Eastern District (British Army)

Eastern District was a district command of the British Army from 1967 and 1995.

Eastern District
Active	1967–1995
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	District Command
Garrison/HQ	Colchester Garrison (1972–1992) Imphal Barracks (1992–1992)

History

Colchester Garrison, command headquarters 1972-1992

The district was formed from 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967.[1] It had its headquarters at Colchester Garrison and was placed under the command of HQ UK Land Forces in 1972.[2] The district merged with North East District to form an enlarged Eastern District at Imphal Barracks in 1992.[3] The enlarged district was disbanded on the formation of HQ Land Command in 1995.[4]

Commanders

General officers commanding included:[5]

• 1967–1969 Major-General Fergus Ling
• 1969–1971 Major-General Jack Dye
• 1971–1973 Major-General David Scott-Barrett
• 1973–1975 Major-General Peter Hudson
• 1975–1977 Major-General David Tabor
• 1977–1980 Major-General Andrew Watson
• 1980–1982 Major-General Richard Gerrard-Wright
• 1982–1984 Major-General John MacMillan
• 1984–1987 Major-General Charles Ramsay
• 1987–1989 Major-General Peter Graham
• 1989–1992 Major-General William Evans
• 1992 Major-General Michael Walker
• 1992–1995 Major-General Patrick Cordingley

References

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. 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. "TA Command Structure 1967–2000". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
4. "Land Command Shapes Up", Jane's Defence Weekly, 15 July 1995.
5. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.