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156th Infantry Brigade    156th Brigade served with 52nd (Lowland) Division during the Great War. They saw action in the Middle East, Palestine and on the Western Front. 156th Brigade consisted of 5th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (to November 1914) 6th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (to March 1915) 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (to 28 June 1918) 4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Battalion, Royal Scots (from April 1915) 7th Battalion, Royal Scots (from April 1915) 156th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (from 16 March 1916 to 28 April 1918) 156th Trench Mortar Battery (from 27 June 1917)  Few rounds were fired by "H" Battery 25th Apr 1915 Training 8th Jun 1915 On the Move 9th Jun 1915 On the Move 11th Jun 1915 On the Move 18th Jun 1915 Lack of Medical Support 28th Jun 1915 In Action 12th Jul 1915 Attack Made 15th Nov 1915 Attack 1st June 1916 Order No.17 received 2nd June 1916 G.O.C. 52nd Division inspects 4th June 1916 B.M.740 issued 5th June 1916 Orders issued to Glasgow Yeomanry 6th June 1916 Reconnaisance by B.G.C. & B.M. 7th June 1916 Patrol captured 24 Goats and 7 Sheep 8th June 1916 BM.854 issued 9th June 1916 B.M.874 10th June 1916 B.M.838/1 issued re: Mobile Column. 11th June 1916 B.M.888 to 52nd Division 12th June 1916 G.O.C. and G.S.O.1 visit B.G.C. 13th June 1916 Mobilisation Practice. 14th June 1916 G.248 received. 15th June 1916 B.M. 1001 issued 16th June 1916 Disposition return to 52nd Division. 17th June 1916 G.R.193/128 received 18th June 1916 B.M.876 to units 19th June 1916 Brigadier General Koe leaves 20th June 1916 New roster for Outposts. 21st June 1916 G.O.C. & G.S.O.1 visit 22nd June 1916 Horses at disposal of R.F.C. 23rd June 1916 Disposition issued 24th June 1916 G.O.C. arrives 25th June 1916 Concentration of Enemy forces at Bir El Mazar. 26th June 1916 Field firing 27th June 1916 Divisional H.Q. established 1st July 1916 Sentries sleeping in their posts 2nd July 1916 G.R.8 received 3rd July 1916 Brigade Sanitary Squad formed 4th July 1916 Conference of C.O's at Bde.H.Q. 5th July 1916 C-in-C. inspected defences 6th July 1916 C-in-C inspected Blairs Post 7th July 1916 7th H.L.I. arrived 8th July 1916 157th Inf. Bde. take over area 9th July 1916 Sentries sleeping 10th July 1916 Brigade Transport deteriorated 11th July 1916 Orders 12th July 1916 Major General W.E. Smith C.H.G. takes over Command 14th July 1916 Reinforcements August 1916. 15th July 1916 B.M.1170 16th July 1916 B.M.1164 17th July 1916 reinforcements 18th July 1916 use of Barbed Wire. 19th July 1916 G.R.15/8 received 20th July 1916 B.M.2008 21st July 1916 B.G.C. returned from Alexandria 22nd July 1916 52nd Division Order No.4 31st July 1916 Reinforcements since 19th July 1916 31st August 1916 Reinforcements August 1916. 31st August 1916 Effective Strength - August 1916 28th February 1917 Brigade Strength 31st March 1917 Brigade Strength 19th April 1917 Casualties 20th April 1917 Casualties 2nd May 1917 Supplement 5th May 1917 Orders   5th May 1917 Ref. Operational Order No.60 5th May 1917 Brigade Operation Order No. 8.   6th May 1917 For Communication 14th May 1917 Report 15th May 1917 G.R.13/5/13 20th May 1917 Brigade Bombing School 21st May 1917 Casualty 27th May 1917 Aeroplane spotting 28th May 1917 G.R. 13/5/1 30th May 1917 G.R. 13/5/1 30th May 1917 H.Q. 52nd Division. B.M. 30/11 31st May 1917 Casualties 31st May 1917 Casualties 31st May 1917 Brigade Strength 31st May 1917 Brigade Strength 2nd June 1917 52nd Divisional Order No. 61   3rd June 1916 Orders issued to Lt. Col. K.E. McBarnett 5th June 1917 G.R.24/2/1 6th June 1917 Infantry and Artillery Co-operation 8th June 1917 52nd Division Order No.61.   8th June 1917 52nd Division Order No.61. 10th June 1917 Brigade Order ( ?A? )   10th June 1917 Moves ordered. 10th June 1917 Brigade Order No.9 10th June 1917 156th Brigade Order No.9 11th June 1917 7th Scottish Rifles arrived at Sheikh Ajlin   12th June 1917 Location Marine View.   13th June 1917 Lt. Col. W.C. Peebles T.D. assumed Command of Brigade   14th June 1917 Corps. Reserve. 15th June 1917 156th M.G.C. relieved by 162nd M.G.C. 16th June 1917 RE: Memorandum No.28 16th June 1917 Preliminary Instructions 16th June 1917 Scheme. 16th June 1917 Instruction issued 27th June 1917 Operation Order No.101.   27th June 1917 Brigade ?A? Order.   29th June 1917 Brigade training 30th June 1917 Instructions to read with Order No.101. 30th June 1917 Effective Strength's 30th June 1917 Casualties 1st July 1917 Division in Corps 5th July 1917 52nd Division Order No.62.   6th July 1917 Information 6th July 1917 Met the Commander in Chief 7th July 1917 Operational Order No.10. 7th July 1917 Table of Reliefs. 7th July 1917 Operational Order No.10.   7th July 1917 Addition to Operational Order No.10. 7th July 1917 Training continues 8th July 1917 Operational Order "A".   8th July 1917 Brigade Operation Order No.10 received, 9th July 1917 Relieve 229th & 231st Inf. Bde's.   10th July 1917 Relief of the two Platoons 11th July 1917  warned to be particularly vigilant 11th July 1917 B.M. 11/1. 12th July 1917 Ref G.R.2/1/25 12th July 1917 Report 12th July 1917 Visited Brentwood Redoubt 13th July 1917 Patrols to Wadi Endless 14th July 1917 Moved from the Retrenchment Line 15th July 1917 Quiet day on the whole front. 16th July 1917 Situation normal.   17th July 1917 Ref GR2/1/25   17th July 1917 Registration on Barrage Lines. 18th July 1917 Enemy shelled the Apex 19th July 1917 Special Warning received from 52nd Division 20th July 1917 Letter GR 2/1/25 20th July 1917 Report forwarded to Division 21st July 1917 Quiet day. 22nd July 1917 Sound of Singing and Music 23rd July 1917 Received from Division 24th July 1917 Relief of 155th M.G.C. 25th July 1917 Received from 52nd Division 26th July 1917 Patrols to Suffolk Ridge 27th July 1917 Posts and localities 27th July 1917 Left Sub-Sector 27th July 1917 Army Commander met Brigade Commander 28th July 1917 New scheme for reference of Mansura Locality 29th July 1917 Distribution of troops 30th July 1917 Patrol of 2 Officers and 22 men proceeded from Mansura 31st July 1917 Pioneer Battalions moving in 31st July 1917 52nd Division Order. No. 64. 31st July 1917 52nd Division Operational Order No.64 1st August 1917 B.M. 328   1st August 1917 B.M. 336. 1st August 1917 B.M. 528 H.Q. 52nd Division.   1st August 1917 Relief of the 156th Inf. Brigade 1st August 1917 Operation Order No.12. 2nd August 1917 Operational Order No.13 issued. 2nd August 1917 Reference 52nd Division Order No. 65   2nd August 1917 Report on Patrol to Birsaba Road 2nd August 1917 52nd Division Order No. 65.   2nd August 1917 Table of Reliefs. 2nd August 1917  Unit effective Strength's 2nd August 1917 Congratulations 2nd August 1917 Operational Order No.13.   3rd August 1917 B.M. 381 3rd August 1917 Brigade Order 3rd August 1917 Reference to D.M.314 4th August 1917 52nd Division Order No.66 4th August 1917 52nd Divinion Order No.66. 5th August 1917 Brigade relief 6th August 1917 Relief completed   7th August 1917 1/7th Scot. Rifles wired 7th August 1917 52nd Divisional Orders No.67.   7th August 1917 G.R. 17/2/15 8th August 1917 Reconnaisance of line Wadi Baha 9th August 1917 1/7th Scot. Rifles wired 10th August 1917 Special instructions 10th August 1917 Amendment to Division Order No. 67 10th August 1917 Amendment to Operational Order No.67.   10th August 1917 Special Instructions. 10th August 1917 Operational Order No.14.   10th August 1917 Unit effective Strength's in the Brigade August 1917 11th August 1917 Relief of 2 Coys. 4th Royal Scots 12th August 1917 The Brigade carried out operations ( as per O.O.14. ) 14th August 1917 Appendix 13. B.M.486. 15th August 1917 155th Brigade relieving 16th August 1917 Musketry commenced. 19th August 1917 Military Cross - Military Medal 20th August 1917 German Measles 20th August 1917 52nd Division Order No.70.   21st August 1917 C in C visited Divisional H.Q. 21st August 1917 Rationing and Watering.   23rd August 1917 Infantry Relief 24th August 1917 Relief of 155th M.G.C. 26th August 1917 B.M.615 29th August 1917 Artillery 31st August 1917 Effective Strength - August 1917   31st August 1917 Casualties during August 1917.   31st August 1917 Fire Bays 13th January 1918 March Table   17th January 1918 Continuation of my B.M.117 18th January 1918 Pack Animal Loading 19th January 1918 Training Programme for week ending 28th January 1918 19th January 1918 Brigade Bombing School 20th January 1918 Training programme 20th January 1918 Training Programme 20th January 1918 B.M.200. 22nd January 1918 B.M.211 25th January 1918 B.M.238 25th January 1918 B.M.243   31st January 1918 Casualties January 1918. 31st January 1918 Unit effective Strength's in the Brigade January 1918 31st January 1918 B.M.297 1st February 1918 B.G.C. accompanied by Brigade Major visited the left Sub-Section   2nd February 1918 Boards to be erected 3rd February 1918 Brigade Order No.27. 3rd February 1918 Brigade Order No.27   5th February 1918 Relief of Line 6th February 1918  6th February 1918 Relief of Front Line 7th February 1918  B.M. 461. 7th February 1918 H.Q. 52nd Division. B.M.460.   7th February 1918 B.M.460 issued 8th February 1918 Trenches at some points partially flooded. 9th February 1918 Redistribution of M.G's 10th February 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.28. 10th February 1918 Result of Test Call for Artillery Barrages 11th February 1918 B.G.C. visited the line 12th February 1918 Brigade Headquarters transferred   13th February 1918 Grenade boxes 13th February 1918 Recesses for S.A.A. 14th February 1918 Continuation of my B.M.487   14th February 1918 B.G.C. visited 15th February 1918 The Commander-in-Chief visited Observation Post 16th February 1918 Bombing School visited by B.G.C. 17th February 1918 Trenches nearly dry 18th February 1918 In the event of Enemy Aircraft 19th February 1918 B.G.C. visited the Left Sub-Section 20th February 1918 Rapid Loading and Unloading practice 20th February 1918 B.M.625 issued 21st February 1918 Demonstration of Light Bridging 22nd February 1918 B.G.C. visited the line 23rd February 1918 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.29. 23rd February 1918 Capt. H. Sayer M.C. to Staff Course 24th February 1918 Reference to Q.3421 24th February 1918 B.G.C. visited Higher Command O.P. 25th February 1918 Battalions in Reserve relieved Battalions in the line. 26th February 1918 Memo from Division 27th February 1918 Artillery Barrages tested 28th February 1918 Casualties February 1918. 28th February 1918 Effective Strengths February 1918. 28th February 1918 B.M.33l 1st March 1918 Defence Scheme 1st March 1918 Defence Scheme.   1st March 1918 Garrisons and Distribution.   1st March 1918 Vulnerable Points   1st March 1918 Action in case of Attack   1st March 1918 System of Patrolling   1st March 1918 Artillery arrangements   1st March 1918  Machine Guns in the Defence. 1st March 1918 Signal Communications. 1st March 1918 Alarm Orders.   1st March 1918 Administrative arrangements. 1st March 1918 Co-ordinates of Posts & Headquarters.   1st Apr 1918 Preparations 2nd Apr 1918 Advance Parties 3rd Apr 1918 On the Move 4th Apr 1918 On the Move 5th Apr 1918 On the Move 5th April 1918 Arrived at Gabbary Quay, Alexandria 10th Apr 1918 Embarkation 11th Apr 1918 On the Move 16th Apr 1918 Good Weather 17th Apr 1918 Arrival 20th Apr 1918 Slow Progress 21st Apr 1918 At Rest 22nd Apr 1918 Inspections 23rd Apr 1918 Clothing and Equipment 24th Apr 1918 Instructions 24th Apr 1918 Orders 25th Apr 1918 On the Move 27th Apr 1918 Crops 28th Apr 1918 Advisor 29th Apr 1918 Route March 30th Apr 1918 Lecture 2nd June 1918 Relieved by 1st / 7th Highland Light Infantry 1st July 1918 Brigade was inspected by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught 5th July 1918 l56th Infantry Brigade Order No.42   5th July 1918 To all recipients of 156th Infantry Brigade Order No.42. 6th July 1918 Ref. Order No.42.   22nd Jul 1918 Reliefs   26th August 1918 B.M.178 was received   1st September 1918 156th Brigade in Support to 15th Brigade.   3rd September 1918 155th Brigade passing through to occupy Hindenburg Line   22nd September 1918 Orders received   19th November 1918 Inspected by the B.G.C. 156th Brigade. 30th November 1918 St. Andrews day If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 156th Infantry Brigade? There are:294 items tagged 156th Infantry Brigade available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 156th Infantry Brigade during the Great War 1914-1918. 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