chest plate of his body armour. Additionally Sergeant Kevin Pinnell and Private Matthew Gavin were awarded Joint Commander's Commendations. The company returned home at the end of October. The battalion was part of 43 (Wessex) Brigade. Structure before re-designation Shortly before re-designation as a battalion of the Rifles, the regiment's structure underwent a reform in order to reflect its post amalgamation structure, and ease the process: HQ (Devonshire and Dorset) Company, at Wyvern Barracks, Exeter(from E (Devonshire and Dorset Regiment) Company) A (Gloucestershire) Company, at Gloucester and Bristol B Company, at Taunton and Exeter C (Devonshire and Dorset) Company, at Dorchester and Poole D Company, at Bodmin and Plymouth(from Plymouth Platoon of E (Devonshire and Dorset Regiment) Company) 6th Battalion, The Rifles On 24 November 2005, it was announced by the Ministry of Defence that the battalion would be re-designated as a territorial battalion of a new large regiment to be called The Rifles. To that effect on 1 February 2007, the regiment became 6th Battalion, The Rifles. The battalion now serves as the reserve infantry battalion for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Gloucestershire, and Hereford, with sub-units spread right across its recruiting area. Current Structure The battalion's current structure is as follows: HQ Company, at Wyvern Barracks, Exeter Detachment, at Paignton Detachment, at Barnstaple A Company, at Gloucester 2 Platoon, at Suvla Barracks, Hereford 3 Platoon, at HMS Flying Fox, Bristol C Company, at Dorchester 6 Platoon, at Poole D Company, at Truro 8 Platoon, at Plymouth References External links Regimental website (Ministry of Defence) Rifle Volunteers The Rifles Military units and formations established in 1999 Military units and formations disestablished in 2007 1999 establishments in the United Kingdom 2007 disestablishments in the United Kingdom