160th (Wales) Brigade
| 160th (Wales) Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Active | World War I-Present |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Regular and Territorial Army |
| Part of | Support Command |
| Battle honours |
World War I: * Battle of Gallipoli * First Battle of Gaza * Battle of Nablus (1918) World War II: * Battle of Normandy * Battle of Falaise * Battle of the Bulge * Operation Veritable |
160 (Wales) Brigade or Brigâd 160 (Cymru) is a regional brigade of the British Army. It is not a formation that would be deployed as other brigades like 12th (Mechanised) Brigade would, but is a regional command responsible for all of Wales. The Brigade organises an annual patrolling competition in the Brecon Beacons known as Exercise CAMBRIAN PATROL.
History
It was originally part of the Territorial Army's 53rd (Welsh) Division and fought with that division in the First and Second World Wars. The Brigade was reconstituted as a result of British troops being sent to the Western Front during the emergency following the Spring Offensive. Post-war it was, for a time, 160th (South Wales) Brigade of the 53rd Division until the Territorial Army was reorganised as the TAVR and the division was finally deactivated. With the disbandment of 5th Division, the brigade came under the control of the new Support Command based in Aldershot, in April 2012.[1]
Order of battle
1914–1918 160th (Welsh Border) Brigade
- 2/4th Battalion, Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
- 1/4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
- 2/4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment
- 2/10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
- 1/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (until February 1915)
- 1/3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (until February 1915)
1918 160th Brigade
- /1/7th Royal Welch Fusiliers
- 1/21st Punjabis
- 1/17th Infantry
- 1st Cape Corps commanded by Brigadier General V. L. N. Pearson.[2]
1939–1945
- 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment
- 4th Battalion, Welch Regiment (until 26 August 1944)
- 1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment
- 6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (from 26 August 1944)
Current Formation
- 3rd Battalion Royal Welsh
- 104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
- Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
- Welsh Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps
Future
Under the Army 2020 concept, 160th (Wales) Brigade will renamed as 160th Infantry Brigade. It will be one of the seven Adaptable Force brigades. It will comprise of 1st Battalion, The Rifles and 6th Battalion, The Rifles.[3]
Citations
- ↑ House of Commons briefing note
- ↑ Falls 1930 Vol. 2 p. 669
- ↑ http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Army2020_Report.pdf page 9
References
- Falls, Cyril; A. F. Becke (maps) (1930). Military Operations Egypt & Palestine from June 1917 to the End of the War. Official History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence. 2 Part II. London: HM Stationery Office. OCLC 256950972.
External links
- 160 (Wales) Brigade – on British Army official website
- Brigâd 160 (Cymru) (in Welsh)