Editing Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (section)

===Conversion to light infantry===
In 2003 a defence [[white paper]], ''[[Delivering Security in a Changing World]]'', was published. Among the changes proposed was the amalgamation of all single-battalion infantry regiments into multi-battalion [[large regiment]]s. As a result, discussions were undertaken between [[The Light Infantry]] and the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment concerning the formation of a three-battalion regiment. In December 2004 details of the amalgamations to be carried out were announced.<ref name="future">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4102013.stm|title=In detail: Army restructuring plans|date=16 December 2004|work=BBC News|access-date=3 January 2012}}</ref>  The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment would integrate Gloucestershire elements of the [[Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment]] to form a new battalion of The Light Infantry.<ref name="future"/> As part of the preparation for this, the regiment moved from the [[Prince of Wales' Division]] to the [[Light Division]], and was renamed the '''Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry''', on 22 July 2005.<ref name="regts"/>