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Western Command was a command of the British Army. ==History== The District Commands of the British Army in Great Britain and Ireland first appear in print in 1840. In January 1876 a ‘Mobilization Scheme for the forces in Great Britain and Ireland’ was published, with the ‘Active Army’ divided into eight army corps based on the major Commands and Districts. This scheme disappeared in 1881, when the districts were retitled ‘District Commands’. The Western District Command was based at Government House, Mount Wise in Devonport.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Devonport in 1878 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Plymouth Maritime Headquarters (Mount Wise) )〕 Western Command was established in 1905 and was originally called the Welsh & Midland Command before changing its name in 1906.〔Whitaker's Almanack 1907〕 In 1907 Western Command relocated to Watergate House in Chester. In 1938, after a brief stay in temporary accommodation at Boughton, it moved to a new purpose-built neo-Georgian property at Queen's Park in Chester.〔(Chester Walls )〕 Among the formations formed in the Command area during the First World War was the 13th (Western) Division, which assembled on Salisbury Plain. In 1939, under Lieutenant General Robert Haining, the command consisted of Welsh, West Lancashire, and East Lancashire Areas, each commanding two divisions plus other troops.〔Leo Niehorster, (Western Command ), orbat.com, accessed December 2008〕 It covered Wales and the Counties of Cumberland, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Cheshire, and Beachley, Gloucestershire as well as the Isle of Man and the coast defence garrisons of Berehaven, Queenstown and (for the purpose of technical training only) Lough Swilly.〔(Patriot Files )〕 Regular Troops reporting to the Command included:〔 *2nd Bn The Buffs *2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade During 1943-44, the 80th Infantry (Reserve) Division was assigned to the Command as its training formation. On 1 September 1944, the division was replaced by the 38th Infantry (Reserve) Division, which took over the training role. The Command was merged into HQ UK Land Forces (HQ UKLF) in 1972 and the property handed over to the Royal Army Pay Corps.〔 It was effectively downgraded to district status, and later Wales and Western districts were established to take over the command's area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Command (United Kingdom)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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