Headquarters Wales

Headquarters Wales was a district command of the British Army from 1967 and 1991.

Headquarters Wales
Active	1967–1991
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	District Command
Garrison/HQ	The Barracks, Brecon

History

The Barracks, Brecon, command headquarters

The district was formed from 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967.^[1] It had its headquarters at The Barracks, Brecon, and was placed under the command of HQ UK Land Forces in 1972.^[2] In 1991, the first of the minor districts to be amalgamated were North West District, the former West Midlands District (by then Western District) and Wales, to form a new Wales and Western District.^[3] It was disbanded again on the formation of HQ Land Command in 1995.^[4]

Commanders

General officers commanding included:^[5]
Headquarters Wales

• 1967–1968 Major-General Douglas Darling
• 1968–1970 Major-General Jeremy Spencer-Smith
• 1970–1973 Major-General John Woodrow
• 1973–1976 Major-General Peter Leuchars
• 1976–1978 Major-General John Graham
• 1978–1980 Major-General Arthur Stewart-Cox
• 1980–1983 Major-General Lennox Napier
• 1983–1985 Major-General Peter Chiswell
• 1985–1987 Major-General Peter de la Billière
• 1987–1990 Major-General Morgan Llewellyn
• 1990–1991 Major-General Peter Davies

Wales and Western District

• 1991–1994 Major-General Michael Regan
• 1994–1995 Major-General Ian Freer