214th Brigade (United Kingdom)

214th Brigade
214th Brigade
Active	1 November 1916–17 March 1919
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Part of	71st Division; 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division
Service	World War I

The 214th Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the First World War. It was raised as a second line brigade, of the Territorial Force and assigned to the 71st Division and the 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division. The second line infantry battalions had a minimum strength of 600 men.

Order of battle

The composition of 214th Brigade was as follows (not all units served in the brigade at the same time):^[1]^[2]^[3]

2/6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (joined 29 November 1916 from 190th (2nd DLI) Brigade, 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division)
2/7th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (joined 29 November 1916 from 190th (2nd DLI) Brigade, 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division)
2/8th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry (joined 29 November 1916 from 190th (2nd DLI) Brigade, 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division)
2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry
2/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry
16th (Home Service) Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
4th (Reserve) Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
4th (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers
51st (Graduated) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
52nd (Graduated) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment

^ "67th (2nd Home Counties) Division". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ Becke 1937, p. 102
^ Becke 1937, pp. 78–79

Becke, Major A.F. (1937). Order of Battle of Divisions Part 2B. The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th) with The Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 1-871167-00-0. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
James, Brigadier E.A. (1978). British Regiments 1914–18. London: Samson Books Limited. ISBN 0-906304-03-2. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Baker, Chris. "The 67th (2nd Home Counties) Division in 1914-1918". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
Baker, Chris. "The 71st Division in 1914-1918". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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"71st Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell". Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 2015-02-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)