27th British Commonwealth Brigade
- 27th British Commonwealth Brigade
The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade was a brigade formed by the armies of the British Commonwealth, during the Korean War. It was formed in August 1950, from the 1st Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, and the 1st Battalion of The Middlesex Regiment, from the British Hong Kong garrison.
Soon after arriving in Korea, the brigade was in action, being involved in the defence of the Pusan perimeter, on 29th August 1950, and the UN offensive to link with the Inchon landings.
The brigade was joined in September 1950 by an Australian contingent, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), and in December 1950 by the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
The brigade had few of the support units that were a normal feature of other Commonwealth units in Korea, and were always at a disadvantage in this respect, being reliant on US support units.
After further action during the retreat from the Yalu River, the Chinese Winter Offensive and the UN counter-offensive, the brigade's final action was during the Battle of Kapyong. Both the Argylls and Middlesex Regiment were relieved and the brigade was disbanded, to be replaced by the fully-constituted 28th British Commonwealth Infantry Brigade, part of 1st Commonwealth Division.
Commander
*Brigadier Basil Aubrey Coad
References
*Brian Catchpole: "The Korean War" ISBN 1-84119-413-1
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