The brigade was formed during the First World War in 1914, as a duplicate of the 144th (1/1st Gloucester and Worcester) Brigade, from men in the Territorial Force who, for various reasons, did not volunteer to serve overseas when asked at the outbreak of war. As a result, the brigade acted mainly in a reserve role, sending drafts of trained infantrymen to the 144th Brigade, and it also acted in a home defence role. Assigned to the 61st (2nd South Midland) Division, the brigade served on the Western Front from May 1916.
The brigade disbanded in 1919 after the war, along with the rest of the Territorial Force which was later reformed in 1920 as the Territorial Army. Throughout the spring and summer of 1939, the Territorial Army was doubled in size as a consequence of war with Nazi Germany becoming an increasing possibility. Subsequently, the brigade was reformed in the Territorial Army, now as the 183rd Infantry Brigade, in 1939, shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War in September. The brigade was assigned to the 61st Infantry Division. However, the brigade never saw active service overseas and remained in the United Kingdom throughout the war, including a few months spent on anti-invasion duties in Northern Ireland.
183rd, gloucester, worcester, brigade, infantry, brigade, formation, british, army, gloucester, worcester, brigade183rd, gloucester, worcester, brigade183rd, infantry, brigadeactive1914, 19191939, 1945country, united, kingdombranchterritorial, armytypeinfantry. The 183rd 2nd Gloucester and Worcester Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army 2 1st Gloucester and Worcester Brigade183rd 2 1st Gloucester and Worcester Brigade183rd Infantry BrigadeActive1914 19191939 1945Country United KingdomBranchTerritorial ArmyTypeInfantrySizeBrigadePart of61st 2nd South Midland Division61st Infantry Division Contents 1 First World War 1 1 Order of battle 2 Second World War 2 1 Order of battle 3 ReferencesFirst World War EditThe brigade was formed during the First World War in 1914 as a duplicate of the 144th 1 1st Gloucester and Worcester Brigade from men in the Territorial Force who for various reasons did not volunteer to serve overseas when asked at the outbreak of war As a result the brigade acted mainly in a reserve role sending drafts of trained infantrymen to the 144th Brigade and it also acted in a home defence role Assigned to the 61st 2nd South Midland Division the brigade served on the Western Front from May 1916 Order of battle Edit 2 4th City of Bristol Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment disbanded February 1918 2 6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment disbanded 1918 2 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment disbanded February 1918 2 8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment to February 1918 183rd Machine Gun Company Machine Gun Corps formed 19 June 1916 moved to 61st Battalion Machine Gun Corps 1 March 1918 183rd Trench Mortar Battery formed 27 June 1916 1 9th Battalion Royal Scots from February to June 1918 1 5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders from February to June 1918 1 8th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from February to June 1918 9th Service Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers from June 1918 11th Battalion Suffolk Regiment from June 1918 1st Battalion East Lancashire Regiment from June 1918 1 Second World War EditThe brigade disbanded in 1919 after the war along with the rest of the Territorial Force which was later reformed in 1920 as the Territorial Army Throughout the spring and summer of 1939 the Territorial Army was doubled in size as a consequence of war with Nazi Germany becoming an increasing possibility Subsequently the brigade was reformed in the Territorial Army now as the 183rd Infantry Brigade in 1939 shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War in September The brigade was assigned to the 61st Infantry Division However the brigade never saw active service overseas and remained in the United Kingdom throughout the war including a few months spent on anti invasion duties in Northern Ireland Order of battle Edit 4th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment to 28 August 1944 7th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment transferred to 213th Infantry Brigade 76th Infantry Division 8 April 1944 10th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment disbanded 8 April 1944 7th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment from 21 July 1944 1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters from 2 August 1944 4th Battalion Devonshire Regiment from July 1945 5th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry from July 1945 1st Battalion Duke of Cornwall s Light Infantry from July 1945 References Edit 61st 2nd South Midland Division The Long Long Trail Retrieved 4 February 2012 This article about a specific British military unit is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 183rd 2nd Gloucester and Worcester Brigade amp oldid 1084207206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
