83rd Brigade (United Kingdom)

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The 83rd Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army. It was originally formed from regular army battalions serving away from home in the British Empire. It was assigned to the 28th Division and served on the Western Front and the Macedonian Front during World War I. The Brigade was temporarily attached to the 5th Division between March and April 1915.

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Formation

The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war. [1]

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Commanders

Commanding officers [3]
RankNameDate appointedNotes
Brigadier-General R. C. Boyle 26 December 1914Sick 13 May 1915
Lieutenant-Colonel T. O. Marden 13 May 1915Acting
Brigadier-General H. S. L. Ravenshaw 19 May 1915
Lieutenant-ColonelW. A. Blake18 May 1916Acting
Brigadier-GeneralH. S. L. Ravenshaw21 May 1916
Lieutenant-ColonelG. E. Bayley14 September 1916Acting
Brigadier-General F. S. Montague-Bates 25 September 1916
Brigadier-GeneralR. H. Hare13 November 1916
Brigadier-General F. C. Nisbet 10 March 1919
Lieutenant-ColonelW. Miller1 April 1919Acting
Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. Dobbs 23 May 1919Acting
Brigadier-GeneralF. C. Nisbet27 May 1919
Lieutenant-ColonelR. Tyrer21 September 1919Acting
Brigadier-GeneralF. S. Montague-Bates26 September 1919
Brigadier-General D. I. Shuttleworth 26 February 1920

References

  1. "28th Division". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. "28th Division". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  3. Becke, Major A. F. (1935). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 1. The Regular British Divisions. London: HMSO. p. 106. ISBN   1-871167-09-4.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)