223rd Brigade (United Kingdom)

3rd Provisional Brigade
223rd Mixed Brigade
223rd Independent Infantry Brigade
Formation sign used by the 223rd Independent Infantry Brigade from November 1941 to November 1942.
Active1915–1919
1940–1942
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
RoleHome Defence
SizeBrigade
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Brigadier Sir Alexander Stanier, Bart 1940 — 1942
Insignia
Insignia worn by the brigade troops while in the Essex County Division.[1]

The 223rd Brigade was a Home Defence formation of the British Army in the First and the Second World Wars. It existed under several variations of the 223 Brigade title, and was eventually converted into an airborne formation.

  1. ^ Cole p. 58