The 97th Brigade was a formation of the

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

during the

First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

. It was raised as part of the new army also known as

Kitchener's Army The New Army, often referred to as Kitchener's Army or, disparagingly, as Kitchener's Mob, was an (initially) all-volunteer portion of the British Army formed in the United Kingdom from 1914 onwards following the outbreak of hostilities in the F ...

and assigned to the 32nd Division. The brigade served on the Western Front. Cyril Blacklock commanded the brigade in 1917.

Formation

The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war. (All cited to footnote) * 11th Battalion,

Border Regiment The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. After service in ...

(Lonsdale) * 15th Battalion,

Highland Light Infantry The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First World War, First and World War II, Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 t ...

(1st Glasgow) * 16th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (2nd Glasgow) * 17th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (3rd Glasgow) * 2nd Battalion,

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) was a Light infantry, light infantry regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. In 1968, the regiment was amalgamated with the Somers ...

* 10th Battalion, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders * 1/5th Battalion, Border Regiment * 97th Machine Gun Company * 97th Trench Mortar Battery

References

{{reflist Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War I Pals Brigades of the British Army