62:
79:
503:, and began to form Reserve (3rd Line) units. Once again the remaining Home Service men were separated out in May 1915 to form Coast Defence Battalions (termed Provisional Battalions from June 1915). The Special Reserve battalions of the Lothian Brigade were split off into a separate Special Reserve Brigade (6 June 1915) and the Lothian Brigade was first retitled
408:
Almost immediately (31 August 1914), TF units were authorised to raise 2nd battalions formed from those men who had not volunteered for, or were not fit for, overseas service, together with new volunteers. A 2nd
Lothian Brigade was formed from these units, but the two brigades merged again as the 1st
700:
swept away the Home/Foreign service distinction, and all TF soldiers became liable for overseas service, if medically fit. The
Provisional Brigades thus became anomalous, and on 1 January 1917 the remaining battalions were formed into numbered battalions of their parent units in new Mixed Brigades
789:
With the war coming to an end, the brigade received orders for disbandment on 7 November 1918. The battalions dispersed in the following March and April (being formally disbanded in July) and
Brigade HQ closed on 11 April 1919.
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Divisions, Part 2b: The 2nd-Line Territorial Force Divisions (57th–69th), with the Home-Service Divisions (71st–73rd) and 74th and 75th Divisions
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and Home
Service Divisions. Part of their role was physical conditioning to render men fit for drafting overseas, alongside units of the Training Reserve. 1st Provisional Brigade became
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18th (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian
Regiment) (formed June 1915 at Edinburgh from Depot companies of 15th, 16th and 17th Battalions; left 25 October 1915)
895:
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Divisions, Part 2a: the Territorial Force Mounted Divisions and the 1st-Line Territorial Force Divisions (42–56)
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In May 1918 each of the Mixed
Brigades was called upon to provide a battalion (redesignated a Garrison Guard battalion) to reconstitute the
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and aircraft. Brigadier-General J. Marriott took over command in May 1917. On 25 October 1917 the title of the formation was changed to
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491:(not including TF battalions of the Royal Scots that were administratively attached while temporarily stationed at Edinburgh).
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817:
574:(formed from home service details of 4th and 5th Battalions, King's Own Scottish Borderers; joined 22 May, left 10 June 1915)
366:
265:
753:
409:
Line battalions progressively went overseas in late 1914 and early 1915 to reinforce
Regular Army formations or join the
295:
709:
1203rd (Lowland) Battery and
Ammunition Column, RFA (later 414th Battery and 414th Ammunition Column, RFA, at Sandwich)
626:
coast on 25 April. Brigadier-General A.G. Duff took over from Brig.-Gen. Kay, and the brigade came under the orders of
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with the rest of the TF units from Southern Scotland, but formed an independent brigade in Scottish Coastal Defences.
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1306:, London: Samson Books, 1978, ISBN 0-906304-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-197-9.
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The brigade remained guarding the Kent coast throughout 1917, occasionally enduring bombing attacks from German
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under Brigadier-General H.F. Kays as part of Scottish Coastal Defences, with the following units under command:
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Early in 1915 the 2nd Line TF battalions were raised to full strength to form 2nd Line divisions such as the
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1/8th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (insufficient numbers had volunteered for overseas service; became
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335:
270:
173:
675:, 6th and 7th Battalions, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles); absorbed 12th Scottish Prov. Bn April 1916) – Deal
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On 12 February 1918 the brigade was transferred from the command of 67th Division in Southern Army to the
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Distribution of Northern and Southern Armies (Home Defence), The National Archives file WO 33/765.
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Other units were also posted to the Lothian Brigade for short periods in early 1915, including
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1st Provisional Battery and Ammunition Column Royal Field Artillery (joined 25 October 1915)
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1283:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Forgotten Fronts and the Home Base 1914–18
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16th Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) (from 3rd Prov. Bn)
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315:
78:
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17:
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4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
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In April 1916, 1st Provisional Brigade moved by train from Edinburgh, first to the
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1266:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1251:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
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17th (Service) Battalion (Rosebery), Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (
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HQ 221 Mixed Brigade War Diary 4 August 1914 – 30 July 1919,
782:. 221st Mixed Brigade supplied 11th Royal Scots Fusiliers (RSF) to
749:(reflecting its all-arms rather than purely infantry composition).
734:
221st Brigade Train, ASC (later 833rd Horse Transport Company, ASC)
1299:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-009-X.
1285:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988, ISBN 1-870114-05-1.
1323:
1292:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
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514:
The composition of 1st Provisional Brigade was then as follows:
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On 26 November 1917, 1203rd (Lowland) Battery transferred to
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21st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry (from 9th Prov. Bn)
380:
9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
554:
Battalions, Highland Light Infantry); joined 22 May 1915)
1207:
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders at Long, Long Trail.
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3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
442:
4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
1052:
Army Council Instructions, January 1916, Appendix 18.
435:
Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
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Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War I
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Army Council Instructions Issued During January 1916
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1361:Military units and formations established in 1914
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528:(formed April 1915 from home service details of
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457:, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (largely from
684:1st Provisional Field Brigade Train – Sandwich
283:1203rd (Lowland) Battery and Ammunition Column
1297:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
1290:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
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723:15th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
705:, with its subunits redesignated as follows:
394:7th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
377:8th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
346:On the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, the
8:
566:8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
461:players and supporters) (left 18 June 1915)
302:that served under various titles throughout
31:. For the Spanish Republican formation, see
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1147:Royal Scots Fusiliers at Long, Long Trail.
687:1st Provisional Field Ambulance – Sandwich
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123:
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771:, with only minor changes in deployment.
584:(joined 23 August, left 31 December 1915)
170:9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots
29:221st Independent Infantry Brigade (Home)
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678:11th (Scottish) Provisional Battalion –
455:16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Edinburgh)
372:5th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Battalion
363:4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Battalion
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542:(formed from home service details of
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1366:Infantry brigades of the British Army
1313:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916.
737:329th (Lowland) Field Ambulance, RAMC
671:(formed from home service details of
669:10th (Scottish) Provisional Battalion
558:11th (Scottish) Provisional Battalion
7:
954:"52nd (Lowland) Division at Warpath"
540:9th (Scottish) Provisional Battalion
526:3rd (Scottish) Provisional Battalion
520:8th (Scottish) Provisional Battalion
212:11th Scottish Provisional Battalion
27:For the World War II formation, see
754:12th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
572:12th Scottish Provisional Battalion
532:(6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Battalions,
210:9th Scottish Provisional Battalion
208:3rd Scottish Provisional Battalion
622:area, the on 25 April to the East
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776:59th (2nd North Midland) Division
758:67th (2nd Home Counties) Division
712:640th (Lowland) Field Company, RE
628:67th (2nd Home Counties) Division
534:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
459:Heart of Midlothian Football Club
334:(TF). It was not included in the
276:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
1341:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918
911:"Coast Defence Units at Warpath"
896:Royal Scots at Long, Long Trail.
650:1st Provisional Field Company –
594:1st Provisional Field Ambulance
411:52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division
374:, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
281:329th (Lowland) Field Ambulance
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544:Highland Light Infantry Brigade
256:13th (Home Service) Battalion,
611:1st Provisional Brigade Train
601:1st Provisional Field Company
367:Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
298:Home Service formation of the
188:1st Provisional Brigade (1915)
1:
1013:"The 10 Provisional Brigades"
429:King's Own Scottish Borderers
420:(former Militia) battalions:
505:Scottish Provisional Brigade
587:3/1st Lowland Feld Battery
501:65th (2nd Lowland) Division
482:Royal Newfoundland Regiment
168:8th Battalion, Royal Scots
166:7th Battalion, Royal Scots
33:221st Mixed Brigade (Spain)
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389:6th Battalion, Royal Scots
318:was subsumed into the new
230:221st Mixed Brigade (1918)
214:18th (Reserve) Battalion,
26:
1304:British Regiments 1914–18
943:Becke Pt 2a, pp. 109–115.
756:, which was reforming in
698:Military Service Act 1916
605:(joined 6 September 1915)
598:(joined 3 September 1915)
582:Lothians and Border Horse
433:3rd (Reserve) Battalion,
427:3rd (Reserve) Battalion,
198:Scottish Coastal Defences
138:Scottish Coastal Defences
1217:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 79–80.
1187:HLI at Long, Long Trail.
596:Royal Army Medical Corps
172:8th (Lanark) Battalion,
1235:Becke Pt 2b, pp. 17–23.
934:Becke Pt 2b, pp. 6, 65.
780:German spring offensive
591:(left 31 December 1915)
509:1st Provisional Brigade
507:(1 July 1915) and then
403:Highland Light Infantry
271:Highland Light Infantry
174:Highland Light Infantry
108:Scottish Coast Defences
18:1st Provisional Brigade
1334:The British Army, 1914
703:221st Infantry Brigade
536:); joined 22 May 1915)
128:Lothian Brigade (1914)
1064:Frederick, pp. 257–8.
915:www.warpath.orbat.com
857:The National Archives
717:Royal Scots Fusiliers
589:Royal Field Artillery
568:; joined 23 May 1915)
562:Royal Scots Fusiliers
472:) (left 4 June 1915)
258:Royal Scots Fusiliers
1326:The Long, Long Trail
725:(from 10th Prov. Bn)
719:(from 11th Prov. Bn)
530:3rd Highland Brigade
522:; left 23 June 1915)
476:and others such as:
279:221st Brigade Train
1023:on 16 February 2016
921:on 4 February 2012.
747:221st Mixed Brigade
495:Provisional Brigade
292:221st Mixed Brigade
43:221st Mixed Brigade
1295:J.B.M. Frederick,
1288:J.B.M. Frederick,
1226:Frederick, p. 501.
1122:Frederick, p. 255.
1110:Frederick, p. 184.
1094:Farndale, Annex 7.
997:Frederick, p. 301.
863:, file WO 95/5458.
820:British Army, 1914
613:Army Service Corps
484:(left 11 May 1915)
391:(Lothian Regiment)
354:(TF) mobilised at
1302:Brig E.A. James,
1157:Frederick, p. 74.
1076:Frederick, p. 63.
983:James, pp. 102–3.
960:on 8 January 2014
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