Eastern District (British Army)

Eastern District

Active| 1967–1995
Country|  United Kingdom
Branch|  British Army
Type| District Command
Garrison/HQ| Colchester Garrison (1972–1992)
Imphal Barracks (1992–1992)

Military unit

Eastern District was a district command of the British Army from 1967 and 1995.

## History

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Colchester Garrison, command headquarters 1972-1992

The district was formed from 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967.[1] It had its headquarters at Colchester Garrison and was placed under the command of HQ UK Land Forces in 1972.[2] The district merged with North East District to form an enlarged Eastern District at Imphal Barracks in 1992.[3] The enlarged district was disbanded on the formation of HQ Land Command in 1995.[4]

## Commanders

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General officers commanding included:[5]

* 1967–1969 Major-General Fergus Ling
* 1969–1971 Major-General Jack Dye
* 1971–1973 Major-General David Scott-Barrett
* 1973–1975 Major-General Peter Hudson
* 1975–1977 Major-General David Tabor
* 1977–1980 Major-General Andrew Watson
* 1980–1982 Major-General Richard Gerrard-Wright
* 1982–1984 Major-General John MacMillan
* 1984–1987 Major-General Charles Ramsay
* 1987–1989 Major-General Peter Graham
* 1989–1992 Major-General William Evans
* 1992 Major-General Michael Walker
* 1992–1995 Major-General Patrick Cordingley

## References

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1. ^ Steinberg, S. (1967). The Statesman's Year-Book 1967-68: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 106\. ISBN 978-0230270961.
2. ^ Paxton, J. (1972). The Statesman's Year-Book 1972-73: The Encyclopaedia for the Businessman-of-The-World. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 104\. ISBN 978-0-230-27101-2.
3. ^ "TA Command Structure 1967–2000". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
4. ^ "Land Command Shapes Up", Jane's Defence Weekly, 15 July 1995.
5. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.