The King's Division was a

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

command, training and administrative apparatus designated for infantry regiments in the North of England.

History

The King's Division was formed in 1968 with the union of the

Lancastrian Brigade The Lancastrian Brigade was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1968. The Brigade administered the regular infantry regiments of northwest England. After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, e ...

Yorkshire Brigade The Yorkshire Brigade was an administrative brigade formation of the British Army from 1948 to 1968. The brigade administered the regular infantry regiments of Yorkshire, England. After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots in Britai ...

and

North Irish Brigade The North Irish Brigade was a Brigade of the British Army which existed between 1948 and 1968; it consisted of the three regiments from Northern Ireland (each regiment was reduced to a single battalion on 14 July 1948). After the Second World War th ...

. The depot was established at Queen Elizabeth Barracks in

Strensall Strensall is a village in the Strensall with Towthorpe civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, on the River Foss north of York and north-east of Haxby. From the 2011 Census, the civil parish of ...

. Under the restructuring announced in 2004, the King's Division was reorganized into two large regiments: *The

Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army, part of the King's Division. Headquartered in Preston, Lancashire, Preston, it recruits throughout the North Wes ...

*The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) In 2017 the

Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of the counties that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Known as 'The Heart of England's Infant ...

moved to the King's Division. The King's Division therefore now comprises the following infantry battalions: *Regular Army Units **1st Battalion, The

**1st & 2nd Battalions, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) **1st & 2nd Battalions, the Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) *Army Reserve Units **4th Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) **4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) **4th Battalion, the Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) In addition, the King's Division also maintains a single regular army band titled the Band of the King's Division, which is a component band of British Army Bands Catterick. The Band was formed through the amalgamation of two former divisional bands, the Normandy Band and the Waterloo Band. Each of the three regiments, maintains a band within the reserve battalion; them being: The Band of the Yorkshire Regiment, The Band of the Mercian Regiment, and The Band of The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.

Past units

Past units include:Whitaker's Almanack 1969 *1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment (1959–2006) *1st Battalion,

The King's Regiment The King's Regiment, officially abbreviated as KINGS, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed on 1 September 1958 by the amalgamation of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) which had been raised in 1685 ...

(1958–2006) *1st Battalion,

The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was created in 1958 by the amalgamation of the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) (14th Foot) and the Ea ...

(1958–2006) *1st Battalion,

The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under vario ...

(1688–2006) *1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) (1968–1992) *2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) (1968–1992) *3rd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) (1968) *1st Battalion,

The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division. In 1702, Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he di ...

(1881–2006) *1st Battalion,

The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army that had a very short existence. History The regiment was formed, as a consequence of defence cuts instigated by the 1957 Defence White Paper, by ...

(1958–1970) *1st Battalion,

The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (until 1921 known as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Lancashire R ...

(1881–1970) *1st Battalion,

The Queen's Lancashire Regiment The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (30th, 40th, 47th, 59th, 81st and 82nd Regiments of Foot) (QLR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the King's Division. It was formed on 25 March 1970 at Connaught Barracks in Dover through ...

(1970–2006) *1st Battalion,

The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army, part of the King's Division. Headquartered in Preston, Lancashire, Preston, it recruits throughout the North Wes ...

(2006–2021) *3rd Battalion,

(2006–2007) *3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (2006–2013)

References

Sources

External links

King's DivisionThe Band of The King's DivisionThe Band of The Yorkshire Regiment
{{British Army Divisions Infantry divisions of the United Kingdom Military units and formations established in 1968 Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Yorkshire Regiment