Headquarters Wales

Headquarters Wales
Headquarters Wales
Active	1967–1991
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	District Command
Garrison/HQ	The Barracks, Brecon

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

History

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

1967–1968 Major-General Douglas Darling
1968–1970 Major-General Jeremy Spencer-Smith
1970–1973 Major-General John Woodrow
1973–1976 Major-General Peter Leuchars
1976–1978 Major-General John Graham
1978–1980 Major-General Arthur Stewart-Cox
1980–1983 Major-General Lennox Napier
1983–1985 Major-General Peter Chiswell
1985–1987 Major-General Peter de la Billière
1987–1990 Major-General Morgan Llewellyn
1990–1991 Major-General Peter Davies

Wales and Western District

1991–1994 Major-General Michael Regan
1994–1995 Major-General Ian Freer

References

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Beevor, Antony (1991). Inside the British Army. Transworld Publishers. p. 232. ISBN 978-0552138185.
^ "Land Command Shapes Up", Jane's Defence Weekly, 15 July 1995.
^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

[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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