British 4th Infantry Brigade
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A Second World War British Army brigade. It was part of the British 2nd Infantry Division .
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[edit] World War II History
A regular army formation; this brigade served in France in 1940 as part of the BEF , evacuated to England on May 31st 1940 . It remained in the United Kingdom until April 1942 when, with the rest of the 2nd Infantry Division, it was shipped to India to fight in the Burma Campaign until the end of the war in 1945 .
[edit] Composition of Brigade
- 1st Bn, The Border Regiment - until 4th May 1940
- 1st Bn, Royal Scots - until 3rd November 1942
- 2nd Bn, The Royal Norfolk Regiment
- 1/8th Bn, The Lancashire Fusiliers - from 4th May 1940
- 1st Bn, Royal Scots - from 3rd July 1943
[edit] Battles
The Dyle , St.Omer-La Bassee, Kohima , Mandalay
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