North_West_District_(British_Army)

North West District (British Army)

North West District (British Army)

Military unit

North West District was a district command of the British Army from 1967 and 1991.

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History

Cuerden Hall, command headquarters, 1967–1977
Fulwood Barracks, command headquarters, 1977–1991

The district was formed from 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967.[1] It had its headquarters at Cuerden Hall, and was placed under the command of HQ UK Land Forces in 1972.[2] In 1991, the first of the minor districts to be amalgamated were North West District, the former West Midlands District (by then Western District) and Wales, to form a new Wales and Western District.[3]

Commanders

General officers commanding included:[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Steinberg, S. (1967). The Statesman's Year-Book 1967-68: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 106. ISBN 978-0230270961.
  2. [2]
    Paxton, J. (1972). The Statesman's Year-Book 1972-73: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-230-27101-2.
  3. [3]
    Beevor, Antony (1991). Inside the British Army. Transworld Publishers. p. 232. ISBN 978-0552138185.
  4. [4]
    "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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