3rd Guards Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 3rd Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army in World War I. It was formed in France in August 1915 with two battalions already on the Continent and another two from England. It served with the Guards Division on the Western Front for the rest of the war. History Formation The 3rd Guards Brigade was formed at Lumbres, near St Omer, France on 15 August 1915. The 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards and 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards joined on 18 and 20 August, respectively, from England and the 1st Battalion, Grenadier Guards and 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards joined on 5 and 8 August from 20th Brigade, 7th Division. The latter two battalions had been in Belgium and France from 5 October 1914 with the British Expeditionary Force. They served on the Western Front in 1914 and 1915 taking part in the First Battle of Ypres (19 October5 November 1914), the Battle of Neuve Chapelle (1013 March 1915), the Battle of Aubers Ridge (9 May), the Battle of Festubert (1519 May), and the Battle of Givenchy (15 and 16 June). War service In 1915, the brigade took part in the Battle of Loos (26 September8 October) and Hohenzollern