Talk:42nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

There is no more 42nd Brigade

It is simply HQ/Headquarters Northwest.

https://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/news/weeton-based-soldiers-in-snow-mission-1-9045644

Thanks

Sammartinlai (talk) 05:15, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Agreed and updated: most of this article is about 42nd Brigade so I have moved the article back to the title it previously had. Dormskirk (talk) 08:40, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Title should be changed to HQ North West. Sammartinlai (talk) 09:33, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

This article is one of a long series of articles about British Army brigades. The brigade has a long history going back to the Second Boer War whereas HQ North West is a very new formation. HQ North West might justify an article of its own if it is notable. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 09:43, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Ok thanks. Please update the 1st UK Division page then to reflect the change.Sammartinlai (talk) 10:11, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Happy to do so. But do you know what the changes are? For example do 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment, 4th Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment and 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment still report to HQ North West? i.e. is this just a re-branding of the previous structure or are the units being dispersed to other formations? I note that the commander is Colonel Phil Harrison (see [1]). I doubt whether as a colonel, rather than a brigadier, he still has responsibility for the four battalions. Dormskirk (talk) 10:27, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

They are still changing under Army 2020 Refine and the British Army as you see has changed their website. So I can't give direct links but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_structure_of_the_field_forces_of_the_British_Army has the almost correct information. Yes HQ NW is a Colonel-level command he as command of 2 Mercian and 4 Lancs (my calculations). Sammartinlai (talk) 11:07, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for that. It appears 4 Mercian reports to 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. Do you know who 2 Lancs reports to? Dormskirk (talk) 11:21, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

2 Lancs as before will rotate between UK and Cyprus. See https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632554/2017-02130.pdf Sammartinlai (talk) 12:06, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

OK. I would feel more comfortable understanding the precise chain of command before attempting to update the 1st UK Division page. Let's see how things develop. Dormskirk (talk) 12:47, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

I mean you could remove 42nd Brigade which is listed there. Not to change the sub-units.Sammartinlai (talk) 13:15, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Agreed and done. Thanks. Dormskirk (talk) 15:00, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Fetish from J-Man11

• Structure in 2007:
  • Regular Army Units:
    • King's Royal Hussars
    • Cheshire Regiment
    • 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
    • Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
    • Royal Green Jackets
    • 12th (The Lancashire and Cumbrian Gunners) Regiment, Royal Artillery
    • 5th (General Support) Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Corps
  • Territorial Army Units:
    • Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
    • 4th Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
    • King's and Cheshire Regiment
    • 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery, Royal Artillery
    • 93rd Signal Squadron, Royal Signals
    • 33rd Signal Regiment, Royal Signals
    • 75th Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
    • 207th Field Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 208th Field Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps
    • 156th (North West) Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
    • 101st Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Sammartinlai (talk) 02:43, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

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