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223rd Brigade (United Kingdom)

Index 223rd Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 223rd Brigade was a Home Defence formation of the British Army in World War I and World War II. [1]

54 relations: Alexander Stanier, British Army, Bury St Edmunds, Cambridgeshire Regiment, Central Force, Cley next the Sea, Darsham, Eastern Command (United Kingdom), Essex County Division, Essex Regiment, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, First Army (Home Forces), Holt, Norfolk, King's Regiment (Liverpool), London Regiment (1908–1938), Lovat Scouts, Military Service Act 1916, Newmarket, Suffolk, Norfolk, Northamptonshire Regiment, Northern Army (Home Forces), Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom), Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Service Corps, Royal Engineers, Royal Field Artillery, Royal Garrison Artillery, Royal Norfolk Regiment, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Salthouse, Sheringham, Somerset Light Infantry, Spring Offensive, Suffolk Regiment, Territorial Force, The National Archives (United Kingdom), Thetford, United Kingdom, Weybourne, Norfolk, World War I, World War II, XI Corps (United Kingdom), York and Lancaster Regiment, 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division, 176th (2/1st Staffordshire) Brigade, 1st Fife Artillery Volunteers, 1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, 59th (2nd North Midland) Division, 64th (2nd Highland) Division, 69th (2nd East Anglian) Division, ..., 71st Division (United Kingdom), 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion, 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion, 9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion. Expand index (4 more) »

Alexander Stanier

Brigadier Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier, 2nd Baronet of Peplow Hall DSO & Bar, MC (31 January 1899 – 10 January 1995) was a British Army officer who fought in World War I and World War II, particularly distinguished for his actions at Boulogne in 1940, on D-Day in 1944, and in the Rhineland in 1944.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.

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Bury St Edmunds

Bury St Edmunds is a historic market town and civil parish in the in St Edmundsbury district, in the county of Suffolk, England.

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Cambridgeshire Regiment

The Cambridgeshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, and was part of the Territorial Army.

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Central Force

GHQ Central Force was a home command of the British Army during the First World War.

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Cley next the Sea

Cley next the Sea or, Anglo-Saxon Clæg "clay", is a village and civil parish on the River Glaven in Norfolk, England, north-west of Holt and east of Blakeney.

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Darsham

Darsham is a village in Suffolk, England.

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Eastern Command (United Kingdom)

Eastern Command was a Command of the British Army.

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Essex County Division

The Essex County Division was a formation of the British Army formed in World War II on 18 February 1941 by the redesignation of the West Sussex County Division.

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Essex Regiment

The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958.

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Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

The Fife and Forfar Yeomanry (FFY) was an Armoured Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army formed in 1793.

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First Army (Home Forces)

First Army was a home service formation of the British Army during the First World War.

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Holt, Norfolk

Holt is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk.

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King's Regiment (Liverpool)

The King's Regiment (Liverpool) was one of the oldest line infantry regiments of the British Army, having been formed in 1685 and numbered as the 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot in 1751.

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London Regiment (1908–1938)

The London Regiment was an infantry regiment in the British Army, part of the Territorial Force (later renamed the Territorial Army).

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Lovat Scouts

The Lovat Scouts was a British Army unit first formed during the Second Boer War as a Scottish Highland yeomanry regiment of the British Army.

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Military Service Act 1916

The Military Service Act 1916 was an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom during the First World War.

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Newmarket, Suffolk

Newmarket is a market town in the English county of Suffolk, approximately 65 miles (105 kilometres) north of London.

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Norfolk

Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England.

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Northamptonshire Regiment

The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960.

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Northern Army (Home Forces)

Northern Army was a home service formation of the British Army during the First World War, responsible for the defence of East Anglia.

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Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)

The Parachute Regiment, colloquially known as the Paras, is an elite airborne infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Royal Army Medical Corps

The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace.

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Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was a corps of the British Army responsible for land, coastal and lake transport, air despatch, barracks administration, the Army Fire Service, staffing headquarters' units, supply of food, water, fuel and domestic materials such as clothing, furniture and stationery and the supply of technical and military equipment.

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Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.

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Royal Field Artillery

The Royal Field Artillery (RFA) of the British Army provided close artillery support for the infantry.

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Royal Garrison Artillery

The Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) was formed in 1899 as a distinct arm of the British Army's Royal Regiment of Artillery serving alongside the other two arms of the Regiment, the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) and the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA).

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Royal Norfolk Regiment

The Royal Norfolk Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army until 1959.

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Royal Warwickshire Regiment

The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years.

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Salthouse

Salthouse is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

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Sheringham

Sheringham (population 7,367) is an English seaside town within the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom.

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Somerset Light Infantry

The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) was a light infantry infantry regiment of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1685 to 1959.

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Spring Offensive

The 1918 Spring Offensive, or Kaiserschlacht (Kaiser's Battle), also known as the Ludendorff Offensive, was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War, beginning on 21 March 1918, which marked the deepest advances by either side since 1914.

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Suffolk Regiment

The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685.

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Territorial Force

The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer organisation, created in 1908 to help meet the military needs of the United Kingdom (UK) without resorting to conscription.

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The National Archives (United Kingdom)

The National Archives (TNA) is a non-ministerial government department.

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Thetford

Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Weybourne, Norfolk

Weybourne is a village on the coast of North Norfolk, England.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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XI Corps (United Kingdom)

XI Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army, active during the Great War that served on the Western Front and in Italy.

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York and Lancaster Regiment

The York and Lancaster Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1968.

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15th (Scottish) Infantry Division

The 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that served with distinction in both World War I and World War II.

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176th (2/1st Staffordshire) Brigade

The 176th (2/1st Staffordshire) Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in the First World War on the Western Front and disbanded in 1919.

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1st Fife Artillery Volunteers

The 1st Fife Artillery Volunteers, later the Highland (Fifeshire) Heavy Battery, was a volunteer unit first recruited in Fifeshire, Scotland, in 1860, which fought on the Western Front in the First World War.

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1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer Corps

The 1st Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteers were a unit of the British Army raised from 1859 onwards as a group of originally separate Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs).

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59th (2nd North Midland) Division

The 59th (2nd North Midland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army during World War I. It was formed in late 1914/early 1915 as a 2nd Line Territorial Force formation raised as a duplicate of the 46th (North Midland) Division.

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64th (2nd Highland) Division

The 64th (2nd Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised during the Great War.

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69th (2nd East Anglian) Division

The 2nd East Anglian Division was a 2nd Line Territorial Force division of the British Army in World War I. The division was formed as a duplicate of the 54th (East Anglian) Division in November 1914.

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71st Division (United Kingdom)

71st Division was a short-lived infantry division of the British Army during the First World War.

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7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion

The 7th (Light Infantry) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, formed by the British Army during the Second World War.

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8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion

The 8th (Midlands) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War.

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9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion

The 9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment, raised by the British Army during the Second World War.

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Redirects here:

223rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home), 3rd Provisional Brigade, 3rd Provisional Brigade (United Kingdom), British 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade (Home).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/223rd_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)

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