Brigade of Guards

For the Indian Army unit, see Brigade of the Guards.

Memorial (erected 1889) and burial site at Brompton Cemetery

The Brigade of Guards was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1856 to 1968. It was commanded by the Major-General commanding the Brigade of Guards and was responsible for administering the guards regiments.

After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. Infantry Depot A at Wellington Barracks was the headquarters for the five guards regiments.[1]

In line with the reforms of the army, it was renamed as the Guards Division on 1 July 1968.[2]

  1. ^ Messenger, Charles (16 March 1994). A History of British Infantry: For Love of Regiment, Volume 2, 1915–1994. Pen and Sword. p. 156. ISBN 9780850524222.
  2. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1969, p. 473