Formed 1 July 1999 with Headquarters at Wolseley House, Wolverhampton.
Successor to 5th Battalion The
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (Volunteers) , 5th
Battalion The Light Infantry (Volunteers) and 3rd
(Volunteer) Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment.
COMPANIES:
A (Fusilier) Company at Sheldon, Birmingham with Pltn at Coventry.
Formed by redesignation of 'B' Company 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment
of Fusiliers.
B (Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment) Company at
Kidderminster with Assault Pioneer Pltn at Worcester. Formed by redesignation
of 'A' Company 5th Battalion The Light Infantry.
C (Stafford) Company at Burton-on-Trent. Formed by redesignation
of 'C' Company 3rd Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment.
D (Stafford) Company at Stoke-on-Trent. Formed by redesignation
of 'B' Company 3rd Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment.
E (Light Infantry) Company at Shrewsbury with Pltn at Hereford.
Formed by redesignation of 'HQ' Company and 'C' Company 5th Battalion
The Light Infantry.