be disbanded or
amalgamated over two phases, to be completed in 1959 and 1962.[1]
Further cuts and amalgamations followed in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Welsh Brigade: Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Welsh Regiment.
Wessex Brigade: Gloucestershire Regiment, Royal Hampshire Regiment, Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment.
Lancastrian Brigade: The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), King's Own Royal Border Regiment, King's Regiment and Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers).
Yorkshire Brigade: The Green Howards, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and York & Lancaster Regiment.
North Irish Brigade: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Royal Ulster Rifles.
Light Infantry Brigade: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Durham Light Infantry, Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry.
Green Jackets Brigade: 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd), 2nd Green Jackets (King's Royal Rifle Corps), 3rd Green Jackets (Rifle Brigade).
This is a list of
British Regular Army regiments after the Army restructuring caused by the
1957 Defence White Paper. The paper set out the reduction in size of the Army to 165,000 following the end of
National Service and the change to an entirely voluntary army; units were to be disbanded or
amalgamated over two phases, to be completed in 1959 and 1962.[1]
Further cuts and amalgamations followed in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Welsh Brigade: Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers, Welsh Regiment.
Wessex Brigade: Gloucestershire Regiment, Royal Hampshire Regiment, Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment.
Lancastrian Brigade: The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), King's Own Royal Border Regiment, King's Regiment and Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers).
Yorkshire Brigade: The Green Howards, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and York & Lancaster Regiment.
North Irish Brigade: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Royal Irish Fusiliers, Royal Ulster Rifles.
Light Infantry Brigade: King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Durham Light Infantry, Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry.
Green Jackets Brigade: 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd), 2nd Green Jackets (King's Royal Rifle Corps), 3rd Green Jackets (Rifle Brigade).