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221st Mixed Brigade was a Scottish Home Service formation of the British Army that served under various titles throughout World War I. ==Mobilisation== On the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, the Lothian Brigade of the Territorial Force (TF) mobilised at Edinburgh under Brigadier-General H.F. Kays as part of Scottish Coastal Defences, with the following units under command:〔HQ 221 Mixed Brigade War Diary 4 August 1914–30 July 1919, The National Archives, Kew, file WO 95/5458.〕〔http://www.1914-1918.net/royalscots.htm〕〔http://www.1914-1918.net/hli.htm〕〔http://www.warpath.orbat.com/misc_units/coast_def.htm#lothian〕 * 4th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) * 5th (Queen's Edinburgh Rifles) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) * 8th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) * 9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) attached: * 6th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) * 7th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) * 8th (Lanark) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry Almost immediately (31 August 1914), TF units were authorised to raise 2nd battalions formed from those men who had not volunteered for, or were not fit for, overseas service, together with new volunteers.〔Becke Pt 2b, p. 6.〕 A 2nd Lothian Brigade was formed from these units, but the two brigades merged again as the 1st Line battalions progressively went overseas in late 1914 and early 1915 to reinforce Regular Army formations or join the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division (TF).〔〔〔http://www.warpath.orbat.com/divs/52_div.htm#156_bde〕〔Becke Pt 2a, pp. 109–115.〕 Other units were also posted to the Lothian Brigade for short periods in early 1915, including Special Reserve (former Militia) battalions:〔〔〔http://www.1914-1918.net/argyll.htm〕 * 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) * 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers * 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) * 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) * 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry locally-raised 'Pals' Battalions':〔 * 16th (Service) Battalion (2nd Edinburgh), Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (largely from Heart of Midlothian Football Club players and supporters)〔 (left 18 June 1915) * 17th (Service) Battalion (Rosebery), Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (Bantam battalion raised by Lord Rosebery)〔 (left 4 June 1915) and others such as:〔 * 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment (left 11 May 1915) * Hampshire Provisional Battalion (left 20 May 1915) (not including TF battalions of the Royal Scots that were administratively attached while temporarily stationed at Edinburgh). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「221st Mixed Brigade」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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