48th_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)

48th Brigade (United Kingdom)

48th Brigade (United Kingdom)

Military unit

The 48th Brigade was a brigade of the British Army.

World War I

During World War I, the 48th Brigade was part of the New Army also known as Kitchener's Army. It was assigned to the 16th (Irish) Division and served on the Western Front. Units during World War I included:

The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war.

Post-war

48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade was formed in December 1949 by the redesignation of Johore Sub-District in Penang, Malaya. It was assigned in September 1952 to the new 17th Gurkha Division.[2] By April 1957 it was part of the garrison in Hong Kong (British Forces Overseas Hong Kong). It was redesignated in December 1976 as the Gurkha Field Force. It was again redesignated in 1987 as the 48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade. It was disbanded in the early 1990s.

References

  1. [1]
    "16th (Irish) Division". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. [2]
    Richard A. Rinaldi, Gurka Regiments in the British Army Post World War II Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, p.7, accessed July 2014.


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