The 148th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army. The brigade was raised in 1908 upon the creation of the Territorial Force as the 3rd West Riding Brigade and was assigned to the West Riding Division, later the 148th (3rd West Riding) Brigade and 49th (West Riding) Division respectively. With the division, the brigade saw service on the Western Front during the First World War from 1915 to 1918.
Disbanded after the war, the brigade was reformed in the Territorial Army as the 148th Infantry Brigade and continued to serve with 49th Division.
Formation in World War I[]
- 1/4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 1/5th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 1/4th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
- 1/5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
Formation in World War II[]
- 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
- 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
- 8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
- 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers[2]
References[]
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- ↑ "The 49th (West Riding) Division of the British Army in 1914-1918". Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. http://www.webcitation.org/6XioCncZK. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
- ↑ http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents.php?aid=12&nid=2&start=0
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