Light Infantry Brigade
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After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots in Britain, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially aligned, and Infantry Depot J was aligned with the regiments of light infantry. In 1948, the depots switched to names and this depot became the Light Infantry Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time.
The Light Infantry Brigade was formed on 14 July 1948 as an administrative apparatus for the remaining light infantry regiments:
- The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) (until 1959)
- The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (until 1959)
- The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (until 1958)
- The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
- The Durham Light Infantry
In 1958, the Somerset Light Infantry and the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry were amalgamated into the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, while the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry were transferred to the Green Jackets Brigade.
On July 1, 1968 the Light Infantry Brigade was united with the Green Jackets Brigade, to form the Light Division. In the same month, the remaining light infantry regiments were amalgamated into a single regiment named The Light Infantry.
| British Infantry Depots |
| Current Infantry Depots
Guards Division | Scottish Division | King's Division | Queen's Division | Prince of Wales' Division |
| Former Infantry Depots
Light Division |
