8th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

8th Infantry Brigade
Insignia of 8th Infantry Brigade
Active1914-1918
1927-1934
1939-1945
1969-2006
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
RoleInfantry brigade
SizeBrigade
Part ofHQ Northern Ireland
Garrison/HQShackleton Barracks, Ballykelly
EngagementsFirst World War
Second World War
The Troubles
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Brig. Frank Witts
Brig-Gen. Arthur Hoskins
Edward Cass
Insignia
Abbreviation8th Inf Bde

The 8th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars, before being disbanded and reactivated in the 1960s. The brigade was finally being disbanded in 2006. It was formed before the First World War as part of the 3rd Division. As part of that division it spent the entire war on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918 in the First World War. The brigade was also active during the Second World War.