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443:. At this time the brigade had few of the support units that were a normal feature of other Commonwealth units in Korea, and were always at a disadvantage in this respect, being reliant on
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in April 1951, a famous last-stand victory. Both the
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An "orders group" of battalion commanders of the 27th
British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade in Korea on 22 Oct 1950, following the
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in
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Gregory
Blaxland, The Regiments Depart: A History of the British Army 1945–70, William Kimber, London, 1971.
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in
January 1951, and then a Canadian infantry battalion in February. The brigade's final action was the
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during the First World War. It was originally composed of the 11th and 12th (Service) Battalions of the
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on 28 August 1950. Soon after arriving, the brigade was in action, being involved in the
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due to the addition of
Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and Indian units.
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Military units and formations of the United
Kingdom in the Korean War
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373:. In the foreground, seated left and leaning forward, is Brigadier
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16:
British Army unit which fought in WWI, WWII, and the Korean War
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manning the lip of a mine crater at
Meteren, 23 June 1918.
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and served with the 51st (Highland) Infantry
Division in
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21 September 1917: Lieutenant-Colonel H. D. N. Maclean (
393:, but was then sent on to Korea at the outbreak of the
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14 October 1915: Brigadier-General Henry Ernest Walshe
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Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War II
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1951
1934:
Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War I
439:(3 RAR), and in December 1950 by the 2nd Battalion,
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of the US Army, who had just been extricated by the
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British infantry brigades of the Second World War (
389:The brigade was re-formed in 1948 and sent out to
1944:Military units and formations established in 1939
628:2 May 1916: Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. B. Tweedie (
377:. Behind them are officers of the 3rd Battalion,
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277:It was originally formed in August 1914 as the
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567:Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
441:Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
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472:28th British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade
317:In 1939 this brigade was reformed, as the
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704:Order of Battle of the British Army 1914
383:3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
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360:
264:
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608:26 September 1915: Lieutenant-Colonel
1929:Infantry brigades of the British Army
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654:23 September 1917: Brigadier-General
269:Men of the 12th (Service) Battalion,
248:. In Korea, the brigade was known as
289:divisions raised from volunteers by
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13:
602:7 January 1915: Brigadier-General
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560:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
535:1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
532:9th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders
509:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
415:27th Infantry Brigade arrived in
331:51st (Highland) Infantry Division
307:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
305:and the 10th (Service) Battalion
250:27th British Commonwealth Brigade
24:27th British Commonwealth Brigade
450:After further action during the
379:187th Airborne Infantry Regiment
327:9th (Highland) Infantry Division
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110:
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72:
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329:, a 2nd Line duplicate of the
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514:
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498:12th Battalion, Royal Scots
464:Royal New Zealand Artillery
452:retreat from the Yalu River
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1964:Brigades of the Korean War
772:list for 101-308 and named
301:, 6th (Service) Battalion
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437:Royal Australian Regiment
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666:Brigadier William Fraser
604:Clarence Dalrymple Bruce
456:Chinese Winter Offensive
236:that saw service in the
624:Gerald Frederic Trotter
598:William Scott-Moncrieff
283:9th (Scottish) Division
643:Francis Aylmer Maxwell
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339:153rd Infantry Brigade
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580:16th Field Regiment,
503:Royal Scots Fusiliers
460:Third Battle of Seoul
368:
361:Post Second World War
319:27th Infantry Brigade
309:(Princess Louise's).
303:Royal Scots Fusiliers
268:
223:27th Infantry Brigade
22:27th Infantry Brigade
656:William Denman Croft
281:and was part of the
135:British Commonwealth
1846:117th Royal Marines
1841:116th Royal Marines
610:Henry Ernest Walshe
412:in September 1950.
357:from 1942 to 1945.
285:, the first of the
702:p.70 Rikhye, Ravi
553:Middlesex Regiment
528:Gordon Highlanders
387:
275:
1914:
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1825:24th (Gold Coast)
1749:27th (N Rhodesia)
722:Brian Catchpole:
684:Basil Aubrey Coad
468:Battle of Kapyong
375:Basil Aubrey Coad
355:North-West Europe
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211:Basil Aubrey Coad
119:medical personnel
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1719:7th (N Rhodesia)
1316:Territorial Army
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507:10th Battalion,
492:11th Battalion,
408:was awarded the
371:Battle of Yongju
335:Battle of France
323:Territorial Army
313:Second World War
293:to serve on the
287:Kitchener's Army
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562:(to April 1951)
558:1st Battalion,
555:(to April 1951)
551:1st Battalion,
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526:7th Battalion,
520:5th Battalion,
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501:6th Battalion,
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447:support units.
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1022:33rd (Guards)
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1017:32nd (Guards)
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