232nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

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The 232nd Infantry Brigade was a formation of the British Army during both the First and the Second World Wars.

First World War

It was assigned to the

• 1/5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment
• 2/5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
• 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
• 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
• 2nd Battalion,
  3rd Gurkha Rifles
• 2/4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
• 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
• 72nd Punjabis
• 2/4th Battalion,
  Dorsetshire Regiment
• 3rd Battalion,
  Kashmir Rifles
• 229th Machine Gun Company
• 232nd Trench Mortar Battery

Second World War

The 232nd Infantry Brigade was formed from the 2nd (Malta) Infantry Brigade. It was based in Malta and Egypt.

Commander was Brigadier F.A.J.E. Marshall.

Component Units

• 2nd Battalion,
  King's Own Malta Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, King's Own Malta Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
• 8th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
• 8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment

References

External links

• "232 Infantry Brigade". Orders of Battle.com.