This article is about Territorial Army units prior to the formation of the Army Reserve. For current list of reserve units, see
List of British Army regiments .
This page is a historic list of units in the United Kingdom Territorial Army as of 2012, prior to its disestablishment, and re-establishment as the Army Reserve , in 2014.[ 1] [ 2]
Engineer and Logistic Staff Corps (roughly battalion sized)
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) , although termed militia, the regiment did not differ from its TA counterparts
71 Engineer Regiment
72 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Engineer Regiment
Regimental Headquarters & Headquarters Troop, Gateshead
103 (1st Newcastle) Field Squadron, Heaton
106 (West Riding) Field Squadron, Greenhill
73 Engineer Regiment
75 Engineer Regiment
101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) This Regiment comprised both Regular and TA sub units, TA sub units were:
65 Works Group, Chilwell [Only showing TA units]
508 (Works) Specialist Team
509 (Port Infrastructure & Works) Specialist Team
525 (Works) Specialist Team
556 (Works) Specialist Team
503 (Fuels Infrastructure) Specialist Team (Support regular 74 Works Group)
504 (Power Infrastructure) Specialist Team (Supports regular 63 Works Group)
506 (Water Infrastructure) Specialist Team (Supports regular 62 Works Group)
510 (Air Infrastructure) Specialist Team (Supports 66 Works Group)
131 Independent Commando Squadron , Kingsbury , London (Supports regular 24 Commando Engineer Regiment )
135 Independent Geographic Squadron, Ewell (Supports regular 42 Geographic Engineer Regiment )
591 (Antrim Artillery) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers , Bangor
299 Parachute Field Squadron, Wakefield /Kingston upon Hull /Pontefract
507 (Independent)(Rail Infrastructure) Specialist Team
32nd (Scottish) Signal Regiment
37th Signal Regiment
Regimental Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Redditch
36 (Eastern) Signal Squadron, Colchester
48 (City of Birmingham) Signal Squadron, Birmingham
53 (Welsh) Signal Squadron, Cardiff
54 (Worcestershire) Support Squadron, Redditch
854 (East Anglia) Signal Troop, Cambridge
867 (Queen's Own Warwickshire & Worcestershire) Signal Troop, Stratford-upon-Avon
896 (Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters) Signal Troop, Coventry
38th (City of Sheffield) Signal Regiment
39th (The Skinners) Signal Regiment
71st (City of London) Yeomanry Signal Regiment
43 (Wessex) Signal Squadron (Air Support) , Bath (Supports regular 21 Signal Regiment (Air Support) )
63 (SAS) Signals Squadron, Thorney Island
81 (Merseyside) Signal Squadron, Corsham
88th Postal and Courier Regiment , Grantham
150th (Yorkshire) Transport Regiment
151st (London) Logistic Support Regiment
152nd (Ulster) Transport Regiment
155th (Wessex) Transport Regiment
156th (North West) Transport Regiment
Regimental Headquarters and 235 Headquarters Squadron, Liverpool
234 (Wirral) Transport Squadron, Birkenhead
236 (Greater Manchester) Transport Squadron, Salford
238 (Sefton) Transport Squadron, Bootle
The Welsh Transport Regiment
The Scottish Transport Regiment
158th (Royal Anglian) Transport Regiment
159th Support Regiment
160th Transport Regiment
Regimental Headquarters, Grantham
124 Petroleum Squadron
261 Transport Squadron
263 Transport Squadron
270 Transport Squadron
162nd Movement Control Regiment
Regimental Headquarters, Grantham
280 Movement Control Squadron, Swindon
281 Operations Squadron
282 Movement Control Squadron
283 Movement Control Squadron
284 Movement Control Squadron
165th Port and Maritime Regiment
166th Supply Regiment
Regimental Headquarters, Grantham
142 Vehicle Squadron
294 Supply Squadron
531 Ammunition Technical Squadron
710 Operational Hygiene Squadron
168th Pioneer Regiment
Catering Support Regiment
Regimental Headquarters, Grantham
111 Squadron
112 Squadron
113 Squadron
383 Commando Petroleum Troop, Plymouth
395 Air Despatch Troop , RAF Brize Norton
101 Force Support Battalion
102 Battalion
103 Battalion
104 Force Support Battalion
3rd Military Intelligence Battalion
5th Military Intelligence Battalion
Central Reserves Headquarters, Army Medical Services, Strensall Camp
Army Medical Services Operational Headquarters Support Group, Strensall Camp
Royal Army Medical Corps [ edit ]
Central Volunteer Headquarters Adjutant General's Corps
Army Legal Services
Educational and Training Support
Military Provost Staff
Military Provost Guard Service
Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch
4 Regiment, Royal Military Police
5 Regiment, Royal Military Police
Army Reserve bands are not part of the Corps of Army Music . They are under the direct command of their parent corps or regiment .
There are currently 20 Army Reserve bands located across the UK with one in Gibraltar:[ 3]
Pipes and Drums
Officers' Training Corps[ edit ]
Many British Universities also have Officer Training Corps units, which allow students to experience military life. University Officer Training Corps (UOTCs) still officially form part of the Army Reserve. However, the officer cadets fall into reserve category "B", meaning that they cannot be called up for service unless there is a national emergency.
Aberdeen UOTC
Birmingham UOTC
Bristol UOTC
Cambridge UOTC
East Midlands UOTC
City of Edinburgh UOTC
Exeter UOTC
Glasgow and Strathclyde UOTC
Leeds UOTC
Liverpool UOTC
Manchester & Salford UOTC
Northumbrian UOTC
Oxford UOTC
Queen's UOTC
Sheffield UOTC
Southampton UOTC
Tayforth UOTC
Wales UOTC
University of London OTC