113th Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 113th Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army active in both World War I and World War II.

World War I

Men of the 15th (Service) Battalion (1st London Welsh), Royal Welsh Fusiliers in the snow-covered front line trenches at Fleurbaix, 28 December 1917.

The 113th Brigade was originally raised in World War I from men volunteering for Lord Kitchener's New Armies, and was assigned to the 38th (Welsh) Division. The brigade, composed entirely of four battalions of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, served in the trenches of the Western Front throughout the war.

Order of battle

The 113th Brigade was constituted as follows during the war:[1]

World War II

The brigade and division were both disbanded after the war, but were reformed in the Territorial Army (TA), the British Army's part-time reserve force, in the latter half of 1939 as war with Nazi Germany seemed increasingly likely. As a consequence of this, the Territorial Army was ordered to be doubled in size, with each unit forming a 2nd Line duplicate. The 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division was reconstituted as was the brigade, now the 113th Infantry Brigade. The 113th Brigade, under the command of Brigadier Llewellyn Alston, was formed as a duplicate of the 160th Infantry Brigade and initially consisted of two TA battalions, the 15th and 2/5th, of the Welch Regiment and one, the 4th, of the Monmouthshire Regiment. However, the brigade never saw active service outside the United Kingdom during World War II and was reduced to a Lower Establishment and eventually became a training brigade.

Order of battle

The 113th Infantry Brigade was constituted as follows during the war:[2]

From 26 September 1944:[3]

Commanders

The following officers commanded the 113th Infantry Brigade during the war:[4]

From 26 September 1944:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "38th Division". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Joslen, p. 305
  3. ↑ Joslen, p. 290
  4. ↑ Joslen, p. 305
  5. ↑ Joslen, p. 290

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