Second World War
As part of the 4th Infantry Division, it served in France in 1940, Algeria and Tunisia in 1943, Italy 1944 and ended the war in Greece.
Brigade units during the Second World War included:
- 1st Battalion, Black Watch
- 1st Bn. The South Lancashire Regiment
- 2nd Bn. The Royal Fusiliers
- 6th Bn. Black Watch
- 1st Bn. The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Commanders during the Second World War included:
- 3 September 1939 Brig. John Clark
- 20 October 1939 Brig. John Hawkesworth
- 18 June 1940 Brig. Daniel Beak
- 10 December 1941 Brig. R.G.W. Callaghan
- 14 April 1943 Lt Col. J.M. Haycroft (Acting)
- 17 April 1943 Brig. Richard Hull
- 17 June 1943 Brig. Gordon MacMillan
- 22 June 1943 Lt-Col. B.J.G Madden (Acting)
- 29 June 1943 Lt-Col. J.M. Haycroft (Acting)
- 7 July 1943 Lt Col. T.P.D. Scott
- 12 November 1943 Brig. F.M. Elliott
- 26 April 1944 Brig. A.G.W. Heber-Percy
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