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86th Brigade (United Kingdom)

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The 86th 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 29th Division and served on the Western Front and the Gallipoli Campaign and in Egypt during the First World War.


Order of Battle

The following units served with the brigade at various time during the war:[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Maj A.F. Becke,History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions, Part 1: The Regular British Divisions, London: HM Stationery Office, 1934/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007, ISBN 1-847347-38-X.
  2. ^ "29th Division". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 20 January 2012.