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All units within the British Army service are either Regular (full-time) or Army Reserve (full-time or part-time), or a combination with sub-units of each type. Naming conventions of units differ for traditional British historical reasons, creating a significant opportunity for confusion; an infantry battalion is equivalent to a cavalry regiment.
This category includes various military units and formations of the British Army, organized by size.
Military Provost Staff (MPS) [34] Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS) [35] Royal Corps of Army Music - 14 + 20 bands [36] Royal Army Chaplains' Department - approx. 150 [37] Small Arms School Corps [38] Royal Army Physical Training Corps [39] General Service Corps; Royal Army Medical Service - 9 + 15 units [40] Royal Army Veterinary Corps - 2 ...
Below is the list of units part of the corps down to platoon (troop) size. [81] [82] Joint Service Support Unit, at RAF Digby (Army Reserve elements) 63 (Special Air Service) Signal Squadron, at Stirling Lines, Hereford and a troop in Portsmouth; Central Volunteer Headquarters, Royal Corps of Signals, at Basil Hill Barracks, Corsham [83]
Units and formations of the British Army by war (4 C) Units and formations of the Volunteer Force (Great Britain) (6 C) Units of the British Volunteer Corps (65 P)
Infantry units are attached to a number of other formations that are independent of the British Army's three existing divisions. London District is responsible for the dedicated public duties units for London and Windsor. Two company sized units are used at the British Army's training establishments.
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.As of 1 January 2025, the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Gurkhas, 25,742 volunteer reserve personnel and 4,697 "other personnel", for a total of 108,413.
Air defence units and formations of the British Army (6 C, 7 P) Armoured units and formations of the British Army (5 C, 4 P) Artillery units and formations of the British Army (1 C, 13 P)