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- This article is about the British Home Defence Brigade formed during World War II; it should not be confused with 201st Guards Motor Brigade, nor with 201st (2/1st Middlesex) Brigade formed during World War I.
201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) | |
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Active | 4 October 1940-13 December 1941 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Home Defence |
Size | Brigade |
Insignia | |
Badge worn when in the Yorkshire County Division |
The 201st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home) was a short-lived Home Defence formation of the British Army during World War II.
Contents
1 Formation and Service
2 Service
3 Order of battle
4 Notes
5 References
Formation and Service
The 201st Independent Infantry Brigade was formed for service in the United Kingdom on 4 October 1940 by No 1 Infantry Training Group in Aldershot Command. It was commanded by Brigadier A.E. Lawrence, and comprised four newly raised infantry battalions from Southern England.[1]
Service
The brigade moved from Aldershot Command to XII Corps on 10 October and then briefly to the West Sussex County Division (on 9 November), then to the Yorkshire Area (Military District) (on 21 February 1941), then to the Yorkshire County Division on 19 March, after that was formed on 24 February.[1][2] The Yorkshire County Division was re-designated the East Riding Coastal Area on 1 December and the brigade went with it until it was disbanded on 13 December.[1]
Order of battle
The composition of 201st Brigade was as follows:[1]
- 13th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (4 October 1940 — 25 November 1941)
- 14th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (4 October 1940 — 3 June 1941, converted in December that year into the 99th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery)
- 9th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (4 October 1940 — 5 December 1941, converted later that year into the 157th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps)
- 10th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (4 October 1940 — 25 November 1941, converted later that year into the 147th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps)
Notes
^ abcd Joslen, p. 364.
^ Joslen, p. 117
References
- Lt-Col H.F. Joslen, Orders of Battle, United Kingdom and Colonial Formations and Units in the Second World War, 1939–1945, London: HM Stationery Office, 1960/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2003, .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
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