84th Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 84th Brigade was a 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 the First World War. The Brigade was temporarily attached to the 5th Division between March and April 1915.
Formation
[edit]The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war.[1]
- 2nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
- 1st Battalion, Welsh Regiment
- 1/6th (Glamorgan) Battalion, Welsh Regiment
- 1/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment
- 1/12th Battalion, London Regiment
- 84th Machine Gun Company
- 84th SAA Section Ammunition Column
- 84th Trench Mortar Battery
General Officers Commanding
[edit]| Rank | Name | Date appointed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigadier-General | F. Wintour | 25 December 1914 | Sick 23 February 1915 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | W. B. Wallace | 23 February 1915 | Acting |
| Brigadier-General | L. J. Bols | 24 February 1915 | |
| Brigadier-General | T. H. F. Pearse | 7 September 1915 | |
| Brigadier-General | G. A. Weir | 13 October 1915 | |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | F. A. Greer | 1 December 1916 | Acting |
| Brigadier-General | G. A. Weir | 14 February 1917 | |
| Brigadier-General | F. C. Nisbet | 23 March 1918 | |
| Brigadier-General | R. H. Hare | 8 March 1919 | |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | H. R. A. Hunt | 3 April 1919 | Acting |
| Brigadier-General | R. H. Hare | 28 June 1919 | |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | R. C. Dobbs | 14 August 1919 | Acting |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | J. L. Furney | 9 October 1919 | Acting |
| Brigadier-General | R. H. Hare | 17 October 1919 | |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | J. L. Furney | 25 October 1919 | Acting |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | A. H. Yatman | 5 November 1919 | Acting |
| Colonel | H. A. V. Cummins | 21 December 1919 | Acting |
| Lieutenant-Colonel | A. H. Yatman | 29 December 1919 | Acting |
| Colonel | C. Bonham-Carter | 2 January 1920 | Acting |
| Brigadier-General | W. B. Emery | 29 February 1920 | Converted into an "Army Brigade" in Turkey 25 September 1922 |
References
[edit]- ^ "28th Division". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ 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.