19th Light Brigade (United Kingdom)

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unit_name= 19th Light Brigade


caption= Insignia of 19 Light Brigade
dates= *1892-1901 *1914-1919 *1938-1939 *1950-Present Day
country= Great Britain
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branch= British Army
type= Infantry
role= Light Infantry
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command_structure=3rd Mechanised Division
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notable_commanders= Horace Smith-Dorrien
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19th Infantry Brigade is a formation of the British Army.

History

World War I

The 19th Infantry Brigade crossed to France as an independent brigade before being attached to the 6th Division as a fourth brigade. However it was moved to the 27th Division on May 31, 1915 and was not replaced, reducing the 6th Division to the standard three infantry brigades.

World War II

The Brigade was a regular British Army formation at the beginning of World War II. It had been raised in 1938 for Internal Security in Palestine.

On 3 September 1939 it was converted to HQ Jerusalem Area to avoid confusion with an Indian Army brigade with the same number.

Post 1945

In the 1980s the Brigade was part of Eastern District and headquartered at Colchester as part of 3rd Armoured Division. The third part of the division, it would have had to cross the Channel to join the rest of the division, stationed with the British Army of the Rhine in Germany. Following the disbandment of the 3rd Armoured Division following the end of the Cold War, the brigade joined the new 3rd Mechanised Division, and moved to Catterick Garrison in Yorkshire. As part of the Delivering Security in a Changing World review in 2003 it was announced that the brigade was to become a 'Light' formation. The brigade became 19 Light Brigade as of 1 January 2005, and it is planned to move to Northern Ireland following the 'normalisation' of British military operations in the province.

Current Formation

19 Light Brigade Units 2008
* 19 Light Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (209 Signal Squadron)
* The Queen's Royal Lancers (Formation Reconnaissance)
* The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (Light Role)
* The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (Light Role)
* 2nd Battalion, The Rifles (Light Role)
* 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) (Light Role)
* 40th Regiment Royal Artillery (L118 Light Gun)
* 38 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers
* 19 Combat Service Support Battalion
* 150 Provost Company, 3rd Regiment Royal Military Police
* 24 CS Medical Squadron, 3rd CS Medical Regiment Royal Army Medical Corps

External links

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* [http://orbat.com/site/ww2/drleo/017_britain/39_army/palestine.html British Army Dispositions in 1939]
* [http://www.army.mod.uk/unitsandorgs/divisions_brigades.htm British Army Site]