Bermuda Volunteer/Territorial Army Units 1895-1965 - Amalgamation

Amalgamation

Many Bermudians have felt, since, that maintaining a TA infantry unit which has no military role under the (British) Ministry Of Defence, or NATO, is an unnecessary expense. Maintaining two such units was clearly an unnecessary duplication of effort. The racial disharmony which these two units exemplified was rapidly becoming politically incorrect, as the Island was affected by the equal rights movement in America. Consequently, in September 1965, the two units were amalgamated to form the Bermuda Regiment.