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Household Cavalry and Royal Armoured Corps

Infantry

When a regiment is given as n + n battalions, the first number is regular army battalions, and the second is Army Reserve battalions.

Foot Guards

Grenadier Guards - 1 + 0 battalion^[10]^[11]^[12]
Coldstream Guards - 1 + 0 battalion^[10]^[11]^[12]
Scots Guards - 1 + 0 battalion^[10]^[11]^[12]
Irish Guards - 1 + 0 battalion^[10]^[11]^[12]
Welsh Guards - 1 + 0 battalion^[12]
London Guards - 0 + 1 battalion^[12]

Line Infantry and Rifles

The Royal Regiment of Scotland - 3 + 2 battalions^[13]^[14]
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - 1 + 2 battalions^[14]
The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment - 1 + 1 battalions^[14]
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers - 1 + 1 battalions^[14]
The Royal Anglian Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions^[14]
The Royal Yorkshire Regiment - 2 + 1 battalions^[14]
The Royal Welsh - 1 + 1 battalions^[14]
The Mercian Regiment - 1 + 1 battalions^[14]
The Royal Irish Regiment - 1 + 1 battalion^[14]
The Royal Gurkha Rifles - 2 + 0 battalions^[15]^[14]
The Rifles - 4 + 3 battalions^[16]

Airborne Infantry

The Parachute Regiment - 3 + 1 battalions^[17]^[18]

Special Operations

Ranger Regiment - 4 + 0 battalions^[19]

Special Forces

Special Air Service - 1 + 2 regiments^[20]
Special Reconnaissance Regiment - 1 regiment^[21]

Combat Support and Army Air Corps

Army Air Corps - 7 + 1 regiments^[22]
Royal Regiment of Artillery - 15 + 6 regiments^[23]^[24]
Corps of Royal Engineers - 15 + 7 regiments^[25]
Royal Corps of Signals - 13 + 4 regiments^[26]
Intelligence Corps - 3 + 4 battalions^[27]
Honourable Artillery Company - 0 + 1 Regiment^[28]
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) - 0 + 1 Regiment^[29]

Combat Service Support

Royal Logistic Corps - 13 + 11 regiments^[30]
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers - 8 + 3 battalions^[31]
Adjutant General's Corps - 4 + 0 branches;^[32]
- Staff and Personnel Support (SPS)^[32]
- Educational and Training Services (ETS)^[32]
- Army Legal Services (ALS)^[32]
- Provost Branch^[32]
  - Royal Military Police (RMP)^[33]
  - Military Provost Staff (MPS)^[34]
  - Military Provost Guard Service (MPGS)^[35]
Royal Corps of Army Music - 14 + 20 bands^[36]
Royal Army Chaplains' Department - approx. 150^[37]
Small Arms School Corps^[38]
Royal Army Physical Training Corps^[39]
General Service Corps

Army Medical Services

Royal Army Medical Corps - 9 + 15 units^[40]
Royal Army Veterinary Corps - 2 + 0 regiments^[41]
Royal Army Dental Corps^[42]
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps^[43]

Overseas Regiments

Royal Gibraltar Regiment - 1 + 0 battalion^[44]
Royal Bermuda Regiment - 0 + 1 battalion^[45]
Royal Montserrat Defence Force - 0 + 1 platoon^[46]
Cayman Islands Regiment - 0 + 1 company^[46]
Turks and Caicos Regiment - 0 + 1 platoon^[46]
Falkland Islands Defence Force - 0 + 1 company^[47]

Notes

^ Oliver, Mark (2006-06-01). "How the British army organises its personnel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ ^a ^b For operational purposes the two Household Cavalry regiments form a pair of joint units; the Household Cavalry Regiment and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
^ ^a ^b "Household Cavalry take summer camp beach ride". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Cavalry | National Army Museum". www.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "BBC Four - Regimental Stories, The Royal Tank Regiment". BBC. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Army reservists granted freedom of Shrewsbury". BBC News. 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ Horton, Kim (2022-04-23). "Gloucestershire soldier makes history in Estonia". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Soldiers in Freedom of City march". 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "New army regiment forms in Scotland". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards and Irish Guards each have incremental companies stationed in London on public duties that maintains the history and traditions of each regiment's 2nd Battalion, which are all in suspended animation
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards and Irish Guards each have a reserve company. These companies formed the separate London Regiment until May 2022, when they were red signated the London Guards, without being a regiment in their own right
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Guards Today - The Guards Museum". theguardsmuseum.com. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ The Royal Regiment of Scotland also has an incremental company assigned to public duties in Edinburgh
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Allwood, Greg (2022-05-13). "Know Your Infantry – why are some British Army regiments more senior than others?". Forces Network. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ The Royal Gurkha Rifles also has two additional reinforcement companies formed from personnel intended for its 3rd battalion
^ Jones, Tony (2023-11-30). "The Queen hails key infantry regiment at awards dinner". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ One battalion of the Parachute Regiment is assigned as part of the SFSG
^ "BBC Four - Regimental Stories, The Parachute Regiment, An Introduction to The Parachute Regiment". BBC. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ Nicholls, Dominic (2021-07-15). "Ranger Regiment's first task likely be fighting Islamists in East Africa, says Defence Secretary". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Special Air Service (SAS) | History, Organization, & Operations | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "UK's special forces set for new Russia mission". BBC News. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Prince Harry receives his Army Air Corps provisional wings from his father, the Prince of Wales". The Telegraph. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ The regular Royal Artillery includes four units cap badged as Royal Horse Artillery
^ "Firepower display for Gunners' 300th anniversary". BBC News. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ Hawkins, Laura (2016-07-29). "Royal Engineers Celebrate Anniversary With March Through Suffolk". Forces Network. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Royal Signals visit Italy to commemorate 80th anniversary of Battle of Monte Cassino". Forces Network. 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Intelligence Corps | National Army Museum". www.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ The Honourable Artillery Company is operationally aligned with the Royal Artillery
^ The Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers is operationally part of the Corps of Royal Engineers
^ "Royal Logistic Corps | National Army Museum". www.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Duchess of Edinburgh visits soldiers keeping the punch in British Army's fist". Forces Network. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Adjutant General's Corps | National Army Museum". www.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "From Celtic Warrior To Royal Military Police: Teaching The Next Generation Of Army Boxers". Forces Network. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Soldiers set world record for greatest number of countries crossed on foot". Forces Network. 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "A third of the soldiers assigned to guard army bases lack basic". The Independent. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Half of The British Army Band Colchester to be redeployed". BBC News. 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "What role do chaplains provide in the Armed Forces?". Forces Network. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Small Arms School Corps | National Army Museum". www.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Royal Army Physical Training Corps , History, Timeline & Sporting Stars". Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "History of the Royal Army Medical Corps". www.museumofmilitarymedicine.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "The Royal Army Veterinary Corps | National Army Museum". www.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "History of the Royal Army Dental Corps". www.museumofmilitarymedicine.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ Archives, The National. "The National Archives - Homepage". The National Archives. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Royal Gibraltar Regiment returns from Morocco deplyment". Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Royal Bermuda Regiment". The Armourers Bench. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c "'There's no words': British Overseas Territories troops' pride of coronation role". Forces Network. 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
^ "Small but mighty: Meet the 40-strong Falklands Army". Forces Network. 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2024-02-12.

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