The 24th Infantry Brigade was an

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of the

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from the

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. It was reraised during the

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, as the 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards). During various designations, the brigade was active throughout the Cold War and existed until 1999, when it was merged with the 5 Airborne Brigade to become

16 Air Assault Brigade 16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team, known simply as 16 Air Assault Brigade from 1999–2021, is a formation of the British Army predominantly based in Colchester, Essex. It makes up the Air Assault Task Force, a battlegroup held at high readines ...

First World War

The brigade was first formed as part of the 8th Division by battalions returning from overseas stations to reinforce British forces on the Western Front in France. The brigade moved to France with the rest of the 8th Division in November 1914 and fought there for the entire war.

Order of battle 1914–18

The order of battle included: * 1st Battalion,

Worcestershire Regiment The Worcestershire Regiment was a line infantry regiment in the British Army, formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot and the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot. The regiment ...

* 2nd Battalion,

East Lancashire Regiment The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, a Line infantry, line infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot and 59t ...

''(left February 1918)'' * 1st Battalion,

Sherwood Foresters The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for just under 90 years, from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Worcestershire Regiment to ...

* 2nd Battalion,

Northamptonshire Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960. In 1960, it was amalgamated with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's O ...

* 1/5th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) ''(from November 1914, left October 1915)'' * 1/4th Battalion,

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (the Duke of Albany's) to form ...

''(from February to April 1915)'' * 24th Machine Gun Company,

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''(formed 19 January 1916, moved to 8th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps 20 January 1918)'' * 24th Trench Mortar Battery ''(formed January 1916)''

Commanders

The commanders of the 24th Infantry Brigade during the First World War were: * Brigadier-General F. C. Carter (29 September 1914) * Brigadier-General R. S. Oxley (16 March 1915) * Lieutenant-Colonel T. S. Lambert (27 July 1915 - acting) * Lieutenant-Colonel A. C. Buckle (28 July 1915 - acting) * Brigadier-General R. S. Oxley (1 August 1915) * Brigadier-General A. J. F. Eden (8 July 1916) * Brigadier-General H. W. Cobham (14 January 1917) * Lieutenant-Colonel C. R. H. Stirling (7 November 1917 - acting) * Brigadier-General R. Haig (24 November 1917) * Brigadier-General L. M. Stevens (4 June 1918) * Lieutenant-Colonel S. S. Hayne (14 August 1918 - acting) * Brigadier-General R. O'H. Livesay (6 September 1918)

Second World War

The 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards) was formed on 13 February 1940. In April 1940, the brigade was part of the unsuccessful British force sent to fight in the Norwegian Campaign. The brigade arrived in

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on 15 April 1940, and was evacuated on 8 June 1940. The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-45 H20660

In 1942–1943, the brigade formed part of the 1st Infantry Division. From 7 December 1943 to 31 August 1945, it served in the Italian Campaign with the 1st Infantry Division, and fought at the

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from January to March 1944. By the time the brigade was relieved, it had suffered 1,950 casualties. From March 1944, the brigade supported the

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until March 1945, and then joined the

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. The brigade helped liberate

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in 1945. After the end of the war, the brigade lost its 'Guards' title, and was redesignated as the 24th Independent Infantry Brigade. The brigade formed the infantry element of the Trieste Garrison - BETFOR (British Element Trieste Force).

Order of Battle 1939–45

* 1st Battalion,

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''(from 1 March 1940)'' * 1st Battalion,

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''(from 1 March 1940 until 13 March 1944)'' * 2nd Battalion,

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''(from 4 March until 10 June 1940)'' * 1st Battalion,

Welsh Guards The Welsh Guards (WLSH GDS; ), part of the Guards and Parachute Division, Guards Division, is one of the Foot guards, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the World War I, First ...

''(from 16 June 1940 until 12 September 1941)'' * 24th Infantry Brigade (Guards) Anti-Tank Company ''(formed 1 September 1940, disbanded 10 February 1941)'' * 2nd Battalion,

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''(from 9 December 1940 until 5 June 1942)'' * 1st Battalion,

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''(from 12 September 1941 until 10 September 1942)'' * 5th Battalion,

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''(from 5 June 1942 until 28 March 1945)'' * 11th Battalion,

''(from 11 September until 29 October 1942)'' * 3rd Battalion,

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''(from 13 March 1944 until 28 February 1945)'' * 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards ''(from 10 March 1945)'' * 1st Battalion,

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''(from 10 March 1945)'' * 42nd Field Company,

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* 137th Field Ambulance,

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* 550th Company,

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* 24th Independent Guards Brigade Group Workshop, Royal Engineers

Commanders

The following officers commanded the brigade during the war: * Brigadier W. Fraser * Brigadier

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* Brigadier

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* Brigadier W.P.A. Bradshaw * Brigadier A.S.P. Murray * Brigadier M.D. Erskine * Brigadier A.F.L. Clive

Cold War

The brigade was withdrawn from Trieste in October 1954. It later moved to Kenya. In 1960, as the 24th Infantry Brigade Group, the brigade's commander,

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D.G. Horsford, was rushed from

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to take command of the British land forces assembled to dissuade President Kassem of

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from invading the country (

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). On 12 December 1963 Kenya gained its independence. While 1st Battalion,

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at Gilgil, were in the process of relocating to

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, Edinburgh, having sent their advance party ahead, trouble started to brew in the newly-independent East African armies. Thus 24th Brigade was reduced to two battalions: 2nd Battalion,

and 1st Battalion,

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, both at

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, plus 3rd Regiment,

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and the remnants of the Gordons when the alerts started coming. The brigade was involved in putting the indigenous army mutinies which sprang up in

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, in the Uganda Army, and Kenya itself in January 1964. Brigade Headquarters left Kenya for

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at the end of October 1964, and stayed there until the final British evacuation of Aden in November 1967. On its return home it joined 3rd Infantry Division in 1968 as part of

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and was based at

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in Plymouth. The brigade arrived in

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at the start of

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in mid-1969 and was back again in June 1970. The brigade was soon afterward reorganised as the 24th Airportable Brigade at Streatlam Camp,

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. At this time the brigade headquarters consisted of elements from various units. The brigade became the only Regular brigade in the reorganized 2nd Infantry Division, stationed in the north, after the army reorganization which implemented the findings of John Nott's

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. Later that decade, after the successful trial conversion of 6th Armoured Brigade to 6th Airmobile Brigade, it was decided to change over 24th Brigade into a permanent airmobile anti-tank formation. Its war role became the rapid barring and blocking of any

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breakthrough of

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defences in Germany. In 1990 several Members of Parliament described the brigade as "no more mobile than a bicycle battalion", due to a lack of available helicopters. 1st Battalion the

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pioneered this new airmobile role and served with

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in 1995, as part of the '

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'. Under the 1998 Strategic Defence Review, as a cost cutting measure, the brigade was merged with elements of

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to become the new

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1989 Structure

* Headquarters, 24th Airmobile Brigade at

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** 24 Airmobile Brigade Headquarters & Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of Signals, at Catterick Garrison ** 1st Battalion, Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), at Somme Barracks, Catterick Garrison (Airmobile Infantry, 42 x

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Anti-Tank Missile Launchers) *** 586 Signal Troop (Airmobile), Royal Corps of SignalsAll 500 level signal troops of the Royal Corps of Signals, where unique as they were known as 'station troops', which would remain at their 'base' location and support the unit which was at that location. For example, the 3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry was based at Weeton Barracks in Blackpool, where 568 Signal Troop was as well. When 3 Light Infantry moved out in 1991, the signal troop remained and began supporting 1st Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment when they moved in. Lord & Watson, p. 118 *** Band of the Green Howards (Small Infantry Band) **

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, at Bourlon Barracks, Catterick Garrison (Airmobile Infantry, 42 x MILAN Anti-Tank Missile Launchers) *** Band of the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (Small Infantry Band) ** 27th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, at

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, Topcliffe (18 x FH70 155mm field howitzers) o 1st Artillery Brigaderef name=":102" /> ** 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Rapier Barracks,

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(36 x Towed Rapiers and 12 x Blindfire Radar) **

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, at

, Topcliffe Moved to

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over the next several years. ** 51 Field Squadron (Airmobile),

, at Claro Barracks, Ripon (under admin of 38 Engineer RegimentWatson & Rinaldi, pp. 232–233.) ** 24 (Airmobile) Ordnance Company,

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, at Gaza Barracks, Catterick Garrison (under admin of 2 Ordnance Bn) ** 24th (Airmobile) Field Ambulance,

, in Catterick Garrison (22 x Land Rover Ambulances) In addition to the above structure, on mobilisation the Tactical Support Element, 170 Provost Company,

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(under HQ RMP,

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) would have reinforced the brigade.British Army, ''1991 Master Order of Battle'', Ministry of Defence, London. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

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.) * *Gregory Blaxland, The Regiments Depart: A History of the British Army 1945–70, William Kimber, London, 1971
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