The brigade was first raised in August 1914. By April 1915 it was known as 2nd (Royal Naval) Brigade. In July 1915, the Brigade was broken up, then reformed on 2 August 1915 and re-designated 2nd Brigade. It was further re-designated the 2nd (Royal Naval) Brigade and the 189th Brigade in July 1916.
Formation
The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war.
royal, naval, brigade, infantry, brigade, royal, navy, assigned, 63rd, royal, naval, division, served, western, front, during, first, world, naval, brigadeformation, badge, royal, naval, divisionactive20, august, 1914, july, 1915, august, 1915, july, 1916count. The 2nd Royal Naval Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Royal Navy It was assigned to the 63rd Royal Naval Division and served on the Western Front during the First World War 2nd Naval Brigade2nd Royal Naval BrigadeFormation badge of the Royal Naval DivisionActive20 August 1914 July 1915 2 August 1915 19 July 1916Country United KingdomBranch Royal NavyTypeInfantrySizeBrigade of 1 500 menPart ofRoyal Naval DivisionBrigade HQPortsmouth Naval Base PortsmouthEngagementsFirst World War Siege of Antwerp Race to the Sea Gallipoli CampaignInsigniaMetal divisional badge The brigade was first raised in August 1914 By April 1915 it was known as 2nd Royal Naval Brigade In July 1915 the Brigade was broken up then reformed on 2 August 1915 and re designated 2nd Brigade It was further re designated the 2nd Royal Naval Brigade and the 189th Brigade in July 1916 Formation EditThe infantry battalions did not all serve at once but all were assigned to the brigade during the war 5th Nelson Battalion 6th Howe Battalion 7th Hood Battalion 8th Anson Battalion Chatham amp Deal Battalion Portsmouth amp Plymouth Battalion 2 2nd Battalion London Regiment 2nd Hawke Battalion 4th Collingwood Battalion 1st Drake Battalion 189th Machine Gun Company 189th Trench Mortar Battery 1 References Edit 63rd Royal Naval Division The Long Long Trail Retrieved 26 January 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 2nd Royal Naval Brigade amp oldid 1084207268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
