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King's Division
Active	1968–present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Administrative Command

Military unit

The King's Division is a British Army command, training and administrative apparatus designated for infantry regiments in the North of England.

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History

The King's Division was formed in 1968 with the union of the Lancastrian Brigade, Yorkshire Brigade and North Irish Brigade. The depot was established at Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Strensall.

Under the restructuring announced in 2004, the King's Division was reorganized into two large regiments:

In 2017 the Mercian Regiment moved to the King's Division.

The King's Division therefore now comprises the following infantry battalions:

Regular Army Units
- 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
- 1st & 2nd Battalions, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)
- 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords)
Army Reserve Units
- 4th Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)
- 4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)
- 4th Battalion, the Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords)

In addition, the King's Division also maintains a single regular army band titled the Band of the King's Division, which is a component band of British Army Bands Catterick. The Band was formed through the amalgamation of two former divisional bands, the Normandy Band and the Waterloo Band. Each of the three regiments, maintains a band within the reserve battalion; them being: The Band of the Yorkshire Regiment, The Band of the Mercian Regiment, and The Band of The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.

Past units

Past units include:

1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment (1959–2006)
1st Battalion, The King's Regiment (1958–2006)
1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (1958–2006)
1st Battalion, The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) (1688–2006)
1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) (1968–1992)
2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) (1968–1992)
3rd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) (1968)
1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) (1881–2006)
1st Battalion, The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) (1958–1970)
1st Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (1881–1970)
1st Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (1970–2006)
1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (2006–2021)
3rd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (2006–2007)
3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (2006–2013)
2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) (2017—2022)
3rd Battalion Yorkshire Volunteers 1967-1993

References

"Strensall Area Guide". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"Future Structure of the Army". Ministry of Defence. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"The Mercian Regiment Newsletter August 2017" (PDF). Bowyers. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
Heyman, p. 89
^ "Strategic Defence and Security Review – Army". Hansard. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
"British Army Bands in 2019". 4 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
"The Band of The King's Division". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
Whitaker's Almanack 1969

Sources

Heyman, Charles (2012). The British Army: A Pocket Guide, 2012–2013. Pen & Sword. ISBN 9781848841079.

External links

Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

Predecessors

1st generation

Border Regiment (1881–1959)
East Lancashire Regiment (1881–1958)
King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) (1680–1959)
Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (1881–1970)
Manchester Regiment (1881–1958)
South Lancashire Regiment (1881–1958)
34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot (1702–1881)
55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot (1755–1881)
King's Regiment (Liverpool) (1685–1958)
63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot (1744–1881)
96th Regiment of Foot (1798–1881)
30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot (1702–1881)
59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot (1755–1881)
40th (the 2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot (1717–1881)
82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) (1793–1881)
47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot (1741–1881)
81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) (1793–1881)

2nd generation

King's Own Royal Border Regiment (1959–2006)
King's Regiment (1958–2006)
Lancashire Regiment (1958–1970)
Queen's Lancashire Regiment (1970–2006)

Victoria Cross
recipients

See also

v t e British Infantry Depots
Current	Guards and Parachute Division Union Division Queen's Division Light Division
Former divisions	Guards Division Scottish Division Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division King's Division Prince of Wales's Division
Former brigades	Guards Brigade Lowland Brigade Highland Brigade Home Counties Brigade Fusilier Brigade East Anglian Brigade Forester Brigade Mercian Brigade Welsh Brigade Wessex Brigade Lancastrian Brigade Yorkshire Brigade North Irish Brigade Light Infantry Brigade Green Jackets Brigade

Divisions of the British Army

Active

Administrative units	Guards and Parachute Union Queen's Light
Combat units	1st (United Kingdom) Division 3rd (United Kingdom) Division

Post-Cold War period

Administrative units	Guards King's Light Prince of Wales's Queen's Scottish Scottish, Welsh and Irish
Combat units	1st (UK) Armoured 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Multi-National Division (South-West) (Bosnia) Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)

Cold War

Administrative units	Guards King's Light Prince of Wales's Queen's Scottish
Airborne	6th Airborne 16th Airborne
Armoured	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 6th 7th 11th 49th (West Riding) 56th (London)
Infantry	1st 2nd 3rd 5th 13th 40th 42nd (Lancashire) 43rd (Wessex) 44th (Home Counties) 50th (Northumbrian) 51st/52nd (Scottish) 53rd (Welsh)
Other	Artillery Division 1st Commonwealth Division 17th Gurkha Division

Second World War (list)

Airborne	1st Airborne 6th Airborne
Armoured	Guards 1st 2nd 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 42nd 79th
Infantry	Guards 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th (Highland) 12th (Eastern) 15th (Scottish) 18th 23rd (Northumbrian) 36th 38th (Welsh) 42nd (East Lancashire) 43rd (Wessex) 44th (Home Counties) 45th 46th 47th (London) 48th (South Midland) 49th (West Riding) 50th (Northumbrian) 51st (Highland) 52nd (Lowland) 53rd (Welsh) 54th (East Anglian) 55th (West Lancashire) 56th (London) 59th (Staffordshire) 61st 66th 70th 76th 77th 78th 80th
Anti-Invasion "County Divisions"	Devon and Cornwall Dorset Durham and North Riding Essex Hampshire Lincolnshire Norfolk Northumberland West Sussex Yorkshire
Anti-Aircraft	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Deception	See British deception formations in World War II
African	1st (African) 2nd (African) 11th (African) 11th (East Africa) 12th (SDF) 81st (West Africa) 82nd (West Africa)
Other	1st Cavalry Beauman Division Royal Marines Y Division British Army in India

First World War (list)

Regular Army

New Army

1st New Army	9th (Scottish) 10th (Irish) 11th (Northern) 12th (Eastern) 13th (Western) 14th (Light)
2nd New Army	15th (Scottish) 16th (Irish) 17th (Northern) 18th (Eastern) 19th (Western) 20th (Light)
3rd New Army	21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th
4th New Army	30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th
5th New Army	36th (Ulster) 37th 38th (Welsh) 39th 40th 41st

Territorial Force

1st Line	42nd (East Lancashire) 43rd (Wessex) 44th (Home Counties) 46th (North Midland) 47th (1/2nd London) 48th (South Midland) 49th (West Riding) 50th (Northumbrian) 51st (Highland) 52nd (Lowland) 53rd (Welsh) 54th (East Anglian) 55th (West Lancashire) 56th (1/1st London)
2nd Line	45th (2nd Wessex) 57th (2nd West Lancashire) 58th (2/1st London) 59th (2nd North Midland) 60th (2/2nd London) 61st (2nd South Midland) 62nd (2nd West Riding) 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) 64th (2nd Highland) 65th (2nd Lowland) 66th (2nd East Lancashire) 67th (2nd Home Counties) 68th (2nd Welsh) 69th (2nd East Anglian)

Other

Cavalry

Cavalry	1st 2nd 3rd
Mounted	1st 2nd 2/2nd (later 3rd) 4th Yeomanry

Second Boer War (list)

Infantry	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th Colonial
Cavalry	Cavalry
Mounted	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Crimean War (list)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Cavalry Highland Light

Napoleonic Wars (list)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Light

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