The infantry was originally composed of Bantams, that is soldiers who would otherwise be excluded from service due to their short stature.[1] This became a regular infantry Brigade with the end of the Bantam experiment at the end of 1916, after it was noted that bantam replacements were not up to the physical standards of the original recruits.[2]
The brigade was disbanded in April 1919 at Ripon,[3] the brigade was not reformed in the Second World War.[4]
Davson, H.M. (1926). The History of the 35th Division in the Great War (2020 ed.). London: Naval & Military Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN9781843426431.
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106th, brigade, united, kingdom, 106th, brigade, formation, british, army, during, first, world, raised, part, army, also, known, kitchener, army, assigned, 35th, division, brigade, served, western, front, contents, history, order, battle, commanders, referenc. The 106th Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the First World War It was raised as part of the new army also known as Kitchener s Army and assigned to the 35th Division The brigade served on the Western Front Contents 1 History 2 Order of Battle 3 Commanders 4 References 5 BibliographyHistory editThe infantry was originally composed of Bantams that is soldiers who would otherwise be excluded from service due to their short stature 1 This became a regular infantry Brigade with the end of the Bantam experiment at the end of 1916 after it was noted that bantam replacements were not up to the physical standards of the original recruits 2 The brigade was disbanded in April 1919 at Ripon 3 the brigade was not reformed in the Second World War 4 Order of Battle editThe composition of the brigade was as follows 5 17th Service Battalion Royal Scots Rosebery 17th Service Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Leeds left November 1917 19th Service Battalion Durham Light Infantry 2nd County left February 1918 18th Service Battalion Highland Light Infantry 4th Glasgow disbanded February 1918 4th Extra Reserve Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment joined November 1917 left to 105th Brigade February 1918 12th Service Battalion Highland Light Infantry joined February 1918 106th Machine Gun Company joined April 1916 left for division MG battalion February 1918 106th Trench Mortar Battery joined April 1916 Commanders editBrig Gen H O Donnell to 13 May 1916 6 Brig Gen J H W Pollard C B C M G from 13 May 1916 to March 1919 6 References edit Davson 1926 pp 1 2 Davson 1926 pp 81 82 Davson 1926 pp 296 Joslen p 305 Baker Chris 35th Division The Long Long Trail Retrieved 5 January 2022 a b Davson 1926 pp 114 Bibliography editDavson H M 1926 The History of the 35th Division in the Great War 2020 ed London Naval amp Military Press pp 81 82 ISBN 9781843426431 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 106th Brigade United Kingdom amp oldid 1211009892, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
