HC Deb 23 May 1939 vol 347 c2126W
Mr. Perkins

asked the Secretary of State for War whether any decision has yet been reached as to the recruiting areas for the 5th Gloucesters?

7 Mr. Hore-Belisha

The following provisional distribution has been approved:

Original Unit.

th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment.

  • Battalion headquarters: Gloucester.
  • Headquarter company: Gloucester.
  • One company: Gloucester.
  • One company: Cheltenham.
  • One company: Cinderford.
  • One company: Tewkesbury and Winchcombe.

Duplicate Unit.

th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment (provisional title).

  • Battalion headquarters: Stroud and Dursley.
  • Headquarter company: Stroud and Dursley.
  • Two companies (less one platoon): Stroud and Dursley.
  • One platoon: Wotton-under-Edge.
  • One company (less one platoon): Cirencester.
  • One platoon: Northleach.
  • One company: Berkely and Thorn-bury.