92nd Brigade | |
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Active | 5 November 1914–10 April 1915 27 April 1915–20 May 1919 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | New Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | 31st Division |
Engagements | Battle of the Somme Battle of the Ancre Battle of Arras Capture of Oppy Wood German spring offensive Hundred Days Offensive |
The 92nd Brigade (92 Bde) was an infantry formation of the British Army during World War I. It was raised as part of 'Kitchener's Army' and was assigned to the 31st Division. After the original formation was converted into a reserve brigade, the number was transferred to a brigade composed volunteer battalions raised in the city of Kingston upon Hull (the Hull Pals) for 'Kitchener's Army'. It first served in Egypt defending the Suez Canal between January and March 1916. It then left for the Western Front where it was at Serre on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, though its battalions escaped the worst of the disaster. It continued to serve on the Western Front for the rest of the war, including hard fighting at Oppy Wood, against the German spring offensive and in the final Hundred Days Offensive.