43rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

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43rd (Wessex) Brigade
Active	1914-1944 1985-Present
Country	Great Britain
Branch	British Army
Type	Territorial Army
Part of	5th Division

The British Army's 43rd Infantry Brigade was originally created during World War I as part of the 14th (Light) Division. It was reformed as a Lines of Communication security force in North Africa during the Second World War.

In November 1943 it was redesignated as the 40th Infantry Division a division created for deception purposes. The brigade was disbanded in Sicily in June 1944.

Reformed in 1985, 43 (Wessex) Brigade is now an administrative brigade of the British Army and covers the South West England region. It draws its history principally from the former 43rd Wessex Division of the Territorial Army. It comes under the 5th Division, which is headquartered at Copthorne Barracks, Shrewsbury.

[edit] Composition Today

• The Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RHQ Bovington) (TA)
• 1st Battalion, The Rifle Volunteers (HQ Exeter)(TA)
• other units