Headquarters Wales
Active1967–1991
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeDistrict Command
Garrison/HQThe Barracks, Brecon

Headquarters Wales was a district command of the British Army from 1967 and 1991.

History

The Barracks, Brecon, command headquarters

The district was formed from 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967.[1] It had its headquarters at The Barracks, Brecon, and was placed under the command of HQ UK Land Forces in 1972.[2] In 1991, the first of the minor districts to be amalgamated were North West District, the former West Midlands District (by then Western District) and Wales, to form a new Wales and Western District.[3] It was disbanded again on the formation of HQ Land Command in 1995.[4]

Commanders

General officers commanding included:[5]
Headquarters Wales

Wales and Western District

References

  1. ^ Steinberg, S. (1967). The Statesman's Year-Book 1967-68: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 106. ISBN 978-0230270961.
  2. ^ Paxton, J. (1972). The Statesman's Year-Book 1972-73: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-230-27101-2.
  3. ^ Beevor, Antony (1991). Inside the British Army. Transworld Publishers. p. 232. ISBN 978-0552138185.
  4. ^ "Land Command Shapes Up", Jane's Defence Weekly, 15 July 1995.
  5. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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