The Brigade of Guards was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1856 to 1968. It was commanded by the Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and was responsible for administering the guards regiments.
After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. Infantry Depot A at Wellington Barracks was the headquarters for the five guards regiments.
In line with the reforms of the army, it was renamed as the Guards Division on 1 July 1968.Whitaker's Almanack 1969, p. 473
Units
1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1656–) 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1656–1994) 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1760–1961) 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1650–) 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1711–1994) 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1897–1959) 1st Battalion, Scots Guards (1660–) 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards (1689–1994) 1st Battalion, Irish Guards (1900–) 2nd Battalion, Irish Guards (1915–1947) suspended (2022-) 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards (1941–1947) 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards (1915–) Guards Machine Gun Regiment (1917–1920) 1st (Guards) Parachute Battalion (1946–1948) Guards Independent Parachute Company (1948–1968)
Formation of the Brigade in Military Campaigns the Brigade in campaigns +Formation of the Guards' Brigade during the Second Boer WarOverall Commander: Major General Henry E. ColevileUnit:Unit Commander:1st Battalion, Coldstream GuardsLt. Col Alfred E. Codrington2nd Battalion, Coldstream GuardsLt. Col Arthur Henniker-Major3rd Battalion, Grenadier GuardsLt. Col Eyre Crabbe1st Battalion, Irish GuardsCol Vesey John Dawson CVO1st Battalion, Scots GuardsCol. Arthur Paget
Commanders Major-General Sir Henry Colvile (9 October 1899 – 10 February 1900)Hart′s Army list, 1900 Colonel Reginald Pole-Carew (10 February 1900 – 10 April 1900) Colonel Inigo Jones (10 April 1900 – )
References
External links Brigade of Guards