182nd (2nd Warwickshire) Brigade

The 182nd (2nd Warwickshire) Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Territorial Force of the British Army, raised during the Great War. The brigade was formed as a duplicate of the 143rd (1/1st Warwickshire) Brigade and consisted of those men in the Territorial Force who did not wish to serve overseas. The brigade was assigned to the 61st (2nd South Midland) Division. With the division, the brigade served on the Western Front from May 1916 onwards.

The brigade was disbanded after the war in 1919. The brigade was reformed in the Territorial Army, now as the 182nd Infantry Brigade, in 1939, prior to the outbreak of World War II when was with Nazi Germany was becoming increasingly obvious. It was assigned to the 61st (South Midland) Infantry Division. However, the brigade never saw active service overseas and remained in the United Kingdom throughout the war.

World War I formation

The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war.

• 2/5th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 2/6th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 2/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 2/8th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
• 182nd Machine Gun Company
• 182nd Trench Mortar Battery

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World War II formation

• 2/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 9th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
• 1st Battalion, South Wales Borderers

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