After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. Infantry Depot A at Wellington Barracks was the headquarters for the five guards regiments.[1]
In line with the reforms of the army, it was renamed as the Guards Division on 1 July 1968.[2]
^Messenger, Charles (16 March 1994). A History of British Infantry: For Love of Regiment, Volume 2, 1915–1994. Pen and Sword. p. 156. ISBN 9780850524222.