Awards
Two members of the Brigade won the Victoria Cross.
Rev. John Weir Foote, VC, CD (5 May 1904 – 2 May 1988 ), Regimental Chaplain to The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) for work with the wounded at the Dieppe Raid.
Frederick Albert Tilston acting Major in The Essex Scottish Regiment. During the Battle of the Rhineland, he volunteered to lead an infantry company in an attack on the Hochwald. After leading "C" Company in a 500 yard attack and wounded, he refused to be evacuated while he organized a defence against German counter-attacks.
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