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When the war began, a Marine Brigade of four infantry battalions was formed from men of the Royal Marine Light Infantry and Royal Marine Artillery.The brigade was to be an Advanced Base Force, according to a pre-war plan to furnish the Admiralty with a means to take, fortify or defend temporary naval bases for fleet operations or the supply of army field forces.
Jeffcoat was able to join up with parties from 4th Bedfordshire Regiment and 1st Honourable Artillery Company of the neighbouring 63rd (Royal Naval) Division, which had been 'bombing' their way up the line towards 2nd Division. Although Jeffcoat was mortally wounded this mixed force handed over about 1,000 yards (910 m) of captured German ...
7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (SR) 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment (SR) 1/1st Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company (TF) 10th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers; 1/28th Battalion, London Regiment (Artists Rifles) (TF) 1/4th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry (TF) 190th Machine Gun Company
It was assigned to the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division and served on the Western Front during the First World War. The brigade was first raised in August 1914. By April 1915 it was known as 2nd (Royal Naval) Brigade. In July 1915, the Brigade was broken up, then reformed on 2 August 1915 and re-designated 2nd Brigade. It was further re-designated ...
Although men of the Royal Navy served on land in many areas throughout the world, the units listed below served as an infantry division in Gallipoli, Belgium and France (the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division).
The 188th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army which comprised several battalions provided by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines.The brigade was formed in July 1916 following the absorption of the Royal Naval Division into the British Army, thereby becoming the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division.
62nd (2nd West Riding) Division 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division 63rd (Royal Naval) Division 64th (2nd Highland) Division 65th (2nd Lowland) Division 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Division 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division 68th (2nd Welsh) Division 69th (2nd East Anglian) Division 71st Division 72nd Division 73rd Division
The 1st Royal Naval Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Royal Navy which was formed from excess naval reserve personnel. The brigade was formed in August 1914 and assigned to the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division after that division's formation in September 1914 and served on the Western Front and during the Gallipoli campaign, until July 1916 when it was broken up.