List of battalions of the Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)

A List of battalions of The Parachute Regiment from formation in 1940 to the present day.


 * 1st Battalion [1940-present]


 * 2nd Battalion [1941-present]


 * 2nd/3rd Battalion [1946-1948]


 * 3rd Battalion [1941-present]


 * 4th Battalion [1942-1946]


 * 4th/6th Battalion [1946-1948]


 * 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion [1942-1948] - formed from 7th Bn, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders


 * 6th (Royal Welsh) Parachute Battalion [1942-1946] - formed from 10th Bn, The Royal Welch Fusiliers


 * 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion [1942-1948] - formed from 10th Bn, The Somerset Light Infantry


 * 8th (Midland Counties) Parachute Battalion [1942-1946] - formed from 13th Bn, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment


 * 8th/9th Battalion [1946-1948] -


 * 9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion [1942-1946] - formed from 10th Bn, The Essex Regiment


 * 10th Parachute Battalion [1943-1944] - formed from volunteers from the 2nd, 4th and 5th Bn, The Royal Sussex Regiment


 * 11th Parachute Battalion [1943-1944] - formed from cadre of the 156th Battalion


 * 12th (Yorkshire) Parachute Battalion [1943-1956] - formed from the 10th Bn, The Green Howards


 * 13th (Lancashire) Parachute Battalion [1943-1945] - formed from the 2/4th Bn, South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)


 * 15th (King's) Parachute Battalion [1945-1947] - formed from the 1st Bn, The King's Regiment (Liverpool) in Rawalpindi


 * 16th (Staffords) Parachute Battalion [1945-1947] - formed from the 1st Bn, The South Staffordshire Regiment in Rawalpindi


 * 17th Parachute Battalion [1945-1967]


 * 151st Parachute Battalion [1941-1942] - formed in India from volunteers of 27 different battalions. Converted to 156th Battalion.


 * 156th Parachute Battalion [1942-1944]

Territorials and Volunteers

 * 4th/6th Battalion [1947-1948]
 * 4th (V) Battalion [1967-present]
 * 10th (County of London) Battalion [1947-1999]
 * 11th (Middlesex) Battalion [1947-1956]
 * 12th (Yorkshire) Battalion [1943-1956]
 * 12th/13th (Yorkshire and Lancashire) Battalion [1956-1967]
 * 13th (Lancashire) Battalion [1947-1956]
 * 14th Battalion [1948-1956]
 * 15th (Scottish) Battalion [1947-1992] -
 * 16th (Welsh) Battalion [1947-1956]
 * 17th Battalion (9th Bn The Durham Light Infantry) [1948-1967]
 * 18th Battalion [1947-1956]