The Brigade of Guards was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1856 to 1968.
After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter.
Infantry Depot A at Wellington Barracks was the headquarters for the five guards regiments.
[1] In line with the reforms of the army, it was renamed as the Guards Division on 1 July 1968.
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