Headquarters South West (United Kingdom)

Headquarters South West is a Regional Point of Command unit of the British Army,[1] based at Tidworth, Wiltshire.

Headquarters, South West
Active	2014 – Present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Regional Point of Command
Part of	Regional Command

History

The regional headquarters role was assigned to 43 (Wessex) Brigade[2] at Jellalabad Barracks, Tidworth, until December 2014[3] when the brigade was co-located with 1st Artillery Brigade.[4][5]

Role

Among the unit's responsibilities is the organising of the annual Ten Tors walking challenge on Dartmoor.[6] It also works with Wiltshire College, Wiltshire Council and other organisations to provide employment training for spouses and adult dependents of Army personnel.[7][8]

Organisation

The Headquarters, which is based at Jellalabad Barracks, Tidworth,[9] has administrative control over the following units:

• Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
• South West Region Chaplains, Royal Army Chaplains' Department, at Jellalabad Barracks, Tidworth
• Provost Branch, Adjutant General's Corps Headquarters, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon[10]
• Educational and Training Services Branch, Adjutant General's Corps, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon[11]
• Directorate of Army Legal Services, at Trenchard Lines, Upavon[12]
• Ajax Training Group[13] (providing operational conversion training for the General Dynamics Ajax)
• Royal School of Signals, at Blandford Camp[14]
• Land Warfare Centre, HQ at Waterloo Lines, Warminster
• Defence College of Technical Training, at MoD Lyneham[15]
• British Army Band Tidworth, at Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth[16]

References

1. Army Secretariat (18 July 2019). "FOI response: Army 2020 Refine changes since 2017" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
2. "43 (Wessex) Brigade". British Army. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014.
3. "Historic change of command parade in South West". Wessex Reserve Forces' & Cadets' Association. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
4. "HQ 1 Artillery Brigade and HQ South West". British Army. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
5. "Regular Army Basing Plan" (PDF). GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
6. "Ten Tors and Jubilee Challenge". British Army. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
7. "Military Families". Wiltshire College & University Centre. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
8. "Wiltshire Police pledge to be a forces friendly employer". Wiltshire Police. Devizes. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
9. "Historic Change of Command Parade in South West". Wessex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
10. "Provost Branch, Adjutant General's Corps [UK]". 13 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
11. "Royal Army Educational Corps [UK]". 13 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
12. "Army Legal Corps [UK]". 12 January 2008. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
13. "Army Basing Programme, PAC Information Leaflet – Issue 16 October 2019". army.mod.uk. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
14. "11 Signal Regiment". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
15. "Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
16. "British Army Music". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

External links

• Army 2020 Refine Order of Battle