The Wessex Regiment was a Territorial Army infantry regiment of the British Army, in existence from 1967 to 1995. Initially consisting of a singular battalion, the regiment was later expanded to also have a second. Formation The regiment was formed as the Wessex Volunteers on 1 April 1967 as successors to the former Territorial Army infantry battalions of the regiments of the Wessex Brigade, that had been reduced to cadre following the 1966 Defence White Paper and the subsequent formation of the TAVR. Its initial structure was as follows: HQ Company (Devon), at Exeter(from 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment) A Company (Gloucester), at Gloucester(from 5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment) B Company (Hampshire), at Winchester and Basingstoke (from 4th/5th Battalion, Royal Hampshire Regiment) C Company (Dorset), at Dorchester and Poole(from 4th Battalion, Dorset Regiment) D Company (Berkshire), at Reading(from 4th/6th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment) 1st Battalion In 1971, the battalion underwent a re-organisation, and was re-designated as the 1st Battalion, Wessex Volunteers upon formation of the 2nd Battalion, before renaming as the 1st Battalion, Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers) the next year; multiple detached platoons were formed for the rifle companies, and the company subtitles were omitted. Then in 1975, the battalion was re-organised once more, including the two battalions exchanging their respective D Companies. After these changes, the structure was as follows: HQ Company, at Le Marchant Barracks, Devizes A Company, at Gloucester Bristol and Forest of Dean B Company, at Winchester C Company, at Dorchester and Weymouth D (Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry) Company, at Poole and Bournemouth(from D Company, 2nd Battalion and a platoon of C Company, 1st Battalion) E Company, at Exeter, Plymouth and Barnstaple In 1986 and 1987, The Wessex Regiment was affiliated with both the Gloucestershire Regiment and Devonshire and Dorset Regiment regular army. It was the only reserve regiment in the South West with an active role as part of 1 Brigade NATO. The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment was in the process of raising their own territorial infantry battalion, and as a result, the regiment lost the previously Devon and Dorset affiliated companies to form the new battalion; namely: E Company to the new battalion as both HQ and A Companies, and C Company retaining its lettering; the latter was replaced by a rifle company from the 2nd Battalion. Then, starting in 1992, in line with the British Army's reductions at the end of the Cold War, the