Rifles -> first two units forming the 1st Battalion, all other redesignation Conversion of 4th Armoured Brigade to a mechanised brigade Conversion of 19th Mechanised Brigade to a light brigade (19 Light Brigade) Conversion of 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Brigade into a holding infantry brigade under 3rd (UK) Mechanised Division for battalions preparing to deploy on Operation Herrick (this change occurred in 2006/07) Conversion of a single battalion of the Parachute Regiment to a tri-service specialist special forces support battalion (see Special Forces Support Group) Reorganisation of the Territorial Army infantry into 14 battalions that are attached to regular infantry regiments of the British Army (below is the main mergers, however company sized changes did occur) 52nd Lowland Volunteers -> 52nd Lowland Volunteers, 6th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland 51st Highland Volunteers -> 51st Highland Volunteers, 7th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland Lancastrian and Cumbrian Volunteers -> 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Tyne-Tees Regiment -> 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers East of England Regiment -> 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment East and West Riding Regiment -> 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment West Midlands Regiment -> 4th (Volunteer) Battalion, Mercian Regiment Royal Welsh Regiment -> 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, Royal Welsh Rifle Volunteers -> 6th Battalion, The Rifles Royal Rifle Volunteers -> 7th Battalion, The Rifles Reduction in the number of British infantry battalions from 40 to 36 -> reductions occurring in the Royal Irish Regiment following the end to Operation Banner 2nd Battalion (Home Service) -> disbanded in 2007 3rd Battalion (Home Service) -> disbanded in 2007 4th Battalion (Home Service) -> disbanded in 2007 King's and Cheshire Regiment -> disbanded in 2006 with companies going to 4 LANCS and 4 MERCIAN Reduction in the number and size of regular military bands in the Corps of Army Music from 29 to 23: Band of the Royal Irish Regiment disbanded Band of the Hussars and Light Dragoons and Band of the Royal Lancers amalgamated -> Band of the Light Cavalry Band of the Dragoon Guards and Cambrai Band of the Royal Tank Regiment -> Heavy Cavalry (Cambrai) Band Lowland Band of the Scottish Division and Highland Band of the Scottish Division amalgamated -> Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland Normandy Band of the Queen's Division merged with Minden Band of the Queen's Division Normandy Band of the King's Division and Waterloo Band of the King's Division amalgamated