122nd Brigade (United Kingdom)

Formation of the British Army during the First World War April 2022 122nd Brigade 122nd brigade only sign WW1.svg Brigade sign. This was not worn on the uniform, but on signs and vehicles. 1915–1918 United Kingdom United Kingdom Infantry Brigade First World War* Battle of Flers-Courcelette* Battle of the Lys and the Escaut The 122nd Brigade was a formation of the British Army during the First World War. History thumb|300x300px|Mark I tank (D 17) surrounded by men of the 122nd Brigade whom it led into the eastern part of Flers on 15 September 1916. Photograph taken two days later, on 17 September.A Mark I tank surrounded by troops of 122nd Brigade, 17 September 1916 https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1952-01-33-55-90 2 July 2022 National Army Museum The 122nd Brigade was raised as part of the New Army also known as Kitchener's Army, and assigned to the 41st Division. 1916 On 15 September 1916, troops of the 122nd Brigade, led by a Mark I tank, entered the eastern part of Flers on the Somme and took part in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. This was the first time tanks had been deployed on the Western Front.Oldfield Paul https://books.google.com/books?id=2_zsDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22122nd+brigade%22&pg=PA112 Victoria Crosses on the Western Front: Somme 1916 Pen & Sword Books Ltd. 2016 Great Britain 112, 117 978-1-4738-7457-2 McEwen Andrew Autumn 2011 "A useful accessory to the infantry, but nothing more": Tanks at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, September 1916 http://www.canadianmilitaryhistory.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2-McEwen-Tanks-at-Courcelette.pdf Canadian Military History 20 4 7–22 The village of Flers itself was taken by the 122nd Brigade which had a total casualty roll of 1,200 out of 1,800 who went into action.https://books.google.com/books?id=m4G-BAAAQBAJ&q=%22122nd+brigade%22 The History of the 12th (Bermondsey) Battalion, East Surrey Regiment Naval & Military Press 2012 1936 Lawford Sir Sydney T. B. United Kingdom 59 9781781515853 Towsey F. W. 1918 The 122nd Brigade also fought in the Battle of the Lys and the Escaut.Edmonds Sir James Edward https://books.google.com/books?id=tR0KAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22122nd+brigade%22&pg=RA1-PA443 Military Operations: France and Belgium 1918 Maxwell-Hyslop R. His Majesty's Stationery Office 1947 V: 26th Sept.–11th Nov. The Advance to Victory London 433–443 Order of Battle 12th (Service) Battalion, East Surrey Regiment (Bermondsey)41st Division https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/order-of-battle-of-divisions/41st-division/ 2022-06-24 The Long, Long Trail en-GB 15th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (2nd Portsmouth) 11th (Service) Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment (Lewisham), disbanded in March 1918 18th (Service) Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps (Arts and Crafts) 122nd Machine Gun Company, from May 1916 to March 1918 122nd Trench Mortar Battery, from June 1916 Official sources War diaries The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2632/1 (01/05/1916–31/07/1916) The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2632/2 (01/08/1916–30/09/1916) The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2632/3 (01/10/1916–31/10/1916) The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2632/4 (01/11/1916–31/12/1916) The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2632/5 (01/01/1917–30/04/1917) The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2632/6 (01/05/1917–30/06/1917) The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2633/1 (01/07/1917–31/10/1917) The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/2633/2 (01/03/1918–31/10/1919) The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4243 (01/11/1917–28/02/1918) See also British infantry brigades of the First World War References Category:Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War I Category:Military units and formations established in 1915 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1918