94th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
- 94th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 94th Infantry Brigade was a British Army brigade formed during the First World War as part of the British 31st Division .
History
The 31st Division is famous as one of Kitchener's Divisions of the New Army with their large number of Pals battalions that suffered heavy casualties during the Battle of the Somme . The 94th Brigade suffered some of the worst casualties during the First day on the Somme .
The brigade was disbanded in February 1918 then began reforming in May. In June it was brought up to strength with the addition of Yeomanry battalions from the 74th (Yeomanry) Division and renamed the 94th (Yeomanry) Brigade.
Component units
* 11th Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment (Accrington Pals)
* 12th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (The Sheffield City Battalion)
* 13th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (1stBarnsley Pals)
* 14th battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment (2ndBarnsley Pals)
Links
Sources
* "The Somme, The Day by Day Account" , Chris McCarthy, 1998, The Caxton Publishing Group. ISBN 1-86019-873-2
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