Rainbow, IIRC correctly there were the following special tasked bn's
Royal Duties- an Inf. Bn. & Ard. Recce Sqd. For the Queen & Royal Family escort/protection
A Bn. To secure art treausres & gold reserves
A Bn. To support HM's customs & border security (rounding up suspected Soviet agents & persons deemed to threaten security)
A Bn. For escort/protection of HM's govt.
IMC I have the Guards, King's, Queen's, & Prince of Wales's Div.'s add two bn.'s each the Scottish & Light Div. one each (according to Beevor in 'Inside the British Army', in 1990 the Scottish & King's Div.'s were the best recruited while the Queen's & Light were the worst)
As for the Gurkhas they are an almost limitless well (I have the figures @ home of how many apply just for the British Army each year, IIRC it's close to 10,000)
When I get home I will post my infantry ORBAT & my rationale behind it.
Dude UK, I will take whatever you have ! I do have a copy of the History of the RPC 1945-1990 & would like to compare notes. As for the SOHB, please PM me.
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