119th Brigade (United Kingdom)

Welsh Bantam Brigade
119th Brigade
Active10 December 1914–27 April 1915
27 April 1915–2 May 1918
14 June 1918–May 1919
9 November 1943–12 April 1944
Country United Kingdom
Branch New Army
TypeInfantry
RoleInfantry and deception
Size3–4 Battalions
Part of40th Division
PatronWelsh National Executive Committee
Commanders
Notable
commanders
C. Cunliffe-Owen
F.P. Crozier

The 119th Brigade (119th Bed), originally the Welsh Bantam Brigade, was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army during World War I. Part of Lord Kitchener's 'New Armies', it served in the 40th Division on the Western Front. The brigade number was reactivated for deception purposes during World War II.