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The British Army a pocket guide 2002–2003. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 978-1783378968. OCLC 1100891090. Heyman, Charles (2007). The British Army a pocket guide 2008–2009. Barnsley, United Kingdom: Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-1783408115. OCLC 854974645. Tanner, Jim (2014). The British Army since 2000. Oxford, United Kingdom ...
The new organisation was commanded by the former Commander, Headquarters Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Territorial Army (Commander HQ REME TA), who had also been double-hatted as the Deputy Commander, Combat Service Support Group United Kingdom (soon to become 101st Logistic Brigade), and as such the TA responsivities seized. At ...
Following the 1966 Defence White Paper, Britain's former Territorial Army (TA) was converted into the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve (TAVR) from 1 April 1967. This abolished the former regimental and divisional structure of the TA and divided units into four categories: TAVR I: Units available for all purposes
The TA's intended role was to be the sole method of expanding the size of the British Armed Forces, when compared to the varied methods used during the First World War including the creation of Kitchener's Army. All TA recruits were required to take the general service obligation: if the British Government decided, territorial soldiers could be ...
A 7.2-inch howitzer going into action; note the wooden ramps to absorb the recoil of the World-War I-era gun carriage. 56th Heavy Regiment landed in North Africa with 16 x 7.2-inch howitzers and reached the front line in Tunisia in mid-January 1943 – the first Royal Artillery regiment of heavy artillery to go overseas since Dunkirk.
The 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (3 CHESHIRE) was a part-time infantry battalion based in Cheshire, England and tasked with home defence during its tenure. The battalion was formed in the latter part of the Cold War, but later disbanded forming two companies in the new local Territorial Army (TA) regiment, the King's and Cheshire Regiment.
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44th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (44 AA Bde) was an air defence formation of Britain's Territorial Army (TA). Formed in 1938, it was responsible for protecting Manchester and later the Isle of Wight during the Second World War.