Military


The British Army - Infantry

The establishment and structure of the infantry after the implementation of the outcome of the October 2010 strategic defence and security review will include a total liability for 24,631 infantry personnel. In addition to the battalions assigned to Divisions, there are three incremental guards companies whose primary role is public duties but which can also be used to augment the other guards battalions as required:

  • Nijmegen Coy Grenadier Guards
  • 7 Coy Coldstream Guards
  • F Coy SCOTS Guards

The regiments that make up the infantry are as follows:

DivisionRegiment
Guards 1 Grenadier Guards
1 Coldstream Guards
1 SCOTS Guards
1 Irish Guards
1 Welsh Guards
SCOTS 1 SCOTS
2 SCOTS
3 SCOTS
4 SCOTS
5 SCOTS
Queens 1 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment
2 Princess of Wales Royal Regiment
1 Royal Regt Fusiliers
2 Royal Regt Fusiliers
1 Royal Anglian
2 Royal Anglian
Kings 1 LANCS
2 LANCS
1 YORKS
2 YORKS
3 YORKS
Prince of Wales 1 Mercian
2 Mercian
3 Mercian
1 Royal Welsh
2 Royal Welsh
RIFLES 1 RIFLES
2 RIFLES
3 RIFLES
4 RIFLES
5 RIFLES
Royal Irish 1 Royal Irish
PARA 1 PARA
2 PARA
3 PARA







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