North West District (British Army)

North West District

Active| 1967–1991
Country|  United Kingdom
Branch|  British Army
Type| District Command
Garrison/HQ| Cuerden Hall (until 1977)
Fulwood Barracks (after 1977)

Military unit

North West District was a district command of the British Army from 1967 and 1991.

## History

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Cuerden Hall, command headquarters, 1967–1977 Fulwood Barracks, command headquarters, 1977–1991

The district was formed from 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division as part of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967.[1] It had its headquarters at Cuerden Hall, 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]

## Commanders

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General officers commanding included:[4]

* 1967–1968 Major-General Bala Bredin
* 1968–1970 Major-General Charles Dunbar
* 1970–1972 Major-General James Wilson
* 1972–1974 Major-General Corran Purdon
* 1974–1977 Major-General Keith McQueen
* 1977–1980 Major-General Peter Sibbald
* 1980–1983 Major-General Michael Hicks
* 1983–1986 Major-General Philip Davies
* 1986–1989 Major-General Colin Shortis
* 1989–1991 Major-General Tony Crowfoot

## 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. ^ Beevor, Antony (1991). Inside the British Army. Transworld Publishers. p. 232\. ISBN 978-0552138185.
4. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.