Eastern District was a district command of the British Army from 1967 and 1995.
History
The district was formed from 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967. It had its headquarters at Colchester Garrison and was placed under the command of HQ UK Land Forces in 1972. The district merged with North East District to form an enlarged Eastern District at Imphal Barracks in 1992. The enlarged district was disbanded on the formation of HQ Land Command in 1995."Land Command Shapes Up", Jane's Defence Weekly, 15 July 1995.
Commanders General officers commanding included: 1967–1969 Major-General Fergus Ling 1969–1971 Major-General Jack Dye 1971–1973 Major-General David Scott-Barrett 1973–1975 Major-General Peter Hudson 1975–1977 Major-General David Tabor 1977–1980 Major-General Andrew Watson 1980–1982 Major-General Richard Gerrard-Wright 1982–1984 Major-General John MacMillan 1984–1987 Major-General Charles Ramsay 1987–1989 Major-General Peter Graham 1989–1992 Major-General William Evans 1992 Major-General Michael Walker 1992–1995 Major-General Patrick Cordingley
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