Queen's Division


The Queen's Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for the regiments from the east and south of England and the remaining regiment of Fusiliers.

History

The Queen's Division was formed in 1968 with the regimentation of the Home Counties Brigade, Fusilier Brigade and East Anglian Brigade, followed by the union of the new regiments. The depot was established at Bassingbourn Barracks in Cambridgeshire.
Because the Queen's Division already contained large regiments from the previous round of amalgamations in the 1960s, it was the only one of the five line infantry divisions to be unaffected by the restructuring announced in 2004.
The Queen's Division therefore now comprises the following infantry battalions:
In addition, the Queen's Division has responsibility for the Royal Gibraltar Regiment. The Queen's Division also maintainsa single divisional band titled the Band of the Queen's Division. This was formed in 2006 by the amalgamation of two former divisional bands, the Minden Band and the Normandy Band..

Past Units

Past units include: