2nd Welsh Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 77th (Welsh) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 282nd (Glamorgan and Monmouthshire) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 211 (South Wales) Battery, Royal Artillery | |
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Active | 1908–present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Force/Territorial Army |
Role | Field Artillery Air Defence Artillery Close Support Artillery |
Garrison/HQ | Cardiff Raglan Barracks, Newport |
Engagements | Sinai and Palestine Campaign Cardiff Blitz Battle of Java (1942) |
The 2nd Welsh Brigade was a Royal Field Artillery unit of Britain's Territorial Force (TF) formed in 1908 that served in Palestine during World War I. Between the wars it converted to the anti-aircraft (AA) role and was captured in Java during World War II. Its successor unit continues in Britain's Army Reserve today.