Welsh Brigade
TheWelsh Brigadewas an administrative formation of theBritish Armyfrom 1948 to 1964. The Brigade administered the regularWelshinfantryregiments.
After theSecond World Warthe British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially organised, andInfantry Depot LatBreconwas the headquarters for the county regiments ofWalesandMonmouthshire.[1]
In 1948, the depots adopted names and this depot became the Welsh Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time. The Welsh Brigade was formed on 14 July 1948 combining the depots of three regiments:[2]
From 1958 all regiments in the Brigade adopted a common cap badge, depicting the plumes and motto of thePrince of Wales.From 1960 the Welsh Brigade was based atCwrt y Gollen.[3]
On 1 July 1968 the Welsh Brigade was united with theWessex BrigadeandMercian Brigade,to form thePrince of Wales' Division.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Messenger, Charles (16 March 1994).A History of British Infantry: For Love of Regiment, Volume 2, 1915-1994.p. 156.ISBN9780850524222.
- ^Whitaker's Almanack 1956, p. 471
- ^"Welsh Infantry Brigade Depot".Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).8 May 1958.Retrieved18 April2014.
- ^Whitaker's Almanack 1969, p. 473