45th Brigade (United Kingdom)

45th Brigade 45th Infantry Brigade
Active	1914 - 1918 1939 - 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	15th (Scottish) Infantry Division
Engagements	World War I
Insignia
Identification symbol	Divisional Insignia Scottish Red Lion Rampant , inside a yellow circle

The 45th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both World War I and World War II with 15th (Scottish) Division.

First World War

The brigade was raised, as 45th Brigade, in 1914 as part of Kitchener's New Armies shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. With the 15th (Scottish) Division, the brigade saw active service on the Western Front in Belgium and France.

The brigade command the following units in World War I:^[1]

• 13th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
• 7th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (until May 1916)
• 6th/7th (Service) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (until February 1918)
• 6th (Service) Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
• 11th (Service) Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) (until June 1918)
• 1/8th (The Argyllshire) Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) (from June 1918)
• 45th Machine Gun Company
• 45th Trench Mortar Battery

The 7th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers was an original member of the brigade. It merged with the 6th Battalion in May 1916 to form the 6th/7th Battalion.

Second World War

The brigade was reformed just before World War II, as the 45th Infantry Brigade. The brigade was a 2nd Line Territorial Army formation and was part of the 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, which was the duplicate of the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division and served in the Second World War. It remained in the United Kingdom throughout the war and, in early January 1943, left the 15th Division and was replaced by 6th Guards Tank Brigade.

• 6th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers
• 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
• 10th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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