90th Brigade

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The 90th Brigade was a formation of the British Army. It was raised as part of the new army also known as Kitchener's Army and assigned to the 30th Division. It served on the Western Front and in the Italian Campaign during the First World War.

Formation

The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war.

16th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (1st City of Manchester)

17th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (2nd City of Manchester)

18th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (3rd City of Manchester)

19th Battalion, Manchester Regiment (4th City of Manchester)

2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers

2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment

14th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

2/14th Battalion, London Regiment

2/15th Battalion, London Regiment

2/16th Battalion, London Regiment

90th Machine Gun Company

90th Trench Mortar Battery

References

90th Brigade Wikipedia

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