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7th Indian Infantry Brigade

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in early December 1940. In January 1941, with the rest of the 4th Indian Division were sent to fight in the
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The brigade moved between the 4th and 5th Indian Divisions command in April 1941, before moving to
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in June 1940, A second 7th Brigade was formed in June 1940, and assigned to the
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in March 1943. Returning to the 4th Division the brigade took part in the
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where the division had been sent to keep the factions apart in the
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Brigadier Osmond de T. Lovett (Jan 1943 – Apr 1943) (wounded)
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2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
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Lieutenant-Colonel Charles E. A. Firth (Apr 1943 – Jun 1943)
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Brigadier Sydney A. H. Hungerford (Sep 1939 – Sep 1940)
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Index

Poona (Independent) Brigade
7th (Ferozepore) Brigade
British Raj
British India
British Empire

British Indian Army
Infantry
Brigade
World War II
Sino-Indian War of 1962
Frank Roberts VC
infantry
brigade
Indian Army during World War II
4th
5th Indian Infantry Division
4th Indian Infantry Division
Mersa Matruh
Sudan campaign
Cyprus
Western Desert
Second Battle of El Alamein
Tunisia
British 50th Infantry Division
Italian Campaign
Greece
Greek Civil War
Sino-Indian War of 1962
John Dalvi

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