Active 1914-1918
1939–1945 Branch British Army Role Infantry | Country United Kingdom Type Infantry Size Brigade | |
The 16th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service during the First and Second World Wars.
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First World War
The brigade was part of the 6th Infantry Division during the First World War. It served on the Western Front throughout the War.
Component units during the First World War
Component units included:
Second World War
The brigade was based in Palestine at the beginning of the Second World War as part of the British 8th Infantry Division. It was later part of the British 6th Infantry Division which was redesignated as the British 70th Infantry Division on 10 October 1941. This brigade was involved in the breakout from Tobruk and after being transferred, along with the rest of the 70th Division, to India and Burma, it was transformed into a Chindit formation. It fought in the Second Chindit Campaign of 1944, commanded by Brigadier Gilmour Anderson.
Component units during the Second World War
The component units were:
Officers Commanding
Commanding officers included: