List of Territorial Army units (2012) explained
This page is a historic list of units in the United Kingdom Territorial Army as of 2012, prior to its disestablishment, and re-establishment as the Army Reserve, in 2014.[1] [2]
- 100 (Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery - Light artillery
- Regimental Headquarters
- 201 (Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Yeomanry) Parachute Battery, Leagrave
- 266 (Gloucestershire Volunteer Artillery) Battery, Clifton
- 307 (South Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry, Royal Horse Artillery) Battery, Nottingham
- 101 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery - Artillery reconnaissance and MLRS
- 103 (Lancastrian Artillery Volunteers) Regiment, Royal Artillery - Air defence
- Regimental Headquarters including Lancashire Artillery Volunteer Band & Pipes and Drums of the Lancashire Volunteer Artillery
- 208 (3rd West Lancashire) Battery, Liverpool
- 209 (The Manchester and Saint Helens Artillery) Battery, Manchester/St Helens
- 216 (The Bolton Artillery) Battery, Bolton
- 104 Regiment, Royal Artillery - MUAS
- 105 Regiment, Royal Artillery - Light artillery
- 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment, Royal Artillery - Air defence
- Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps (roughly battalion sized)
- Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia), although termed militia, the regiment did not differ from its TA counterparts
- 71 Engineer Regiment
- 72 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Engineer Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, Gateshead
- 103 (1st Newcastle) Field Squadron, Heaton
- 106 (West Riding) Field Squadron, Greenhill
- 73 Engineer Regiment
- 75 Engineer Regiment
- 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) This Regiment comprised both Regular and TA sub units, TA sub units were:
- 65 Works Group, Chilwell [Only showing TA units]
- 508 (Works) Specialist Team
- 509 (Port Infrastructure & Works) Specialist Team
- 525 (Works) Specialist Team
- 556 (Works) Specialist Team
- 503 (Fuels Infrastructure) Specialist Team (Support regular 74 Works Group)
- 504 (Power Infrastructure) Specialist Team (Supports regular 63 Works Group)
- 506 (Water Infrastructure) Specialist Team (Supports regular 62 Works Group)
- 510 (Air Infrastructure) Specialist Team (Supports 66 Works Group)
- 131 Independent Commando Squadron, Kingsbury, London (Supports regular 24 Commando Engineer Regiment)
- 135 Independent Geographic Squadron, Ewell (Supports regular 42 Geographic Engineer Regiment)
- 591 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, Bangor
- 299 Parachute Field Squadron, Wakefield/Kingston upon Hull/Pontefract
- 507 (Independent)(Rail Infrastructure) Specialist Team
- 32nd (Scottish) Signal Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Glasgow
- Northern Band of the Royal Corps of Signals, Nottingham
- 33 (Lancashire and Cheshire) Signal Squadron, Liverpool/Manchester
- 40 (Ulster) Signal Squadron, Belfast/Derry
- 50 (Northumbrian) Signal Squadron, Darlington/Hartlepool
- 51 (Highland) Signal Squadron, East Kilbride/Edinburgh
- 52 (Lowland) Support Squadron, Glasgow
- 37th Signal Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Redditch
- 36 (Eastern) Signal Squadron, Colchester
- 48 (City of Birmingham) Signal Squadron, Birmingham
- 53 (Welsh) Signal Squadron, Cardiff
- 54 (Worcestershire) Support Squadron, Redditch
- 854 (East Anglia) Signal Troop, Cambridge
- 867 (Queen's Own Warwickshire & Worcestershire) Signal Troop, Stratford-upon-Avon
- 896 (Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters) Signal Troop, Coventry
- 38th (City of Sheffield) Signal Regiment
- 39th (The Skinners) Signal Regiment
- 71st (City of London) Yeomanry Signal Regiment
- 43 (Wessex) Signal Squadron (Air Support), Bath (Supports regular 21 Signal Regiment (Air Support))
- 63 (SAS) Signals Squadron, Thorney Island
- 81 (Merseyside) Signal Squadron, Corsham
- Royal Regiment of Scotland
- The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
- 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
- The London Regiment
- The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
- 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
- The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- The Royal Anglian Regiment
- 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
- The Yorkshire Regiment
- 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment
- The Mercian Regiment
- 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
- The Royal Welsh
- 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Royal Welsh
- The Royal Irish Regiment
- The Rangers, Royal Irish Regiment
- The Rifles
- 6th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Rifles
- 7th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Rifles
- The Parachute Regiment
- 88th Postal and Courier Regiment, Grantham
- 150th (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment
- 151st (London) Logistic Support Regiment
- 152nd (Ulster) Transport Regiment
- 155th (Wessex) Transport Regiment
- 156th (North West) Transport Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters and 235 Headquarters Squadron, Liverpool
- 234 (Wirral) Transport Squadron, Birkenhead
- 236 (Greater Manchester) Transport Squadron, Salford
- 238 (Sefton) Transport Squadron, Bootle
- The Welsh Transport Regiment
- The Scottish Transport Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters and 527 Headquarters Squadron, Dunfermline
- 221 Transport Squadron, Glasgow
- 230 Transport Squadron, Edinburgh
- 231 Transport Squadron, Glenrothes
- 251 Transport Squadron, Irvine
- 158th (Royal Anglian) Transport Regiment
- 159th Support Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters, Stoke-on-Trent
- 123 Ammunition Squadron, Telford
- 126 Rations Squadron, Glasgow
- 216 (Tyne Tees) Brigade Support Squadron, Tynemouth
- 237 (West Midlands) Brigade Support Squadron, West Bromwich/Stoke-on-Trent
- 160th Transport Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters, Grantham
- 124 Petroleum Squadron
- 261 Transport Squadron
- 263 Transport Squadron
- 270 Transport Squadron
- 162nd Movement Control Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters, Grantham
- 280 Movement Control Squadron, Swindon
- 281 Operations Squadron
- 282 Movement Control Squadron
- 283 Movement Control Squadron
- 284 Movement Control Squadron
- 165th Port and Maritime Regiment
- 166th Supply Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters, Grantham
- 142 Vehicle Squadron
- 294 Supply Squadron
- 531 Ammunition Technical Squadron
- 710 Operational Hygiene Squadron
- 168th Pioneer Regiment
- Catering Support Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters, Grantham
- 111 Squadron
- 112 Squadron
- 113 Squadron
- 383 Commando Petroleum Troop, Plymouth
- 395 Air Despatch Troop, RAF Brize Norton
- 101 Force Support Battalion
- Battalion Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Wrexham
- 119 Recovery Company, Prestatyn
- 126 Field Company, Coventry
- 127 Field Company, Manchester
- 102 Battalion
- 103 Battalion
- 104 Force Support Battalion
- 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion
- 5th Military Intelligence Battalion
- Battalion Headquarters, Coulby Newham
- 52 Military Intelligence Company, Edinburgh
- 53 Military Intelligence Company, York
- 54 Military Intelligence Company, Bristol
- 55 Military Intelligence Company, Stourbridge
- Central Reserves Headquarters, Army Medical Services, Strensall Camp
- Army Medical Services Operational Headquarters Support Group, Strensall Camp
Royal Army Medical Corps
- 201 (Northern) Field Hospital
- Regimental Headquarters, Newcastle upon Tyne
- A Squadron, Newton Aycliffe
- B Squadron, Newcastle upon Tyne
- C Squadron, Stockton-on-Tees
- 202 (Midlands) Field Hospital
- 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital
- 204 (North Irish) Field Hospital
- 205 (Scottish) Field Hospital
- Regimental Headquarters, Glasgow
- A Squadron, Aberdeen
- D Squadron, Dundee
- E Squadron, Edinburgh
- G Squadron, Glasgow
- I Squadron, Inverness
- 207 (Manchester) Field Hospital
- Regimental Headquarters, Manchester
- A Squadron, Stockport
- B Squadron, Bury
- C Squadron, Manchester
- G Squadron, Chorley
- 208 (Liverpool) Field Hospital
- Regimental Headquarters, Liverpool
- A Squadron, Liverpool
- B Squadron, Chester
- C Squadron, Blackpool/Lancaster
- 212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital
- 225 (Scottish) Medical Regiment
- 243 (Wessex) Field Hospital
- 253 (North Irish) Field Ambulance
- Regimental Headquarters and 110 Support Squadron, Sunderland
- 107 Medical Squadron, Belfast
- 108 Medical Squadron, Limavady/Enniskillen
- 109 Medical Squadron, Belfast
- 254 (East of England) Medical Regiment
- Regimental Headquarters and 63 Support Squadron, Cambridge
- 220 Medical Squadron, Ditton
- 256 (City of London) Field Hospital
- 306th Hospital Support Regiment, Strensall Camp
- 335th Medical Evacuation Regiment, Strensall Camp
- 64 Medical Squadron, Chorley/Manchester/Liverpool (under regular 3 Medical Regiment)
- 144 Parachute Medical Squadron, Glasgow/Nottingham/Cardiff
- 222 Medical Squadron, Leicester/Derby/Birmingham (under regular 2 Medical Regiment)
- 250 Medical Squadron, Kingston upon Hull/Grimsby/Castleford (under regular 2 Medical Regiment)
- Central Volunteer Headquarters Adjutant General's Corps
- Army Legal Services
- Educational and Training Support
- Military Provost Staff
- Military Provost Guard Service
- Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch
- 4 Regiment, Royal Military Police
- 5 Regiment, Royal Military Police
Army Reserve bands
Army Reserve bands are not part of the Corps of Army Music. They are under the direct command of their parent corps or regiment.
There are currently 20 Army Reserve bands located across the UK with one in Gibraltar:[3]
Pipes and Drums
Officers' Training Corps
See main article: Officers' Training Corps. Many British Universities also have Officer Training Corps units, which allow students to experience military life. University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) still officially form part of the Army Reserve. However, the officer cadets fall into reserve category "B", meaning that they cannot be called up for service unless there is a national emergency.
- Aberdeen UOTC
- Birmingham UOTC
- Bristol UOTC
- Cambridge UOTC
- East Midlands UOTC
- City of Edinburgh UOTC
- Exeter UOTC
- Glasgow and Strathclyde UOTC
- Leeds UOTC
- Liverpool UOTC
- Manchester & Salford UOTC
- Northumbrian UOTC
- Oxford UOTC
- Queen's UOTC
- Sheffield UOTC
- Southampton UOTC
- Tayforth UOTC
- Wales UOTC
- University of London OTC
References
- http://www.army.mod.uk/territorial/21746.aspx TA Units – British Army Website
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/440632/20150529-QR_Army_Amdt_31_Jul_2013.pdf Queen's Regulations, March 2009
- Web site: Territorial Army Bands (TA) . 19 August 2012.