There was a general reduction in the size of the Territorial Army in 1961, and 1st Cambridgeshires were amalgamated with the 4th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment to form the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiment (TAVR).
There was a widespread decrease in the size of the Territorial Army in 1961, leading to the combination of the 1st Cambridgeshires with the 4th Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment to create the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiment (TAVR).