North East District (British Army)

North East District

Active| 1967–1992
Country|  United Kingdom
Branch|  British Army
Type| District Command
Garrison/HQ| Imphal Barracks

Military unit

North East District was a district command of the British Army from 1967 and 1992.

## History

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Imphal Barracks, command headquarters

The district was formed from 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967.[1] It had its headquarters at Imphal Barracks, and was placed under the command of HQ UK Land Forces in 1972.[2] The district merged with Eastern District to form an enlarged Eastern District at Imphal Barracks in 1992.[3]

## Commanders

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General officers commanding included:[4]

* 1967–1968 Major-General Rex Whitworth
* 1968–1970 Major-General John Ward-Harrison
* 1970–1973 Major-General Geoffrey Armitage
* 1973 Major-General John Ward-Harrison
* 1973–1976 Major-General Geoffrey Collin
* 1976–1980 Major-General Henry Woods
* 1980–1982 Major-General Ian Baker
* 1982–1984 Major-General Patrick Palmer
* 1984–1986 Major-General Peter Inge
* 1986–1987 Major-General Charles Guthrie
* 1987–1989 Major-General Murray Naylor
* 1989–1991 Major-General Michael Rose
* 1991–1992 Major-General Michael Walker[5]

## 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. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
5. ^ "Biography at number10.gov.uk". Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2006.