London District (British Army)

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unit_name= London District


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dates= 1905-Present
country= Great Britain
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current_commander=Major General William Cubitt
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London District is the name given by the British Army to the area of operations encompassing the Greater London area. It was formed in 1905 as an independent district within the larger command structure of the army, and has remained so ever since. HQ London District is based at Horse Guards in Central London, and is under the command of the General Officer Commanding (GOC), currently Major General William Cubitt CBE. The holder of this post is simultaneously the Major-General Commanding the Household Division. The Garrison Sergeant Major, currently WO1 Billy Mott, Welsh Guards, is the third most senior WO in the British Army. It included the 56th (London) Brigade from January 1987 to 1993.

London District, in addition to its traditional roles, serves as an administrative apparatus for operational infantry battalions that are not attached to a deployable brigade, but instead are available for independent deployment as needed.

HQ London District is responsible for the administration of all Regular Army and Territorial Army units within Greater London that are not part of another formation, including those based at Windsor:

*Regular Army Units
** Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
** King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery
** 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards based at Wellington Barracks
** 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards based at Victoria Barracks
** 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers based at Cavalry Barracks
** Nijmegen Company, Grenadier Guards based at Wellington Barracks
** No 7 Company, Coldstream Guards based at Wellington Barracks
** F Company, Scots Guards based at Wellington Barracks
** 238 Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals (officially part of 2 (National Communications) Signal Brigade, but provides all communications for London District)

*Territorial Army Units
** Honourable Artillery Company
** Royal Yeomanry
** London Regiment
** 106 (Yeomanry) Regiment Royal Artillery
** 151 (Greater London) Logistic Support Regiment
** 135 Independent Geographic Squadron
** London District Regional training centre
** University of London Officer Training Corps

External links

* [http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/vols-tavr/intro-wd/ta-cmd.htm 56 (London) Brigade at regiments.org]
* [http://www.tanearyou.org.uk Territorial Army Near You] Unofficial website showing the locations of currently-serving TA units and subunits