29th Infantry Brigade in the Second World War 1939-1945

29th Infantry Brigade

29th Infantry Brigade was formed in July 1940 from Regular Infantry Battalions recently arrived home from India. The saw action in Home Defence, Madagascar, East Africa, India and Burma as an independent Brigade and as part of 36th Division.
It was made up of:
1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers (July 1940-April 1944)
2nd Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment (July 1940-April 1944)
2nd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (July 1940-April 1944)
2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment (July 1940-April 1944)
1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) (May–Aug 1945)
1st Battalion, Essex Regiment (May–Aug 1945)
2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (May–Aug 1945)
29th Independent Brigade Group Anti-tank Company (1 Sep 1940 – 18 Jan 1941)
204th (Oban) Anti-tank Battery, Royal Artillery (16 July 1940 – 5 May 1941)
17th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (16 July 1940 – 5 May 1941)
E Company, 5th Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Machine Guns) 16 Aug 1940 – 11 June 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Machine Gun Company Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (12 June 1941 – 31 Oct 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Reconnaissance Company (19 Jan 1941 – 5 May 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Machine Gun Company Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (19 Jan 1941 – 5 May 1941)
B Special Service Squadron, Royal Armoured Corps (20 Aug 1942 – 1 June 1943)
455th Independent Light Battery, Royal Artillery (20 Aug 1942 – 1 June 1943)
D Company, 2nd Manchester Regiment (Machine Gun) 17 Oct 1943 – 16 June 1944)
236th Field Company, Royal Engineers (16 July 1940 – 25 Jan 1943)
29th Independent Brigade Group Company, Royal Army Service Corps (1 Aug 1940 – 5 May 1941)
154th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps (16 July 1940 – 25 Jan 1943)
29th Independent Brigade Group Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (27 April 1940 – 10 July 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Field Park, Royal Army Ordnance Corps (29 April 1940 – 5 May 1941)
29th Independent Brigade Group Provost Section, Royal Military Police (18 July 1940 – 15 Jan 1943

14th July 1940 Reorganisation

26th Jul 1940 Equipment

31st Jul 1940 Equipment

2nd Aug 1940 Orders

3rd Aug 1940 On the Move

5th Aug 1940 Reorganisation

7th Aug 1940 Stores

12th Aug 1940 Training

15th Aug 1940 Wireless Sets

16th Aug 1940 Exercise

22nd Aug 1940 Exercise

30th Aug 1940 Exercise

12th Sep 1940 Exercise

13th Sep 1940 Exercise

23rd Oct 1940 Reliefs

26th Jan 1943 On the Move

6th March 1944 Whistling bullets

6th Apr 1944 Objective Taken

6th Apr 1944 Orders

April 1944 Reliefs

May 1944 On the Move

6th Aug 1944 Attack Made

1st Sep 1944 Advance

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29th Infantry Brigade
during the Second World War 1939-1945.