• battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers. The brigade was numbered as 149th (Northumberland) Brigade in 1915 and served with the 50th (Northumbrian)...
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    50th (Northumbrian) Division (category Military units and formations in Northumberland)
    consisting of three infantry brigades, the 'Northumberland', 'York and Durham' and 'Durham Light Infantry (DLI)' Brigades. Each brigade was composed of four infantry...
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    who was killed on the Western Front whilst in command of the 149th (Northumberland) Brigade. Davis, Frank; Maddocks, Graham (1995). Bloody Red Tabs - General...
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  • Rees commanded the 11th Infantry Brigade and 13th Reserve Brigade. In 1917 he led the 149th (Northumberland) Brigade in the Battle of Arras. In early...
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  • while inspecting trenches. At the time, he was commanding the 149th (Northumberland) Brigade. Clifford was the son of Sir Henry Hugh Clifford VC. His elder...
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  • (Royal Marine) Brigade became a new 188th Brigade. 149th (Northumberland) Brigade for the 1st Line formation British infantry brigades of the First World...
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    November 1914. In April 1915, the brigade was posted to France and on 14 May was redesignated as 149th (Northumberland) Brigade in 50th (Northumbrian) Division...
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  • Brigadier General James Foster Riddell as commander of the 149th (Northumberland) Brigade, part of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, after Riddell was...
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    Northumbrian Brigade (later the 149th). The 5th Bn along with the 4th, 6th, and 7th bns of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers were all part of this brigade. In...
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    divisions and brigades. For example, the Northumbrian Division, had the Northumberland, York and Durham and the Durham Light Infantry Brigades. The second...
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    major-general, or brigadier-general and generally commanded units of brigade size or larger. A popular view arose in post-war years that British general...
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    experienced substantial dilution by the end of the offensive; the 149th (Northumberland) Brigade, for example, received large numbers of replacements from East...
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  • December 1915 1/5th Battalion, Border Regiment – joined from 149th (Northumberland) Brigade 20 December 1915; left 13 February 1918 1/5th Battalion, Durham...
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  • up to Sanctuary Wood to reinforce 5th Bn Border Regiment of 149th (Northumberland) Brigade, although it was not heavily engaged. 1/5th Loyals remained...
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  • Administrative Brigade of Northumberland Artillery Volunteers in November 1873. When that brigade was consolidated on 23 July 1880 to form the 1st Northumberland and...
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  • afterwards. Further lodgements made in the enemy positions by 149th (Northumberland) Brigade on 14 November were also driven back. After a winter spent trench-holding...
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    Hartburn War Memorial (category Monuments and memorials in Northumberland)
    unveiled by Colonel EPA Riddel, CMG, DSO, commander of the 149th (Northumberland) Brigade. The memorial stands on a small triangular green in the middle...
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  • The 30th (Northumbrian) Anti-Aircraft Brigade was an air defence formation of Britain's Territorial Army from 1936 until 1955, which defended Tyneside...
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  • Egypt in March 1941 and arrived there on 20 June 1941. It was converted to 149th Anti-Tank Regiment on 1 July 1941 at Mena Camp with 432nd, 433rd, ‘X’/432nd...
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    Medium Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery in 1920. Prior to the Second World War, the headquarters of 149th (Northumberland) Infantry Brigade was based...
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    formed. It contained the same infantry brigades as before, the 149th (4th to 7th Battalions Royal Northumberland Fusiliers), 150th (4th Battalion, East...
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  • Engineers 69th Infantry Brigade Workshop 151st Infantry Brigade Workshop 231st Infantry Brigade Workshop Royal Army Medical Corps 149th Field Ambulance 186th...
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  • William Robb (British Army officer) (category Northumberland cricketers)
    Western Front, in April 1915. The battalion formed part of the 149th (Northumberland) Brigade, itself part of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division. He was awarded...
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  • Division 4th Artillery Brigade 12th Dragoons 7th Infantry Brigade 14th Infantry Regiment 149th Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry Brigade 49th Infantry Regiment...
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    March 1942 respectively at 206th HAA Training Rgt, Arborfield, which joined 149th and 158th (Mixed) HAA Rgts ('Mixed' units were those into which women from...
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    Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine Gun) (April–December 1940) Machine Gun Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles (1942–1945) HQ 5th Indian Infantry Brigade 1st...
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    1940 to form Saar Force Lothians and Border Horse 7th Battalion The Northumberland Fusiliers (Machine-Guns) 1st Battalion Princess Louise's Kensington...
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  • Freyer) 4th Artillery Brigade 12th Dragoons 7th Infantry Brigade 14th Infantry Regiment 149th Infantry Regiment 8th Infantry Brigade 49th Infantry Regiment...
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    XXXV Corps, Sixth Army. Refer following section titled "Divisions" for brigades, regiments and battalions associated with each division participating in...
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  • J.W. Barker, TD. During this period the brigade was composed as follows (temporary attachments omitted): 149th (Mixed) HAA Rgt – to 6 AA Group June 1943...
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