86th Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 86th Brigade was a formation of the
First World War
.
Order of Battle
The following units served with the brigade at various time during the war:[1][2]
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- 2/3rd Battalion, London Regiment – attached 24 September 1915 to January 1916
- 16th (Service) Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Public Schools)
- 1st Battalion, Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
- 86th Machine Gun Company
- 86th Trench Mortar Battery
Commanders
| Rank | Name | Date appointed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant-Colonel | H. V. S. Ormond | 11 January 1915 | Acting |
| Brigadier-General | S. W. Hare | 1 February 1915 | Wounded 25 March 1915 |
| Colonel | O. C. Wolley-Dod | 25 April 1915 | Temporary |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | D. E. Cayley | 27 April 1915 | Acting |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | H. G. Casson | 30 April 1915 | Acting |
| Brigade split up 4 May 1915, reformed 6 June 1915 | |||
| Brigadier-General | O. C. Wolley-Dod | 6 June 1915 | Invalided 13 August 1915 |
| Brigadier-General | D. E. Cayley | 13 August 1915 | Temporary |
| Brigadier-General | C. J. Perceval | 14 August 1915 | |
| Brigadier-General | W. de L. Williams | 20 December 1915 | |
| Brigadier-General | R. G. Jelf | 29 April 1917 | Invalided 16 August 1917 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | H. Nelson | 16 August 1917 | Acting |
| Brigadier-General | G. R. H. Cheape | 24 August 1917 | |
References
- ISBN 1-847347-38-X.
- ^ "29th Division". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ISBN 1-871167-09-4.