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The 232nd Infantry Brigade was a formation of the British Army during both the First and the Second World Wars.
First World War
editIt was assigned to the 75th Division and served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. Units included:[1]
- 1/5th (Prince of Wales's) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment
- 2/5th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment
- 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles
- 2/4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
- 1/4th Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment)
- 72nd Punjabis
- 2/4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, Kashmir Rifles
- 229th Machine Gun Company
- 232nd Trench Mortar Battery
Second World War
editThe 232nd Infantry Brigade was formed from the 2nd (Malta) Infantry Brigade. It was based in Malta and Egypt.
Commander was Brigadier F.A.J.E. Marshall.
Component Units
edit- 2nd Battalion, King's Own Malta Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, King's Own Malta Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
- 8th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
- 8th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
References
edit- ^ Baker, Chris. "The 75th Division in 1914-1918". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
External links
edit- "232 Infantry Brigade". Orders of Battle.com.
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