The 190th Brigade was a

brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. Br ...

of the

British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...

during the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. It was formed in France in 1916, and assigned to the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division and served on the

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Formation

The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war. *

7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers The Royal London Militia was an auxiliary regiment organised in the City of London during the French Revolutionary War from the former London Trained Bands. It later became part of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). After conversion to ...

(SR) *

4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment The Hertfordshire Militia was an auxiliary military force in Hertfordshire in South East England. From their formal organisation as Trained Bands in 1558 and their service in the English Civil War, the Militia of Hertfordshire served during time ...

(SR) *1/1st Battalion,

Honourable Artillery Company The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) is a reserve regiment in the British Army. Incorporated by royal charter in 1537 by King Henry VIII, it is the oldest regiment in the British Army and is considered the second-oldest military unit in the w ...

(TF) *10th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers * 1/28th Battalion, London Regiment (Artists Rifles) (TF) *1/4th Battalion,

King's Shropshire Light Infantry The King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the Childers Reforms of 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755. It served in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. In 196 ...

(TF) *190th Machine Gun Company *190th Trench Mortar Battery

Commanders

*Brigadier-General Charles Trotman (9 July – 13 September 1916) *''Acting'' – Lieutenant-Colonel Rawdon Hesketh (13 September – 15 September 1916) *''Acting'' – Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hutchison (15 September – 2 October 1916) *Brigadier-General Charles Trotman (2 October – 5 October 1916) *''Acting'' – Lieutenant-Colonel Rawdon Hesketh (5 October – 6 October 1916) *''Acting'' – Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hutchison (6 October – 17 October 1916) *Brigadier-General Charles Trotman (17 October – 24 October 1916) *Brigadier-General Charles Sackville-West (24 October – 29 October 1916) *Brigadier-General William Heneker (29 October – 8 December 1916) *''Acting'' – Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Boyle (8 December – 12 December 1916) *''Acting'' – Lieutenant-Colonel Rawdon Hesketh (12 December – 18 December 1916) *Brigadier-General H. W. E. Finch (18 December 1916 – 4 June 1917) *''Acting'' – Lieutenant-Colonel

John Collings-Wells Lieutenant-Colonel John Stanhope Collings-Wells VC DSO (19 July 1880 – 27 March 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to Bri ...

(4 June – 10 June 1917) *''Acting'' – Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Seymour (10 June – 18 June 1917) *''Acting'' – Lieutenant-Colonel John Collings-Wells (18 June – 20 June 1917) *Brigadier-General Alexander Hutchison (20 June 1917 – 6 June 1918) *Brigadier-General William Lesslie (6 June 1918 – disbandment)

References

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