26th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
| 26th Infantry Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1914-1919 1939โ1945 |
| Country | Burma Campaign |
The 26th Infantry Brigade was the name of two
Second World War
.
First World War
The 26th Brigade was formed in 1914 as part of
Western Front throughout the war as part of the 9th (Scottish) Division
, before being disbanded in 1919.
Component units
- 8th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
- 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's)
- 8th Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders[1]
- 5th Battalion, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 10th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders)
- 1/5th Loyal North Lancashire Regiment[2]
- 26th Machine Gun Company[3]
- 26th Trench Mortar Battery[4]
Commanders
The following officers commanded the 26th Infantry Brigade during the First World War:[5]
- Brigadier-General H. R. Kelham (21 September 1914)
- Brigadier-General E. G. Grogan (16 November 1914)
- Brigadier-General A. B. Ritchie (31 May 1915)
- Brigadier-General J. Kennedy (5 December 1916)
- Brigadier-General Hon. A. G. A. Hore-Ruthven (27 July 1918)
- Brigadier-General H. G. Hyslop (5 November 1918)
- Acting: Lieutenant-Colonel R. Campbell (12 November 1918)
- Brigadier-General Hon. A. G. A. Hore-Ruthven (22 November 1918)
Second World War
The brigade was initially formed as an organic part of the 9th (Highland) Infantry Division, itself a duplicate of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division. When the latter was surrounded and forced to surrender during the Battle of France, the 9th (Highland) Infantry Division was renamed as the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division. As part of these changes the 26th Infantry Brigade was redesignated as the 152nd Infantry Brigade on 7 August 1940.
On 6 April 1945, the
Rangoon
. After the reformation of the Territorial Army in 1947 it was active as an independent infantry brigade within Scottish Command for a period.
Component units
In 1939
- 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 5th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
- 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
In 1945
- 2nd Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
- 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
Commanders
- Brig. I.K. Thomas (CO Original 26th Brigade)
- Brigadier M.B. Jennings
- Brigadier L. Gwydyr-Jones
Notes
- 15th Divisionand amalgamated with 10th Battalion The Gordon Highlanders in May, 1916
- ^ Joined December 1915; left January 1916
- ^ Formed 29 January 1916; left to move into 9th Battalion Machine Gun Corps (M.G.C.) 1 March 1918
- ^ Joined 15 June 1916
- ^ Becke, A. F. (1938). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 3A: New Army Divisions (9-26). London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. p. 4.