Mercian Brigade

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After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially aligned, and Infantry Depot K at Lichfield was aligned with the regiments from the area between the Trent, Mersey and Severn rivers that corresponded to the ancient kingdom of Mercia. In 1948, the depots switched to names and this depot became the Mercian Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time.

The Mercian Brigade was formed on 14 July, 1948 as an administrative apparatus for the infantry regiments from the area of Mercia:

• The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment
• The Worcestershire Regiment
• The South Staffordshire Regiment (until 1959)
• The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) (until 1959)

In 1959, the South Staffordshire Regiment and North Staffordshire Regiment were amalgamated to form The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's). In 1963, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was transferred from the Forester Brigade.

On July 1, 1968 the Mercian Brigade was united with the Wessex Brigade and Welsh Brigade, to form the Prince of Wales' Division.

[edit] External links

• Regiments.org Page

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