43rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

43rd Brigade
43rd Infantry Brigade
43 (Wessex) Brigade
Active21 August 1914–24 March 1919
16 August 1943–30 June 1944
1985–2014
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
SizeBrigade
Part of14th (Light) Division
Allied Force Headquarters
Support Command
Garrison/HQJellalabad Barracks, Tidworth Camp
EngagementsBattle of the Somme
Battle of Arras
Third Battle of Ypres
German spring offensive
Hundred Days Offensive

43rd Brigade (43rd Bde) was an infantry formation of the British Army during both World Wars. It was formed in August 1914 as part of Kitchener's Army and was assigned to the 14th (Light) Division, serving on the Western Front. It was reformed in 1943 as an internal security formation for North Africa and was later employed for deception purposes in Sicily. As 43 (Wessex) Brigade it was a regional headquarters in the UK from 1985 to 2014.