105th Brigade (United Kingdom)

105th Brigade (United Kingdom) World War I United Kingdom Infantry (Bantam) 35th Division (United Kingdom) Western Front The 105th Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the First World War. It was raised as part of the new army, also known as Kitchener's Army and assigned to the 35th Division. The brigade served on the Western Front. History The infantry was originally composed of Bantams, that is soldiers who would otherwise be excluded from service due to their short stature.Davson 1926 1–2 This became a regular infantry Brigade with the end of the Bantam experiment at the end of 1916, after it was noted that bantam replacements were not up to the physical standards of the original recruits.Davson 1926 81–82 The brigade was disbanded in April 1919 at Ripon,Davson 1926 296 the brigade was not reformed in the Second World War.Joslen 2003 305 Order of Battle The composition of the brigade was as follows:Baker Chris 35th Division https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/35th-division/ The Long, Long Trail 3 January 2022 15th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (1st Birkenhead) 16th (Service) Battalion, Cheshire Regiment (2nd Birkenhead) (disbanded February 1918) 14th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (West of England) (disbanded February 1918) 15th (Service) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham) 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment (joined February 1918) 105th Machine Gun Company (joined April 1916, left for division MG battalion February 1918) 105th Trench Mortar Battery (joined February 1916) Commanders Brig-Gen J. G. Hunter C.B. to 16 April 1916Davson 1926 17 Lt-Col T Ranken 16 April 1916, to 1 May 1916Davson 1926 18 Lt-Col F W Daniell 1 to 6 May 1916Davson 1926 18 Brig-Gen A H Marindin 6 May 1916, to 27 March 1918Davson 1926 221 Lt-Col A W Crellin 27 to 31 March 1819Davson 1926 222 Lt-Col W Appleyard 31 March to 7 April 1918Davson 1926 222 Brig-Gen A Carton de Wiart V.C., D.S.O. 7 to 20 April (wounded) Davson 1926 223 Lt-Col L M Stevens 20 to 22 April 1918Davson 1926 225 Brig-Gen A J Turner C.M.G. D.S.O. 22 April 1918 to March 1919Davson 1926 225 References Bibliography Davson H.M. The History of the 35th Division in the Great War 1926 Sifton Praed London 6048597 https://archive.org/details/35thdivision Category:Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War I Category:Pals Brigades of the British Army Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1919